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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Computer Science
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Understanding visual perception relies on modeling cortical representations of semantic information.
  • Current semantic decoding models often overlook the interactive relationships between objects and prior information.
  • The human visual system integrates semantic information from natural scenes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel semantic graph learning model for decoding multiple semantic categories from brain activity.
  • To investigate the role of inter-category relationships in multi-semantic decoding.
  • To provide a computational framework for understanding semantic processing in visual perception.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a Graph Neural Network-based semantic graph learning model.
  • Validated the model using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from subjects viewing natural images.
  • Analyzed brain activity corresponding to 52 semantic categories within 2750 natural images.

Main Results:

  • The proposed Graph Neural Network model achieved higher decoding accuracies compared to other deep neural network models.
  • A significant correlation was found between the co-occurrence probability of semantic categories and decoding accuracy.
  • Hierarchical organization of semantic content in higher visual areas correlated with internal visual experience.

Conclusions:

  • The semantic graph learning model offers a superior computational framework for multi-semantic decoding.
  • Incorporating semantic relationships enhances the accuracy of decoding visual perception from brain activity.
  • This approach supports the understanding of the visual integration mechanism in semantic processing.