Predicting Response to Stimulus

摘要

A method of predicting response to a sensory stimulus includes, with a processor, automatically receiving behavioral data representing the response of a first population of subjects to a reference stimulus. Data representing the neurological responses of a second, different population of subjects to the reference sensory stimulus are received and processed to provide group-representative data indicating commonality between the neurological responses of at least two members of the second population. A mapping from the group-representative data to the received behavioral data is produced. Test data representing the neurological responses of a third population of subjects to a test sensory stimulus are received and processed to provide test group-representative data indicating commonality between the neurological responses to the test sensory stimulus of at least two members of the third population. The mapping is applied to the test group-representative data to provide predicted behavioral data.

主权项

1. A method of predicting response to a sensory stimulus, the method comprising using a processor to perform:
receiving behavioral data representing a response of a first population of subjects to a reference sensory stimulus; receiving neurological data representing the neurological responses of a second, different population of subjects to the reference sensory stimulus; processing the received neurological data to provide group-representative data indicating commonality between the neurological responses of at least two members of the second population of subjects; producing a mapping from the group-representative data to the received behavioral data; receiving test neurological data representing neurological responses of a third population of subjects to a test sensory stimulus; processing the test neurological data to provide test group-representative data indicating commonality between the neurological responses to the test sensory stimulus of at least two members of the third population of subjects; and applying the mapping to the test group-representative data to provide data representing a predicted behavioral response to the test sensory stimulus.