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SUMMARY:BMI Seminar // Miguel Maravall: Observing somatosensory cortex in 
 a world full of actions: From sensory maps to task-directed responses
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DESCRIPTION:Miguel Maravall\, University of Sussex\, UK  \nNeurons in th
 e somatosensory whisker “barrel” cortex of rodents do not just respond
  to sensory variables. Instead\, as reported by multiple labs\, they refle
 ct the animal’s decision to act in a task\, and even the outcomes of suc
 h actions\, e.g.\, whether they go rewarded or unrewarded. What is this no
 n-sensory information for\, how does it differ across cell types\, and how
  does it alter our textbook picture of hierarchical processing\, in which 
 sensory areas act simply to convey information about sensory features whil
 e other areas process this information to drive behaviour? I will present 
 data to show how task-dependent responses are distributed across neural ce
 ll types\, and speculate on what the purpose of these responses might be.
LOCATION:SV 2510 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SV%202510
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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