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Cognitive Foundation Models: learning from human cognition at scale

Pre-trained on many hours of EEG, physiological and behavioural data with documented experimental contexts, a foundation model learns general representations of how the brain works under load, then adapts to each use.

01 · What it measures

What they can be adapted to

Attention and load

Variations of attention and analysis of cognitive load.

Fatigue and follow-up

Fatigue and individual follow-up over time.

Learning and plasticity

The study of learning, plasticity and cognitive ageing.

02 · What it brings

General representations, specific validations

A model trained across many people, tasks and disciplines learns what they share; fine-tuning then makes it specific to a discipline or a person.

A general model is not automatically competent everywhere: each application requires its own scientific validation.

Models that learn how a brain evolves, adapts and learns.

03 · In practice

How it is used, and for whom

How it is used

Foundation models are trained on the documented recordings of the platform, raw signal kept, then adapted to a domain or a person with their own validation.

Who it's for

  • Researchers
  • Laboratories
  • Data scientists
  • Industrial partners
04 · An example

One model, several uses

  1. The situation

    A model is pre-trained on many hours of documented cognitive data.

  2. What the measurement shows

    It is then adapted to a specific question, such as attention or fatigue, with less data.

  3. What is done with it

    Each adapted use is validated on its own before anyone relies on it.

05 · Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is a foundation model?

A model pre-trained on a large set of data, then adapted to specific uses.

Is it competent everywhere?

No. A general model is not automatically competent in every use: each application needs its own scientific validation.

What data is it trained on?

Documented recordings of brain activity, physiology and behaviour, with their experimental context, under consent and pseudonymisation.

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