fMRI semantic category understanding using linguistic encoding models attempt to learn a forward mapping that relates stimuli to the corresponding brain activation. Classical encoding models use linear multi-variate methods to predict the brain activation (all voxels) given the stimulus. However, these methods essentia…
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The paper proposes a new model to capture specialized brain regions using mixture of regression experts.
problem Learning a forward mapping that relates stimuli to brain activation assumes all regions respond similarly, ignoring brain specialization.
method Clustering brain regions, learning different linear regression models for each cluster, using a mixture of linear experts.
result The proposed model predicts brain activation more accurately than conventional models.
Study uses simulation-based inference to decode brain activity from synthetic stimuli.
problem Reversing the process of brain activity emulation to recover stimuli or their properties.
method Pairing brain emulator with LLMs to learn a probabilistic mapping from brain maps to stimulus parameters.
result LLMs can serve as controllable stimulus generators and parameters can be recovered from brain maps.
Brain covariance selection: better individual functional connectivity models using population priorstat.ML
Spontaneous brain activity, as observed in functional neuroimaging, has been shown to display reproducible structure that expresses brain architecture and carries markers of brain pathologies. An important view of modern neuroscience is that such large-scale structure of coherent activity reflects modularity properties…
A new encoding framework predicts brain activity from visual stimuli and intrinsic brain connections.
problem Traditional encoding models ignore brain inner states, limiting their performance in natural image identification.
method Proposes a novel encoding framework combining external stimuli and brain inner states, using a forward encoding model and an inner state model.
result The framework achieves better performance on natural image identification from fMRI responses than traditional models.
Paper detects abnormalities in brain activity patterns using unsupervised learning.
problem Detecting abnormalities in resting-state brain activity patterns.
method Two strategies: autoencoder approach and next frame prediction.
result Both approaches can learn useful representations of rs-fMRI data for abnormality detection.
This paper compares spike sorting techniques for rat brain neuronal activity.
problem Improving the accuracy of spike sorting for neuronal activity analysis.
method Three-step spike sorting process: detection, feature extraction, and clustering. Various methods are compared.
result Kernel PCA outperforms in feature extraction, leading to better spike sorting results.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a powerful non-invasive tool for localizing and analyzing brain activity. This study focuses on one very important aspect of the functional properties of human brain, specifically the estimation of the level of parallelism when performing complex cognitive tasks. Using fM…
GNNs improve brain activity forecasting in fMRI studies.
problem Understanding neural dynamics in the brain.
method Comparison of GNN architectures for modeling fMRI data.
result GNNs outperform VAR models in robustly scaling to large network studies.
Study confirms sparse coding in whole brain using MRI data.
problem Sparse coding in the whole brain's neural activities.
method Applied various matrix factorization methods to fMRI data.
result Sparse coding hypothesis in information representation in the whole human brain is confirmed.
Imaging neuroscience links brain activation maps to behavior and cognition via correlational studies. Due to the nature of the individual experiments, based on eliciting neural response from a small number of stimuli, this link is incomplete, and unidirectional from the causal point of view. To come to conclusions on t…
CREIMBO models diverse brain activity by identifying hidden neural sub-circuits and their non-stationary interactions.
problem Lack of alignment in neural recordings limits analysis of brain-wide dynamics.
method CREIMBO learns a unified model of neural dynamics by assuming multiple hidden global sub-circuits representing ensemble interactions.
result CREIMBO discovers session-specific neural ensembles and their non-stationary interactions, revealing cross-subject neural mechanisms.
Unsupervised neural models predict brain activity better than supervised methods.
problem Understanding how the brain represents visual information without direct supervision.
method Built upon PredNet, used RSA to compare PredNet representations to fMRI and MEG data.
result Unsupervised models trained to predict video frames outperform supervised image classification models in predicting brain activity.
Functional connectivity refers to the temporal statistical relationship between spatially distinct brain regions and is usually inferred from the time series coherence/correlation in brain activity between regions of interest. In human functional brain networks, the network structure is often inferred from functional m…
Brain source imaging is an important method for noninvasively characterizing brain activity using Electroencephalogram (EEG) or Magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings. Traditional EEG/MEG Source Imaging (ESI) methods usually assume that either source activity at different time points is unrelated, or that similar spat…
Model captures neural activity related to behavior while separating internal computations.
problem Capturing neural activity related to behavior from complex brain recordings.
method Behavior-decomposed linear dynamical systems (b-dLDS) model.
result Improves over state-of-the-art models in disentangling behavior-related dynamics.
