Brain-IT AI reconstructs images from fMRI brain scans

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute built Brain-IT, an AI model that reconstructs and predicts images from fMRI brain scans. It needs only 1 hour of scan data from a new subject versus 40 hours for comparable methods, and identifies 128 functional brain regions.

• Brain-IT reconstructs viewed images from fMRI data and predicts scans for given images
• Only 1 hour of fMRI data per new subject is needed, versus 40 hours for other methods
• The model maps 128 functional brain regions tied to different object categories
• Potential uses include medical communication and, eventually, reading dreams