Decoding Attempted Speech From Cortical Activity: Vocabulary Size Against Decoding Accuracy

Authors

  • Dejan-Petar Andrejevic Centre for Neural Interfaces, Timok Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Zajecar, Serbia Author
  • Linnet Grimshaw Department of Psycholinguistics, Cuillin Laboratory for Systems Neuroscience, Portree, United Kingdom Author
  • Frantiska-K Fedak Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Hont Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Krupina, Slovakia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22680861

Keywords:

Decoding Attempted Speech From Cortical Activity; Cognitive neuroscience; Neurofeedback; Evidence synthesis; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in decoding attempted speech from cortical activity right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for decoding attempted speech from cortical activity, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific pursuit looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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2025-01-01