Brain decoding involves the determination of a subject's cognitive state or an associated stimulus from functional neuroimaging data measuring brain activity. In this setting the cognitive state is typically characterized by an element of a finite set, and the neuroimaging data comprise voluminous amounts of spatiotemp…
New method predicts brain activity using past states for more accurate source estimation.
problem Independent source estimates ignore temporal context of neuronal activity.
method Combines LSTM networks with Minimum-Norm Estimates (MNE) for context-dependent brain activity prediction.
result CMNE leads to more accurate source estimation compared to independent MNE.
A wearable EEG headband detects primary colors from brain activity for color perception.
problem Detecting primary colors from brain activity for color perception.
method Spectral power features, statistical features, and correlation features from continuous Morlet wavelet transform; dimensionality reduction techniques like Forward Feature Selection and Stacked Autoencoders; Random Forest Classifier.
result Best overall accuracy of 80.6% for intra-subject classification.
New method for analyzing brain dynamics using HMMs and graph models.
problem Limited ability of current brain models to explain spontaneous dynamic state changes.
method Hidden Markov Graph Models (HMGMs) and spatiotemporal random walks.
result Identification of important brain community structures.
Inverse inference, or "brain reading", is a recent paradigm for analyzing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, based on pattern recognition and statistical learning. By predicting some cognitive variables related to brain activation maps, this approach aims at decoding brain activity. Inverse inference ta…
New method aligns brain data across individuals for better brain decoding.
problem Inter-individual variability in brain response patterns limits decoder generalization.
method SpectralOT method that embeds cortical geometry into Laplace-Beltrami eigenmodes.
result SpectralOT strikes balance between aligning functional features and preserving anatomical structure.
Paper introduces a new method to identify brain hubs using both structural and functional connectivity.
problem Hub node identification in brain networks using only functional connectivity.
method Graph signal processing framework that models functional activity as graph signals on structural connectivity.
result The proposed GraFHub framework identifies hub nodes more accurately than conventional methods.
Bayesian model clusters brain activity time series.
problem Heterogeneous multivariate time series in brain imaging.
method Group-based Bayesian mixture of smoothing splines with covariate effects.
result Distinct brain activity patterns identified.
Dynamic Ensemble Modeling Approach to Nonstationary Neural Decoding in Brain-Computer Interfaceseess.SP
DyEnsemble improves BCI accuracy by adapting to nonstationary neural signals.
problem Nonstationary neural signals in BCI cause decoding errors.
method Dynamic ensemble modeling that learns and combines diverse models online.
result DyEnsemble outperforms Kalman filters, especially with noisy signals.
Meta-active learning optimizes control of safety-critical systems by efficiently learning dynamics and configurations.
problem Efficiently learning system dynamics and optimal configurations for safety-critical systems like deep brain stimulation.
method Meta-learning an acquisition function using LSTM, cast as meta-learning, with a mixed-integer linear program policy.
result Achieved a 46% increase in information gain and a 20% speedup in computation time over baselines.
Neural networks learn to mimic brain neurons with two-input activation functions, improving performance and robustness.
problem Training neural networks to mimic the complex interactions of brain neurons.
method Developed a network-in-network architecture with two-input activation functions, optimized hyperparameters, and compared to conventional ReLU networks.
result Two-input activation functions can learn soft XOR functions, improving network performance and robustness.
The application of deep learning (DL) models to neuroimaging data poses several challenges, due to the high dimensionality, low sample size and complex temporo-spatial dependency structure of these datasets. Even further, DL models act as as black-box models, impeding insight into the association of cognitive state and…
Autoencoders identify brain networks linked to stress and genotype.
problem Designing effective brain stimulation protocols for mental illnesses.
method Supervised autoencoders to model multi-region brain activity.
result Autoencoders reveal a stress-related brain network associated with a bipolar disorder genotype.
New test assesses shared brain activity across different cognitive modalities.
problem Determining if different cognitive modalities use overlapping neural representations.
method Formulated a statistical hypothesis testing approach using permutation testing.
result New test (CMPT) has greater statistical power than cross-modal decoding while maintaining low Type I errors.
