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FlatClip method reuses image models for fMRI learning

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Researchers have developed FlatClip, a novel method that leverages frozen image foundation models to learn representations from fMRI data. This approach maps cortical activity to anatomy-linked flatmaps and uses a SigLIP2 encoder to extract features, requiring only a lightweight downstream probe for training. FlatClip demonstrates competitive performance against ROI-level baselines on certain benchmarks and highlights the importance of cortical arrangement and input region selection for effective fMRI analysis. AI

IMPACT This method offers a new approach for leveraging pre-trained image models in neuroscience research, potentially accelerating discoveries in brain activity analysis.

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FlatClip method reuses image models for fMRI learning

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Mo Wang, Wenhao Ye, Zihan Ning, Jiayu Zuo, Junfeng Xia, Hongkai Wen, Quanying Liu ·

    FlatClip: Reusing Image Foundation Models for fMRI Representation Learning via Cortical Flatmaps

    arXiv:2609.31204v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Can the spatial organization of cortical activity help transfer frozen image representations to fMRI prediction? We introduce FlatClip, which renders cortical activity as anatomy-linked flatmaps and extracts features with …

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