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• ""We think this is because when the brain processes these words, semantically similar words might produce similar brain wave patterns," says first author Yiqun Duan, a computer scientist from UTS..
• "Given the rapid advancement of Large Language Models, similar encoding methods that bridge brain activity with natural language deserve increased attention..
• "The translation of thoughts directly from the brain is a valuable yet challenging endeavor that warrants significant continued efforts," the team writes..
• Nouns, on the other hand, tended to be translated as pairs of words that mean the same thing rather than exact translations, like "the man" instead of "the author..
• "It is the first to incorporate discrete encoding techniques in the brain-to-text translation process, introducing an innovative approach to neural decoding," explains Lin..
• "The integration with large language models is also opening new frontiers in neuroscience and AI..