Can scientists "see" thought?
Depending on the technique used, the short answer is yes.  For those of us who have been in the field for a long time, questions like this bring up memories of articles or seminars we have seen, but we really have to sift through a lot of non-digitized articles to find it. Although I will have to do some searching  to find it, there is a beautiful article using voltage clamping in very skilled fighter pilots where the author suggested (accurately IMO) a graphic representation of the formation of a thought. (I realize that without references, it is still hearsay, but perhaps someone else will recognize the details &amp; be able to fill in the gaps more quickly.) But I will try to find the article and post the details.