Semantic Mapping and Reconstruction from Brain Activation to Natural Images Using LDM and LLM

  • Han Zhang
  • , Xiao Li
  • , Yaonai Wei
  • , Chenjie Jia
  • , Qitai Sun
  • , Xiaowei He
  • , Yudan Ren
  • , Tuo Zhang

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Abstract

In the burgeoning field of cognitive neuroscience, the quest to visualize mental processes has spurred the development of techniques that translate cerebral signals into detailed images, offering unprecedented insights into the human brain’s workings. This research aims to harness Latent Diffusion Models (LDMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for transforming brain activity into visual imagery by integrating semantic mapping and image reconstruction algorithms to enhance both visual accuracy and semantic precision. LDMs are probabilistic models that generate images by iteratively refining noise, while LLMs are used to capture semantic information from textual descriptions. This research not only provides a new perspective on how the brain processes visual information, but also opens up new application areas for brain-computer interface and neuroscience research. Through detailed experimental design and strict evaluation criteria, this research verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method and explores its potential applications in medical diagnosis, rehabilitation treatment, artificial intelligence, and other fields.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNeural Information Processing - 31st International Conference, ICONIP 2024, Proceedings
EditorsMufti Mahmud, Maryam Doborjeh, Kevin Wong, Andrew Chi Sing Leung, Zohreh Doborjeh, M. Tanveer
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages226-240
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9789819665846
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event31st International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2024 - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 2 Dec 20246 Dec 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume15289 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference31st International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2024
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period2/12/246/12/24

Keywords

  • LDM
  • LLM
  • fMRI
  • image reconstruction
  • semantic

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