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Brain scans can decode what a person is seeing.

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Is it true that brain scans can decode what a person is seeing?

Yes. A reference overview states that brain-reading uses fMRI voxel responses to decode the original visual stimulus a person viewed, and a meta-analysis reports that perceptual features and objects have been decoded from fMRI scans. A further study shows object animacy can be decoded from brain responses across scanning days.

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A meta-analysis of fMRI decoding: Quantifying influences on human visual population codes.
2016
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Coutanche, M. N., Solomon, S. H., & Thompson-Schill, S. L. (2016). A meta-analysis of fMRI decoding: Quantifying influences on human visual population codes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.01.018

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Brain-reading - Wikipedia
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Brain-reading - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-reading

Long-Term Variability in Visual Processing versus Perceptual Stability.
2026
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LB, P., L, M., F, F., C, A., & D, V. (2026). Long-Term Variability in Visual Processing versus Perceptual Stability.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1523/eneuro.0344-25.2026

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