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PNPL
Competition

Decoding language from the brain. An annual challenge pushing the limits of non-invasive neural speech decoding.

Organised by the Parker Jones Neural Processing Lab at Oxford (and our friends)

Past & Present

Competition Editions

The PNPL Competition is an annual challenge. Each year brings new tasks, datasets, and frontiers for the research community.

2026Coming Soon

Word Classification

Decode words from MEG brain recordings using LibriBrain100 — over 100 hours from 33 subjects. Opening July 2026.

Word ClassificationLibriBrain10033 Subjects
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2025Complete

Speech Detection & Phoneme Classification

NeurIPS 2025 Competition Track. 2 tasks, 4 tracks, $10K prizes, 11 workshop papers.

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Our Mission

An “ImageNet Moment” for Brain-Computer Interfaces

The societal impact of functioning brain-computer interface systems will be substantial — first for people with speech-related disabilities, and eventually as a new paradigm for interaction with computers.

We believe the way forward is through standardisation and easy accessibility. LibriBrain lowers the barrier of entry for the broader research community to contribute to this exciting field.

50x
Deeper
Than most existing MEG datasets
< 1h
To Start
First model trained in under an hour
pip
install pnpl
Plug-and-play Python package
24/7
Community
Discord, leaderboards, and support

Organised by

Parker Jones Neural Processing Lab at Oxford, with collaborators from OHBA, WIN, Mila, EPFL, Google DeepMind, and Meta AI.