Introduction to the HBM NeuroAI course 2023: artificial neural networks as models of the brain in cognitive neuroscience

This is a short introduction to a one-day course on neuroAI models for cognitive neuroscience. A detailed description of the course can be found on the following website: https://neuroai-educational.github.io

The topics covered in the course are as follows:

1. Technical construction of the brain models: An introduction of fundamental concepts applicability of AI in the neuroscience research;

2. Brain decoding and encoding: Identifying cognitive states based on brain activity (brain decoding); and predicting brain activity based on the activity of an artificial neural network (brain encoding);

3. Multimodal overview of NeuroAI: Implementation of AI in various sensory modality processing including vision, auditory, language.

4. Ethics and future of NeuroAI: Ethical concerns and potential future directions in the field.