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Brain scans can pick up the distinct pattern of brain waves that occur when a person's attention lapses, and can therefore predict when the person is about to make a mistake, according to a small new study.
Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), researchers monitored the oscillations in brain activity for 14 test subjects. Each student was asked to take part in monotonous test in which a random number from one to nine flashed on a screen every two seconds, and they were asked to tap a button as soon as any number except five appeared. The test was so boring that even when a five showed up, the subjects spontaneously hit the button an average of 40% of the time.
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