No thought police.

The article reports that the police, courts and security services should be banned from using brain-imaging technology. That was one of 37 recommendations about the future of the brain sciences that came out of the "Meeting of Minds European Citizens' Deliberation", the biggest ever public science consultation exercise, which reported to the European Parliament. Other recommendations were to improve communication between ordinary citizens and brain researchers, boost funding for the field and ensure adequate care for the growing number of people suffering mental or brain disorders.