Brief segments of neurophysiological activity enable individual differentiation

We all have the intuition that our brain makes us unique. Here, the authors show that seconds of brain activity are sufficient to differentiate an individual, even when recorded weeks or months apart.

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Main Authors: Jason da Silva Castanheira, Hector Domingo Orozco Perez, Bratislav Misic, Sylvain Baillet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25895-8
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spelling doaj-674a44ea51144b42b3a6d4c83f79b1b02021-10-03T11:50:40ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-09-0112111110.1038/s41467-021-25895-8Brief segments of neurophysiological activity enable individual differentiationJason da Silva Castanheira0Hector Domingo Orozco Perez1Bratislav Misic2Sylvain Baillet3Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster UniversityMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill UniversityMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill UniversityWe all have the intuition that our brain makes us unique. Here, the authors show that seconds of brain activity are sufficient to differentiate an individual, even when recorded weeks or months apart.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25895-8
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Brief segments of neurophysiological activity enable individual differentiation
Nature Communications
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