You might not need to remember complicated e-mail and bank account passwords much longer. According to a new study, the way your brain responds to certain words could be used to replace passwords.
In "Brainprint: Assessing the Uniqueness, Collectability, and Permanence of a Novel Method for ERP Biometrics," published in the journal Neurocomputing, researchers from Binghamton University observed the brain signals of 45 volunteers as they read a list of 75 acronyms, such as FBI and DVD.
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Ref: Brainprint: Assessing the uniqueness, collectability, and permanence of a novel method for ERP biometrics. Neurocomputing (2015) | DOI:10.1016/j.neucom.2015.04.025
Brainprint concept could replace your passwords based upon your brains reaction to specific words
