Researchers Demonstrate 'Mind-Reading' Brain-Decoding Technology
From: R&D Magazine - 10/23/2017

Researchers at Purdue University have demonstrated how to decode what the
human brain is seeing by using artificial intelligence to interpret fMRI
scans from people watching videos, representing a sort of mind-reading
technology.

The advance could aid efforts to improve artificial intelligence and lead to
new insights into brain function. Critical to the research is a type of
algorithm called a convolutional neural network, which has been instrumental
in enabling computers and smartphones to recognize faces and objects.

The researchers also were able to use models trained with data from one human
subject to predict and decode the brain activity of a different human
subject, a process called cross-subject encoding and decoding. This finding
is important because it demonstrates the potential for broad applications of
such models to study brain function, even for people with visual deficits.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q4/researchers-demonstrate-mind-reading-brain-decoding-tech-----.html
https://www.rdmag.com/news/2017/10/researchers-demonstrate-mind-reading-brain-decoding-tech
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/10/researchers-demonstrate-mind-reading-brain-decoding-tech

Links:
MRI Research Decoding the Human Brain (video 1:12)
https://youtu.be/Qh5_uMGXl1g

Neural Encoding and Decoding with Deep Learning for Dynamic Natural Vision
https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhx268/4560155/Neural-Encoding-and-Decoding-with-Deep-Learning