Visualizing the Mind's Eye: A Future Perspective on Applications of Image Reconstruction from Brain Signals to Psychiatry

In an era where neuroscience dances with computational advances, the power to “visualize” one's thoughts at image-level is no longer confined to the realm of science fiction. This groundbreaking image reconstruction from brain signals (IRBS) techniques, riding the wave of deep learning and large-scale neuroimaging datasets, offer an unprecedented perspective for not only neurocognitive research but also psychiatry. In this short commentary, I provide a concise introduction to the development of IRBS technology and offer a perspective on its potential applications, current limitations, and future directions in psychiatry.