Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep.
T Horikawa, M Tamaki, Y Miyawaki, Y Kamitani
May 2013 ScienceSynopsis of Social media discussions
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Jonny Smallwood
@PessoaBrain I would be surprised if anyone knows for definite either way. Dream content can be decoded better in 'higher' regions here (by the excellent @ykamit )
https://t.co/YpFy3qtBGU
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Billy Carson II
@bibliqueverset PubMed
Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep - PubMed
Here we present a neural decoding approach in which machine-learning models predict the contents of visual imagery during the sleep-onset period, given ...Berkeley News
Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the
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Patrick Mineault
Dreams (https://t.co/ec2oH0elZz) and imagined scenes are a lot harder (https://t.co/8SkLx9ZMxR). Can't rely on troves of supervised data unlike the "people watching movies" case. Some data distribution shift to account for. 3/3
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Carolyne Mbithe
@obed_semba Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep - https://t.co/JCqtOHnZEC
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Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep
This video examines the neural mechanisms behind visual imagery during sleep, referencing key studies such as those by Horikawa and Kamitani. The research explores how the brain decodes visual experiences even in a dormant state, impacting our understanding of memory and consciousness.
September 24, 2021
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Exploring Neuroscience Behind Memory Projection
This video discusses the neuroscience of memory implantation and the possibility of projecting thoughts or dreams onto a screen through the measurement and decoding of brain signals. It offers insights into recent scientific findings on visual imagery and memory processing.
November 19, 2020
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Exploring the Science Behind Dreams and Nightmares
Fall deep down the rabbit hole as Nick and Mike discuss the meaning of dreams and nightmares. Learn about ancient beliefs and modern scientific efforts to decode dreams, including neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep. Join us in this fascinating exploration of dreams.
October 16, 2020
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wait..... WHAT? This was discovered 12 yrs ago???? https://t.co/G9sXdy86Oy https://t.co/xQNOhVc6ua
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埠頭-neko
@futouneko (Twitter)夢の研究は外部から脳内の映像が確認できず人体実験を伴うので研究困難だったが、それでも夢の画像化など、研究や実験は現在も進められている。 https://t.co/snGyg3RJ4q 参考(2013年) https://t.co/B76a9CzcGE https://t.co/lqWo50ZXDF
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Jaeger Santos
@santos_jaeger (Twitter)“Our results suggest that specific visual experiences during sleep are represented by brain activity patterns similar to those elicited by perception.” - Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep, The Kamitani Lab (Kyoto University, Japan) AI no longer guessed whole images.
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Claire
@Beebits69Claire (Twitter)RT @4biddnKnowledge: @bibliqueverset PubMed Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep - PubMed Here we present a neural decoding appro…
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Billy Carson II
@4biddnKnowledge (Twitter)@bibliqueverset PubMed Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep - PubMed Here we present a neural decoding approach in which machine-learning models predict the contents of visual imagery during the sleep-onset period, given ...Berkeley News Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the
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@lu_sichu (Twitter)@hot_cocoa_girl https://t.co/0Un87Ck0jh
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@ajvergerc (Twitter)Yukiyasu Kamitani, https://t.co/55iW4JIfvi código abierto https://t.co/bR6e9vrWBP 2005 https://t.co/EDmcDcm9my 2013 https://t.co/LzqeomjXU6 2019 https://t.co/9xdZS1C1rd TODO
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Loki (cute/acc)
@chillgates_ (Twitter)@Nopointproven I think I got desensitized to it because I thought there was prior art to this back in 2013 which I got to know through some obscure facebook post about ML back in the days, that wasn't even with transformers, now it almost looks obvious in hindsight
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Brainworm website
@Brainwormw33336 (Twitter)@Zip0000000 @Toyotasupremacy Didn’t read the article, did you? Go back to Reddit. https://t.co/5MKJd7PQVD
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Felix Liu
@ghalox (Twitter)@ReenCR Uma pesquisa em andamento que talvez interesse. Até lá, você só tem a sonhar. https://t.co/BDCSYloosX
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Alexander Huth
@alex_ander (Twitter)@bayesianboy It's (kind of) been done https://t.co/1HtqAngPPR
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citizen reporting:
@Metaoffdead2 (Twitter)Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep | Science https://t.co/QypesV29za This Device Can Record Your Dreams - YouTube https://t.co/jfGD0gzCOB #oldnews @neuralink No chips necessary!
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Yaldabaoth
@VaporeonFan69 (Twitter)@dmangla3 @AIatMeta https://t.co/0Kzc2RkGzv
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Gareth Gaskell
@mggaskell (Twitter)@StuartJRitchie @Own_My_Time This paper suggests you do, at least in higher visual areas: https://t.co/oofiOveky2
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Faturita
@faturita (Twitter)@FabBallarini Estamos bien, no pasa nada. Es muy parecido a este trabajo https://t.co/j1CzUET5Lg pero con una tecnología más moderna (StableDiffusion).
