Predicting brain activation maps for arbitrary tasks with cognitive encoding models

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 263; p. 119610
• Main Authors: Walters, Jonathon, King, Maedbh, Bissett, Patrick G., Ivry, Richard B., Diedrichsen, Jörn, Poldrack, Russell A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2022; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiology; Brain Mapping; Cognition; Cognition - physiology; Cognitive ability; Computational modeling; Encoding models; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; functional MRI; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Nervous system; Neurosciences; Ontologies; Ontology; Spatial distribution; Ontologies; functional MRI; Cognition; Computational modeling; Encoding models

A deep understanding of the neural architecture of mental function should enable the accurate prediction of a specific pattern of brain activity for any psychological task, based only on the cognitive functions known to be engaged by that task. Encoding models (EMs), which predict neural responses f...