Condition-Invariant fMRI Decoding of Speech Intelligibility with Deep State Space Model

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Main Authors: Sung, Ching-Chih, Suzuki, Shuntaro, Chien, Francis Pingfan, Sugiura, Komei, Tsao, Yu
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author Sung, Ching-Chih
Suzuki, Shuntaro
Chien, Francis Pingfan
Sugiura, Komei
Tsao, Yu
author_facet Sung, Ching-Chih
Suzuki, Shuntaro
Chien, Francis Pingfan
Sugiura, Komei
Tsao, Yu
contents Clarifying the neural basis of speech intelligibility is critical for computational neuroscience and digital speech processing. Recent neuroimaging studies have shown that intelligibility modulates cortical activity beyond simple acoustics, primarily in the superior temporal and inferior frontal gyri. However, previous studies have been largely confined to clean speech, leaving it unclear whether the brain employs condition-invariant neural codes across diverse listening environments. To address this gap, we propose a novel architecture built upon a deep state space model for decoding intelligibility from fMRI signals, specifically tailored to their high-dimensional temporal structure. We present the first attempt to decode intelligibility across acoustically distinct conditions, showing our method significantly outperforms classical approaches. Furthermore, region-wise analysis highlights contributions from auditory, frontal, and parietal regions, and cross-condition transfer indicates the presence of condition-invariant neural codes, thereby advancing understanding of abstract linguistic representations in the brain.
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spellingShingle Condition-Invariant fMRI Decoding of Speech Intelligibility with Deep State Space Model
Sung, Ching-Chih
Suzuki, Shuntaro
Chien, Francis Pingfan
Sugiura, Komei
Tsao, Yu
Neurons and Cognition
Machine Learning
Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
Signal Processing
Clarifying the neural basis of speech intelligibility is critical for computational neuroscience and digital speech processing. Recent neuroimaging studies have shown that intelligibility modulates cortical activity beyond simple acoustics, primarily in the superior temporal and inferior frontal gyri. However, previous studies have been largely confined to clean speech, leaving it unclear whether the brain employs condition-invariant neural codes across diverse listening environments. To address this gap, we propose a novel architecture built upon a deep state space model for decoding intelligibility from fMRI signals, specifically tailored to their high-dimensional temporal structure. We present the first attempt to decode intelligibility across acoustically distinct conditions, showing our method significantly outperforms classical approaches. Furthermore, region-wise analysis highlights contributions from auditory, frontal, and parietal regions, and cross-condition transfer indicates the presence of condition-invariant neural codes, thereby advancing understanding of abstract linguistic representations in the brain.
title Condition-Invariant fMRI Decoding of Speech Intelligibility with Deep State Space Model
topic Neurons and Cognition
Machine Learning
Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01868