# Person-Specific Neural Decoder
**Entity class:** Neural-decoding model
**Domain:** Neuroscience / Personalization
**Maturity:** Developed
## Definition
A person-specific neural decoder is trained or calibrated for one individual's neural anatomy and signal patterns.
## Mechanism and significance
Individual calibration can improve accuracy while limiting portability, making cross-subject transfer one of the decisive thresholds between a laboratory study and a scalable service.
## 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:** [[Hallucination Reconstruction]] · [[Brain-State Decoding]] · [[Gallant Lab]] · [[Jack Gallant]]
## Sources and provenance
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