We're decoding brain signals using Azure Machine Learning

For all those fans of Data Science, Microsoft have recently released Cortana Intelligence Competitions. The first competition has started and it's a beauty! It involves decoding brain signals in an attempt to predict whether a person has been shown one image or another based on the nature of the activity in their brain. The signals are picked up via 64 electrodes fitted to the patients' head during the testing phase. When starting, you are supplied with data collected from 4 patients who, whilst connected to 64 electrodes around the head, have each been shown 300 grey-scale images of either a house or face.