Quantitative understanding of how the brain sees the world: Present status and future outlook

Abstract

Recent advances in the methods of brain activity measurement and machine learning have facilitated research into how our brains work under naturalistic perceptual and cognitive conditions. Such studies may provide quantitative bases for future techniques, such as whole-brain functional mapping for pre-and intra-operational guidance or high-efficiency brain-machine interfaces for invasive brain measurement and stimulation techniques. This review introduces the recent advancements in functional brain reading technology and discusses their potential.