Presentation 2017-03-06
Recurrent Neural Networks for task-evoked fMRI data classification
Koya Ohashi, Taiji Suzuki,
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Abstract(in English) We consider a classification problem in which the task that a subject is performing is identified from the brain activity data observed by fMRI. It has been shown that a classification method using FFNN (Feedforward Neural Network) achieved better classification accuracy than existing methods such as logistic regression. However, their method did not use temporal information and there was room for improvement in classification accuracy. In this study, we propose a classification method using RNN (Recurrent Neural Network) to incorporate temporal information. The proposed method adopts the idea of text classification method proposed in the field of natural language processing. Numerical experiments using real data confirmed that the proposed method achieves classification accuracy higher than those of existing methods. Furthermore, we show that through the sensitivity analysis of the learned task classifier, it is possible to estimate the part of the brain that has an important role for a specific task.
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Keyword(in English) Deep learning / RNN / fMRI / Classification / Brain decoding / Brain machine interface
Paper # IBISML2016-104
Date of Issue 2017-02-27 (IBISML)

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Committee IBISML
Conference Date 2017/3/6(2days)
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Place (in English) Tokyo Institute of Technology
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Statistical Mathematics, Machine Learning, Data Mining, etc.
Chair Kenji Fukumizu(ISM)
Vice Chair Masashi Sugiyama(Univ. of Tokyo) / Hisashi Kashima(Kyoto Univ.)
Secretary Masashi Sugiyama(Univ. of Tokyo) / Hisashi Kashima(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.)
Assistant Toshihiro Kamishima(AIST) / Tomoharu Iwata(NTT)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Infomation-Based Induction Sciences and Machine Learning
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Recurrent Neural Networks for task-evoked fMRI data classification
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Deep learning
Keyword(2) RNN
Keyword(3) fMRI
Keyword(4) Classification
Keyword(5) Brain decoding
Keyword(6) Brain machine interface
1st Author's Name Koya Ohashi
1st Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech)
2nd Author's Name Taiji Suzuki
2nd Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology・PRESTO,Japan Science and Technorogy Agency/RIKEN(Tokyo Tech/JST/RIKEN)
Date 2017-03-06
Paper # IBISML2016-104
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) IBISML-500
Page pp.pp.33-40(IBISML),
#Pages 8
Date of Issue 2017-02-27 (IBISML)