How can we correlate neural activity in the human brain as it responds to words, with behavioral data expressed as answers to questions about these same words? In short, we want to find latent variables, that explain both the brain activity, as well as the behavioral responses. We show that this is an instance of the C…
DBGDGM models dynamic brain graphs for better understanding brain function.
problem Previous brain graph models ignore temporal dynamics, limiting their usefulness.
method DBGDGM clusters brain regions into evolving communities and learns dynamic node embeddings.
result DBGDGM outperforms baselines in graph generation, dynamic link prediction, and graph classification.
Brain networks in fMRI are typically identified using spatial independent component analysis (ICA), yet mathematical constraints such as sparse coding and positivity both provide alternate biologically-plausible frameworks for generating brain networks. Non-negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) would suppress negative BO…
Many real-world data sets, especially in biology, are produced by complex nonlinear dynamical systems. In this paper, we focus on brain calcium imaging (CaI) of different organisms (zebrafish and rat), aiming to build a model of joint activation dynamics in large neuronal populations, including the whole brain of zebra…
Fetal brain imaging is a cornerstone of prenatal screening and early diagnosis of congenital anomalies. Knowledge of fetal gestational age is the key to the accurate assessment of brain development. This study develops an attention-based deep learning model to predict gestational age of the fetal brain. The proposed mo…
A neuroscience method to understanding the brain is to find and study the preferred stimuli that highly activate an individual cell or groups of cells. Recent advances in machine learning enable a family of methods to synthesize preferred stimuli that cause a neuron in an artificial or biological brain to fire strongly…
Deep adversarial neural decodingq-bio.NC
Here, we present a novel approach to solve the problem of reconstructing perceived stimuli from brain responses by combining probabilistic inference with deep learning. Our approach first inverts the linear transformation from latent features to brain responses with maximum a posteriori estimation and then inverts the …
As a technology to read brain states from measurable brain activities, brain decoding are widely applied in industries and medical sciences. In spite of high demands in these applications for a universal decoder that can be applied to all individuals simultaneously, large variation in brain activities across individual…
Improved ROCKET algorithm for brain activity classification.
problem Classifying multivariate time series data from brain activity.
method Detach-Rocket Ensemble, leveraging pruning and ensemble methods.
result Competitive classification accuracy and interpretable channel relevance.
Understanding human fetal neurodevelopment is of great clinical importance as abnormal development is linked to adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes after birth. Recent advances in functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) have provided new insight into development of the human brain before birth, but these studies hav…
New comparison shows differences in how value is incorporated in AIF and CAI.
problem Clarifying the relationship between Active Inference and Control-as-Inference.
method Formal comparison of AIF and CAI frameworks.
result Primary difference is how value is incorporated into generative models.
Deep learning enhances active inference for dynamic state spaces.
problem Limited applicability of active inference to continuous state spaces.
method Use of deep learning to approximate probability distributions for active inference.
result Active inference can be applied to continuous state spaces.
Multi-Region Neural Representation: A novel model for decoding visual stimuli in human brainsstat.ML
Multivariate Pattern (MVP) classification holds enormous potential for decoding visual stimuli in the human brain by employing task-based fMRI data sets. There is a wide range of challenges in the MVP techniques, i.e. decreasing noise and sparsity, defining effective regions of interest (ROIs), visualizing results, and…
Fine-grained atlases improve fMRI analysis of brain activity.
problem Large fMRI datasets require scalable brain network summaries.
method Trained on millions of fMRI volumes, DiFuMo dictionaries of 64-1024 networks.
result Fine-grained atlases enhance classic fMRI analysis pipelines.
Survey of deep learning methods for fMRI natural image reconstruction.
problem Reconstructing natural images from fMRI brain activity.
method Survey of deep learning approaches, including architectural design, datasets, and evaluation metrics.
result Performance evaluation across standardized metrics.
Paper proposes a deep learning approach for hand movement classification from EEG.
problem Classifying hand movements from EEG for brain-computer interfaces.
method Uses a deep attention-based LSTM network to analyze EEG signals.
result Improves classification accuracy over benchmarks and state-of-the-art methods.
Graph Signal Processing (GSP) is a promising framework to analyze multi-dimensional neuroimaging datasets, while taking into account both the spatial and functional dependencies between brain signals. In the present work, we apply dimensionality reduction techniques based on graph representations of the brain to decode…
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) outperform traditional classification methods in many domains. Recently these methods have gained attention in neuroscience and particularly in brain-computer interface (BCI) community. Here, we introduce a CNN optimized for classification of brain states from magnetoencephalographic…