Study shows that mistakes may be predicted

BBC News

The national academy of sciences has found that they can predict mistakes up to 30 seconds in advance by predicting patterns in our brain activity.

The team is hoping to design an early Warning system that can be used for pilots and others in "critical situations".

"We can measure the signaling give feedback to the user that your brain is in the state where decisions are not going to be the right one… We see a reduction in activity in the prefrontal cortex. At the same time, we see an increase in activity in an area which is more active in states of rest, known as the default mode network (DMN)."

This event begins about 30 seconds prior to mistake being made therefore, it should be possible to design an early warning system that would alert people to be more focused or more careful.


OK, let's see if I have this straight… If we could predict a mistake within 30 seconds before the mistake happens and correct the mistake, then that would mean that there wasn't any mistakes made.

So if the event was not a mistake at all then that would mean that it was intentional, but how could it be intentional if it was really a mistake?

("Everything I say is a lie. I am lying" Am I a liar or not?)
"You lie, but if everything you say is a lie then you must be telling the truth, but you cannot be telling the truth because everything you say is a lie... you lie, you tell the truth, you–"
{Star Trek-I,Mudd (Memory Alpha)}

My head hurts!