techn ologies ▁lies ▁in ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁fund ament ally ▁applied , ▁and ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁on ▁what ▁new ▁versions ▁will ▁be ▁developed . ▁Current ▁techn ologies ▁give ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁mind ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁brain ▁functions , ▁but ▁basic ▁research ▁is ▁still ▁needed ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁more ▁applied ▁functions ▁of ▁these ▁techn ologies . ▁Currently , ▁r tf M RI ▁is ▁being ▁research ed ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁for ▁pain ▁ther apy . ▁de Char ms ▁et ▁al . ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁improvement ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁people ▁perce ive ▁pain ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁made ▁aware ▁of ▁how ▁their ▁brain ▁is ▁function ing ▁while ▁in ▁pain . ▁By ▁providing ▁direct ▁and ▁understand able ▁feedback , ▁research ers ▁can ▁help ▁patients ▁with ▁chron ic ▁pain ▁decrease ▁their ▁sympt oms . ▁This ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁bio / me chan ical - feed back ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁development ▁in ▁pain ▁ther apy . ▁Function al ▁M RI ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁considered ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁more ▁applicable ▁uses ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁clin ic . ▁Research ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁on ▁testing ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁mapping ▁the ▁brain ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁when ▁someone ▁lies ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁way ▁to ▁detect ▁lying . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁same ▁ve in , ▁E EG ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁lie ▁detection ▁as ▁well . ▁T MS ▁is ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁potential ▁ther ap ies ▁for ▁patients ▁with ▁person ality ▁dis orders , ▁ep ile ps y , ▁P T SD