How can we study unobservable cognitive processes that cannot be measured directly? This has been an enduring challenge for cognitive scientists. In this essay we discuss advances in neurotechnology that could allow cognitive processes to be decoded in real-time and the implications that this may have for cognitive science and the treatment of neuropsychiatric disease.

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实时解码认知

我们如何研究无法直接测量的不可观察的认知过程？对于认知科学家来说，这一直是一个持久的挑战。在本文中，我们讨论了神经技术的进步，这些进步可以实时解码认知过程，以及这可能对认知科学和神经精神疾病的治疗产生的影响。