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Decoding the visual and subjective contents of the human brain  Yukiyasu Kamitani & Frank Tong Nature Neuroscience   8 , 679 - 685 (2005)    The potential for human neuroimaging to read out the detailed contents of a person's mental state has yet to be fully explored. We investigated whether the perception of edge orientation, a fundamental visual feature, can be decoded from human brain activity measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Using statistical algorithms to classify brain states, we found that ensemble fMRI signals in early visual areas...

Motor imagery. J Physiol Paris. 2006 May 19. Authors: Lotze M, Halsband U We describe general concepts about motor imagery and differences to motor execution. The problem of controlling what the subject actually does during imagery is emphasized. A major part of the chapter is dealing with mental training by imagery and the usage of motor imagination in athletes, musicians and during...

Lateralization of unimanual and bimanual motor imagery. Brain Res. 2006 May 18; Authors: Stinear CM, Fleming MK, Byblow WD Most studies of motor imagery have examined motor cortex...

Limits of brain-computer interface. Case report. Neurosurg Focus. 2006;20(5):e6 Authors: Bakay RA Most patients who are candidates for brain-computer interface studies have an injury to...

Emilio Servadio has been one of the most important Italian psychologists, along with Cesare Musatti and Roberto Assagioli. A student of Freud, Servadio was renowned primarily for his...