Advancing human neuroscience: encoding, decoding and neurofeedback using functional neuroimaging

This session covers the state-of-the-art in human functional neuroimaging. Non-invasive techniques based on magnetic resonance imaging provide whole-brain coverage, increasing temporal and spatial resolution, and various contrast mechanisms. Imaging combined with computational techniques opens powerful avenues for understanding brain function, diagnosing dysfunction, and developing new therapies. Panellists discuss intriguing results including where and which information is encoded in the brain, decoding the information from the imaging data, and using real-time measures as neurofeedback to regulate brain activity.

About Panellists:

Prof. Jack Gallant, Professor of Psychology, University of California at Berkley

Prof. Nikolaus Weiskopf, Director, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig

About Chair:
Prof. Dimitri van de Ville, Professor of Bioengineering, University of Geneva and EPFL