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Decoding mental states from human brain activity

Published on Oct 17, 20088023 Views

Is it possible to predict what a person is thinking of - or even what they are planning to do - based alone on their current brain activity? Recent advances have made it possible to decode and predict

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Decoding mental states from human brain activity00:00
Everyday thought reading00:56
A general "thought-reading device"?01:33
Introduction to "brain-reading"02:34
"Brain reading"02:46
BOLD - fMRI04:57
Visual concepts05:38
Multiple Objects?07:05
Pattern recognition07:45
Haynes & Rees, Nat Rev Neurosci (2006)10:20
Stimulus - Perception - Prediction10:50
Comparing neural and perceptual information12:45
Responses to invisible stimuli13:28
Soon & Haynes (2008) Nature Neuroscience14:40
Other examples17:35
Limits of brain reading18:16
Challenges and limitations (1)18:55
Challenges and limitations (2)20:22
Lexicon of thoughts21:54
Superposition of virtual sensors?22:55
Filling up the dictionary23:10
Technical applications24:46
Clinical: FMRI-guided electrode placement25:40
Clinical diagnostics27:13
Have I been here before?28:07
6 houses with known label29:03
Market research32:20
Summary32:56
Bernstein Center for Neuroscience33:24
The attention and awareness group33:56