FMRI evidence demonstrates distinct states of mind in the human brain
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 88/100
Functional MRI evidence and advanced decoding models consistently demonstrate that different cognitive processes correspond to distinct, identifiable states of brain activity.
Evidence for · 3
Decoding brain activity using a large-scale probabilistic functional-anatomical atlas of human cognition
2016 · cited by 125
Demonstrates that fMRI data can be decoded to infer discrete cognitive and mental states.
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Whole-brain Transferable Representations from Large-Scale fMRI Data Improve Task-Evoked Brain Activity Decoding
2025 · cited by 2
Shows that transformer-based models can effectively decode different task-evoked mental states from large-scale fMRI data.
Decoding Mental States in Social Cognition: Insights from Explainable Artificial Intelligence on HCP fMRI Data
2025 · cited by 2
Applies machine learning to fMRI data to successfully classify and explain different cognitive brain states during Theory of Mind tasks.