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Abstract #4291

Task-Agnostic Brain Representations: A Foundation Model for fMRI Using Masked Autoencoders

Matteo Ferrante1, Stefano Iervese2, Laura Astolfi3, and Nicola Toschi1
1University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 2University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 3University of Rome, Sapienza, Roma, Italy

Synopsis

Keywords: Analysis/Processing, AI/ML Software, brain decoding, fMRI, foundation models

Motivation: Understanding brain activity is a key neuroscience challenge. While fMRI offers insights, its high dimensionalit may limit its use in modeling brain function.

Goal(s): We propose a foundation model for ROI-based fMRI data, trained on resting-state data from HCP, to develop generalizable brain latent representations.

Approach: Using a masked autoencoder with self-supervised learning, we train a transformer model on fMRI time series from the HCP dataset. The model encodes signals into a latent space and reconstructs masked segments, capturing key spatiotemporal features.

Results: The model produced strong, transferable representations, achieving high performance in downstream tasks like classification across seven cognitive tasks.

Impact: We foundation model for fMRI, trained on resting-state data from the HCP to develop generalizable brain representations. Using self-supervised learning, this task-agnostic model can be applied to various neuroscience tasks, including physiological prediction and brain decoding.

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