Researchers in the scientific and medical fields have made multiple advances in diagnostic medical imaging over the years. A major breakthrough has been made specifically in the field of neuroscience. Brain imaging and “reading” has been a topic of interest and study since the 1920s and has come a long way in its development. Neuroimaging has a profound future that we are only beginning to exploit. Along with scans that can allow a doctor to see damage or abnormalities in the brain, scientists are now venturing to see if more complex scans could reveal more. Lie detection, identification of character traits, emotions and biases, as well as prediction of future behaviors and pathologies are just some of the pioneers in the race for progress in neuroscience. But with all intravenous experimentation, ethical issues quickly arise. The issue of privacy is a major problem in this area; people view these “brain readings” as a threat to their mental privacy. As far as positions go, I think as long as these procedures take place in an appropriate setting and the patient and doctor are aware of the consequences and outcomes, I think there is no ethical issue. Despite the pressure on brain imaging technologies, misuse is very likely and I think ethical issues may arise in this situation. As previously noted, neuroimaging science and studies began in the early 1900s. The "great-grandfather" of functional brain visualization is electroencephalography, or EEG, and was invented by a German researcher named after Hans Berger. This exceptional neurologist discovered that the brain's electrical activity is detectable outside the head. Following in Berger's footsteps, a group of scientists proposed...... middle of article ......n they serve, localize areas of the brain that are affected by neurological disorders and develop new strategies to treat the brain. troubles. Along with this knowledge, deeper analyzes of the brain are beginning to reveal the possibility of a more refined and detailed source of lie detection. If such technology is produced, the federal government will apply it to protect the country, but what else will they use it for? Premature commercialization leads to the possible downfall of this technology; the basic research that is needed will be disrupted and further misuse will corrupt the progress we are making today. The ethical question of privacy will also need to be examined and thought about more before such methods become widespread, because society must be prepared to make a decision about the value of cognitive privacy before its world is overtaken by such technologies..