# Brain-State Decoding **Entity class:** Neural-decoding capability **Domain:** Neuroscience / Machine learning **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Brain-state decoding infers a cognitive, perceptual, affective, or task-related state from neural measurements. ## Mechanism and significance The decoded category is defined by the experiment and model; it should not be generalized into a claim that the complete mental state has been read. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Neural Decoding and Cognitive Systems|Neural Decoding and Cognitive Systems]] - **Primary fields:** [[Neural Decoding]] · [[Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Dream Reconstruction]] · [[Hallucination Reconstruction]] · [[Person-Specific Neural Decoder]] · [[Gallant Lab]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.