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Brain activity is as unique – and identifying – as a fingerprint

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imageI knew that brain was yours.Emily S Finn, CC BY-ND

Each of us is unique, with our own strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies. While this is a truism everyone grasps intuitively, it’s been difficult to determine if and how this individuality is reflected in brain activity.

To investigate, my colleagues and I looked at brain images from...

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