[Brainstorming] What do current brain foundation models actually learn?

May 14, 2026

Summary:In this seminar, we will see the latest brain foundation models and discuss what and how brain foundation model should learn.

Wang, Cheng, et al. “Towards a general-purpose foundation model for functional MRI analysis.” Nature Biomedical Engineering (2026): 1-12. Dong, Zijian, et al. “Brain-jepa: Brain dynamics foundation model with gradient positioning and spatiotemporal masking.” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 37 (2024): 86048-86073.