This document outlines various techniques for detecting brain tumors using neural networks and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It discusses how Hopfield neural networks, multiparameter feature blocks, Markov random field segmentation, and adaptive spatial fuzzy clustering algorithms can be used for tumor detection and segmentation. The proposed research work involves preprocessing MRI images using adaptive filters, analyzing the images through segmentation, feature extraction and enhancement, and then using an artificial neural network for tumor detection.