A computer being developed by British and US scientists will be able to estimate an individual's thoughts by analysing a combination of facial movements that represent underlying feelings.
"The system we have developed allows a wide range of mental states to be identified, just by pointing a video camera at someone," Professor Peter Robinson, of Cambridge University, said.
The scientists believe that the "mind-reading" computer's applications could range from improving people's driving skills to helping companies tailor advertising to people's moods.
Imagine walking into a shop. A computer inside the store reads your facial expressions, senses your emotions and in no time offers you exactly the type of products that are most appealing to you at that moment. Certainly it is good business. But it is also a good way to fleece your wallet in what is turning out to be a geeky world.
People can see how this technology works by visiting the four-day science exhibition in Lonodon starting today. The event is organised by the Royal Society, Britain's academy of leading scientists in collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the United States.
You can even face-off with the computer to read your mind.
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