Folks, that thing we used to call science-fiction...well, it's becoming more and more difficult to define what it can and cannot be.
For the curious and inquisitive minds who love pondering about the future, take some time to watch these vids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwda7YWK0WQ
(FMRI- A Machine That Reads Your Thoughts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zihTWh5i2C4
(Ray Kurzweil "How to Create a Mind", Authors at Google)
The singularity is near folks...