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May9
Speaker: Sabine Kastner (Princeton)
Title: Attention Control in the Primate Brain
Abstract: The selection of information from our cluttered sensory environments is one of the most fundamental cognitive operations performed by the primate brain. In the visual domain, the selection process is thought to be mediated by a static spatial mechanism – a ‘spotlight’ that can be flexibly shifted around the visual scene. This spatial search mechanism has been associated with a large-scale network that consists of multiple nodes distributed across all major cortical lobes and includes also subcortical regions. To identify the specific functions of each network node and their functional interactions is a major goal for the field of cognitive neuroscience. In my lecture, I will give an overview on the neural basis of this fundamental cognitive function and its development. I will also discuss recently discovered rhythmic properties that set up alternating attentional states.
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May102:00pm - 3:30pm
Social & Cognitive Science Brown Bag Seminar Series: Semir Tatlidil
Metcalf Research BuildingLocation: Dome Room and Zoom (https://brown.zoom.us/j/95166664847)
Speaker: Semir Tatlidil, Grad Student, CLPS
Title: How do people create abstract representations of causal events?
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May31CLPS Dissertation DefenseSpeaker: Taylor WiseTitle: Spatial and social processing in the rat posterior parietal cortexAdvisor: Rebecca Burwell