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SUMMARY:Eyes are Ears\, Hands are Eyes: Understanding Multisensory Integra
 tion in the Brain via Neurocomputational Models
DTSTART:20151001T160000
DTEND:20151001T170000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Elisa Magosso\, University of Bologna\nInformation from differ
 ent sensory modalities are not processed as independently in our brain\, b
 ut they interact with one another (multisensory integration\, MSI). This b
 rain’s ability is fundamental to obtain a more complete sensory experien
 ce and to elaborate efficient responses to external events: response laten
 cies\, stimulus detection\, conflict resolution are greatly enhanced by th
 e multisensory integrative capabilities. Due to its exceptional importance
  on behavior\, a multitude of data have been collected on MSI in the past 
 decades\, highlighting complex non-linear mechanisms of brain integrative 
 phenomena and plastic changes depending on sensory experience. Because of 
 this complexity\, a key tool for a deeper understanding of brain MSI is re
 presented by neurocomputational models.\nThis talk pressent some recent ne
 urocomputational models developed by the group of Biomedical Engineering a
 t University of Bologna\, distinguishing between: i) Models of MSI in subc
 ortical structure (the Superior Colliculus)\; ii) Models of MSI in higher-
 level associative cortices (parietal regions)\; iii) Models of MSI in earl
 y cortical areas (primary cortices). For each of them\, emphasis will be p
 laced on underlying physiological aspects\, architectural schemes and plas
 tic phenomena. We will show that\, although devoted to different problems 
 and simulating different brain regions\, the models share some common fund
 amental mechanisms that may drive more generally perception and sensory fu
 sion in the brain. With these exemplary models\, we illustrate the importa
 nce of the dialogue between theoretical and experimental research in promo
 ting advancement in the comprehension of multisensory integration processe
 s\, and more generally of cognitive processes.
LOCATION:Campus Biotech\, H8-01 144.165
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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