What makes a pattern? Matching decoding methods to data in multivariate pattern analysis

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Research in neuroscience faces the challenge of integrating information across different spatial scales of brain function. A promising technique for harnessing information at a range of spatial scales is multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. While the prevalence of MVPA has increased dramatically in recent years, its typical implementations for classification of mental states utilize only a subset of the information encoded in local fMRI signals.We reviewpublished studies employing multivariate pattern classification since the technique's introduction, which reveal an extensive focus on the improved detection power that linear classifiers provide over traditional analysis techniques. We demonstrate using simulations and a searchlight approach, however, that non-linear classifiers are capable of extracting distinct information about interactions within a local region.We conclude that for spatially localized analyses, such as searchlight and region of interest, multiple classification approaches should be compared in order to match fMRI analyses to the properties of local circuits. © 2012 Kragel, Carterand Huettel.

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Kragel, P. A., Carter, R. M. K., & Huettel, S. A. (2012). What makes a pattern? Matching decoding methods to data in multivariate pattern analysis. Frontiers in Neuroscience, (NOV). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2012.00162

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