People make immediate judgments about images they are shown,
which could impact on their decisions, even before their brains have had time
to consciously process the information, a study of brainwaves led by The
University Of Melbourne has found.
Published today in PLOS ONE, the study is the first in the
world to show that it is possible to predict abstract judgments from brain
waves, even though people were not conscious of making such judgments. The
study also increases our understanding of impulsive behaviours and how to
regulate it.