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Thought processes can be precisely localized and sensed within the physical brain.
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Modern neuroimaging and multivariate analysis techniques demonstrate that specific thought processes, semantic representations, and cognitive decisions can be successfully decoded and localized within distinct physical regions of the human brain.

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Decoding the neural substrates of reward-related decision making with functional MRI
2007 · cited by 227
The study demonstrates that multivariate analysis of fMRI signals can accurately decode and localize subjects' upcoming behavioral choices and decision processes within specific brain regions.
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The retrieved papers consistently show that various cognitive states, decisions, emotional thoughts, and semantic categories can be localized and decoded from functional neuroimaging data using machine learning and multivariate analysis, supporting the claim that thought processes have physical neural substrates that can be sensed.

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Decoding of generic mental representations from functional MRI data using word embeddings
2016 · cited by 4
The research shows that semantic information and generic mental representations of conceptual stimuli can be successfully decoded from functional MRI data.
Age differences in neural discriminability of rumination and worry.
2026 · cited by 0
The study utilizes machine learning to decode whole-brain activation patterns associated with specific emotional thought patterns like rumination and worry, indicating they have distinct neural representations.
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