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VisionQuest trailer (Disney+): where the predicted brain response peaks

By the neuro-viral team · 14 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

We ran Marvel Television's VisionQuest Official Trailer through v2neuro, a brain-encoding model trained on fMRI recordings, and read the predicted cortical response one second at a time. The scan covers the opening 2:30 of the 2:39 video. Here is where the predicted response is strongest, which brain systems lead, and where the curve falls fastest. VisionQuest is a Marvel Television series streaming on Disney+.

The predicted response peaks at 0:11

The strongest predicted response lands at 0:11, led by the motion system. On a scale where the peak second reads 1.17, every second from 0:10 to 0:14 holds above 80% of that peak, so the high stretch is a short plateau rather than a single spike.

The first three seconds sit below the clip's own median. The predicted response then climbs through the first ten seconds and reaches its highest point at 0:11 before easing off.

Which brain systems lead

Across the 2:30 scan the scene system leads the most seconds, 57 of 151. The auditory system leads 43 seconds and general visual processing leads 36. The motion system leads only 10 seconds, and four of those are the 0:11 peak plateau.

The auditory system first takes the lead at 0:04, around the first spoken line, and holds it through most of the 0:29 to 0:59 stretch. From roughly 1:00 onward the scene system leads for long runs.

The steepest fall runs from 2:21 to 2:24

After a late rise near 2:20, the sharpest drop in the whole scan runs from 2:21 to 2:24. The predicted response falls further in those three seconds than in any other three-second window of the trailer.

That drop sits right at the end of the measured window. The scan stops at 2:30, nine seconds short of the full 2:39 video, so the last nine seconds are not in these numbers.

How confident the model is here

The scan carries an overall trust score of 43%. Trust is highest through the scene-led and visual-led runs and lowest on the two speech-led seconds, 0:45 and 2:26, where the model is weaker on the networks that carry language.

Trust reflects how familiar each second is to the encoder and how reliable it is for the leading brain system. It says nothing about how a real audience will respond. The curve is a group-average prediction, not a measurement of any viewer.

Reading the curve for your own trailer

The shape here is a short climb, a peak at 0:11, a long middle carried by the scene and auditory systems, and a late rise that the model cuts short at 2:21. If you want to compare your own edit against a prediction like this, you can scan it before you publish.

Watch the synced viewer below: the trailer plays from Marvel Entertainment's own YouTube upload while the brain heatmap and the timeline follow it second by second.

Frequently asked questions

When does the predicted brain response peak in the VisionQuest trailer?

The strongest predicted response lands at 0:11, led by the motion system. The seconds from 0:10 to 0:14 all hold above 80% of that peak.

Which brain system leads most of the trailer?

The scene system leads the most seconds, 57 of the 151 scanned. Auditory leads 43 and general visual processing leads 36.

Where does the predicted response fall fastest?

The steepest fall runs from 2:21 to 2:24, the sharpest three-second drop anywhere in the scan. It sits at the very end of the measured window.

Does the scan cover the whole trailer?

No. The scan covers the opening 2:30 of the 2:39 video, so the last nine seconds are not included in these numbers.

What is the trust score and what does it mean?

The scan carries an overall trust score of 43%. It reflects how familiar each second is to the model and how reliable it is for the leading brain system, not how a real audience will respond.

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