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Lori Smale
@LoriSmale (Twitter)RT @CL207: some other higher impact papers dat are more recent related 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117258 10.1126/science.1234330 10.1016/j.…
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@CL207 (Twitter)some other higher impact papers dat are more recent related 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117258 10.1126/science.1234330 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101060
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@synctrunk (Twitter)Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep
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Fagun Pathak
@insectkissed (Twitter)Intresting
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Chillin Jingleheimer Schmidt
@KoanChillin (Twitter)Who is building DreamGPT? https://t.co/KHmExuhNTv
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@seeingwithsound (Twitter)RT @patrickmineault: Dreams (https://t.co/ec2oH0elZz) and imagined scenes are a lot harder (https://t.co/8SkLx9ZMxR). Can't rely on troves…
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Patrick Mineault
@patrickmineault (Twitter)Dreams (https://t.co/ec2oH0elZz) and imagined scenes are a lot harder (https://t.co/8SkLx9ZMxR). Can't rely on troves of supervised data unlike the "people watching movies" case. Some data distribution shift to account for. 3/3
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Edfreeman
@Edfreem58424229 (Twitter)RT @the_mindwanders: @PessoaBrain I would be surprised if anyone knows for definite either way. Dream content can be decoded better in 'hig…
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CLaE
@leafs_s (Twitter)RT @the_mindwanders: @PessoaBrain I would be surprised if anyone knows for definite either way. Dream content can be decoded better in 'hig…
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Jonny Smallwood
@the_mindwanders (Twitter)@PessoaBrain I would be surprised if anyone knows for definite either way. Dream content can be decoded better in 'higher' regions here (by the excellent @ykamit ) https://t.co/YpFy3qtBGU
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Elena Todorova
@vega_x73 (Twitter)"Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep"... !!!!!!
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@e_subyummilis (Twitter)https://t.co/Puy84aHVyK
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Natamas
@s4nuy3 (Twitter)@ImK1938 https://t.co/LxPeEFpxxt
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村山 理
@sam_murayama (Twitter)機械学習モデルが、人間の機能的磁気共鳴画像パターンと見た夢に関する口頭での報告との間の関係を求める。 https://t.co/GXTrbpHCGU
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@LEMURstudyfiu (Twitter)Horikawa, T., Tamaki, M., Miyawaki, Y., & Kamitani, Y. (2013). Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep. Science, 340(6132), 639-642. https://t.co/jK1Kz0062L
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Rosaura Brisuela @roswitta.bsky.social
@Roswitamind (Twitter)Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep:https://t.co/nMmisKC9PI
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@IamtheW60512589 (Twitter)(PDF) Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep https://t.co/SDzSppOr64
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@IamtheW60512589 (Twitter)Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep | Science https://t.co/Quez87sc3J
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Ida Momennejad
@criticalneuro (Twitter)@AthenaAkrami Like this 2013 paper? Horikawa, T. et al. Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep. Science 340, 639–642 (2013).
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d_sake_u
@d_sake_u (Twitter)起きた瞬間に覚えていて報告できる夢の内容は起きる20秒くらい前までの脳の活動としか相関がないらしい（ https://t.co/xJXb0Fx4bT ）
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@RaswilliEms69 (Twitter)RT @CarolyneMbithe: @obed_semba Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep - https://t.co/JCqtOHnZEC
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@ChemjorBello (Twitter)RT @CarolyneMbithe: @obed_semba Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep - https://t.co/JCqtOHnZEC
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Carolyne Mbithe
@CarolyneMbithe (Twitter)@obed_semba Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep - https://t.co/JCqtOHnZEC
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@ENIXINRI (Twitter)Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep https://t.co/ONpohIV7ys
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Ravel
@ravelenwynd (Twitter)RT @tibbaroen: japanese lab predicts dream content with 60% accuracy using fmri+deep learning. podcast: https://t.co/3vzHPjQ9MI 10.1126/sci…
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@gran1_ly (Twitter)RT @tibbaroen: japanese lab predicts dream content with 60% accuracy using fmri+deep learning. podcast: https://t.co/3vzHPjQ9MI 10.1126/sci…
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@Saigarich (Twitter)@alexeev_eu @iftf From the same authors there's "Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep" 2013 https://t.co/FwxPP45XIq But they had to rely on waking up subjects for confirmation every time.. maybe they'll return to those with new gans for visualization.
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@hichachu (Twitter)Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep https://t.co/6mOFAhrty3
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James Bradley Fatchett
@fatchett_james (Twitter)HERE WE MATCH BRAIN ACTIVITY WITH IMAGES "SEEN" OR FORMED (AS DREAMS OR VISUAL IMAGERY). JF Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep | Science https://t.co/SLwWXiBPng › content by T Horikawa - 2013 - Cited by 344 - Related articles May 3, 2013 - Here we present a n
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Yaaqov Mikhael Liu-יעקב מיכאל ליו
@Yaakov_M_Liu (Twitter)@TechnionLive @HebrewU @TelAvivUni @UofHaifa @TechnionT3 @OurCrowd @TechInIsrael @HubTechnion @JerusalemHub @elonmusk @NeurolinkUSA @ItzhakFried @WeizmannScience @WeizmannInstSci @OferYizhar @BrainQ_Tech In the reference: Horikawa T, Tamaki M, Miyawaki Y, et al. Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep [J]. Science, 2013, 340 (6132): 639-642, the researchers tried to restore the scenes in the dream through fMRI by interpreting the activities of the visual cortex.
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Yaaqov Mikhael Liu-יעקב מיכאל ליו
@Yaakov_M_Liu (Twitter)In the reference: Horikawa T, Tamaki M, Miyawaki Y, et al. Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep [J]. Science, 2013, 340 (6132): 639-642, the researchers tried to restore the scenes in the dream through fMRI by interpreting the activities of the visual cortex.
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ca dit quoi?
@savage_zeh (Twitter)RT @DropOfCuriosity: @OmicZena @dirtybiology Tu as l'article à ce lien : https://t.co/5UpCIXUV1j et une vidéo qui vulgariser plutôt bien la…
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Drop of Curiosity
@DropOfCuriosity (Twitter)@OmicZena @dirtybiology Tu as l'article à ce lien : https://t.co/5UpCIXUV1j et une vidéo qui vulgariser plutôt bien la technique utilisée (en anglais) : https://t.co/gnlA6CCKkj C'est pas un truc de fou ?
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