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Multi-sensory encoding of motion in the posterior parietal cortex

 In our daily life we use information from multiple senses to guide decisions and explore new environments. Both when we walk past an object or an object moves by us we can to estimate movement by using vision, touch or even sound. When information from multiple senses is available we can make more precise predictions on movement. This synergistic use of information from multiple senses is thought to happen in the parietal cortex however how information from multiple senses is combined is not known. This project, studies how the speed of moving objects as perceived by vision and touch, is combined in the brain. The first aim of the project is to identify the regions of the parietal cortex that are important for discriminating multi-sensory motion. The second aim is to study how motion speed is represented in neuronal activity and which specific inputs are contributing to this activity. This study will identify the role of different brain areas in discrimination of motion and provide insights on how information from multiple senses is combined in

Date:1 Oct 2019 →  1 Jan 2020
Keywords:motion speed, multi-modal, perception, sensation, pathways, parietal cortex
Disciplines:Cognitive neuroscience, Neurosciences not elsewhere classified, Electrophysiology