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Oscillatory dynamics and sensory processing

Description: PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Whether listening to a teacher in a classroom or driving a car down a crowded road, the ability to selectively pay attention to important sensory stimuli and to ignore distracting stimuli is critical to success and survival. In the present research proposal, w will use novel high-temporal resolution techniques for recording human brain activity (EEG) to better understand how attention interacts with ongoing intrinsic cortical oscillations to promote the efficient acquisition of sensory information from the environment. The knowledge gained through this research will thus aid in the development of more objective benchmarks to evaluate disorders of vision and attention, which in turn may enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis and interventions.

Funder: National Eye Institute

Funding type: research

Funder scheme: R21

Start date: 2014-09-01

End date: 2017-08-31

Investigator: JOHN T SERENCES (lead)

Institutions: University of California San Diego, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Topic: Neural dynamics and brain function

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Funded outputs count: 3