SOVIET SCIENTISTS WORKING ON THOUGHT-READING APPARATUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): NSA-RDP96X00790R000100020030-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: January 13, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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information affecting the National
Defense Of the United States within
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SUBJECT SOVIET SCIENTISTS !ORLING ON , DATE OF REPORT 8 L;ar 62
THOUGHT-READING APPARATUS,
DATE OF
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13 Jan 62.
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Title 18, CSC. Secs. 793 and 794.
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PREPARED BY V,L G. HSI-MflIG (F;:
TASS reports on research by Soviet scientists of the'Acaderay of Pedago,?;io
Science's in MCSKVA and their ' efforts tQ construct an ,apparatus for the oscil-
lographic recording of human thoughts and "internal speech".
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INFOR: ATION SERVICE - EAST (MID-OST), EON::, G::li,'.ANY, Dr. Karl PROCHAZKA
Publishing House, pp. 3-4, 13 Jan 62
TASS reported on research nov: being carried out in the Institute of
P-cycholo of the Academy of Pedago;;ic Sciences of the Russian Federation in.
mo
KV-A -h
to read tiisart""tFiou lit from oscili ographic recordin-s. Scientists -were
assigned the task of solving the probler:. of mechanical thought-readirg and to
TASS repo.-ter watched an experinent for rccordinE; the brain reaction during
the thought process. This recording, together with the nervine reactions on
the "speaking instrument" furnish an occillographic picture of "internal speech"..'
Up to now, psychologists have not succeeded in deciphering the bizarre lines of
the automatic recorder. They are close to determining the sound spcctruii for
distinguishing the sounds without error, and have already succeeded in deter-iin-
develop an apparatus for this which will be suited for extensive use. The
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