Cel One of the most striking demonstrations of experience-dependent plasticity comes from studies of blind individuals showing that the occipital cortex (traditionally considered as purely visual) massively changes its functional tuning to support the processing of non-visual inputs. These mechanisms of crossmodal plasticity, classically considered compensatory, inevitably raise crucial challenges for sight-restoration. The neglected relation between crossmodal plasticity and sight-recovery will represent the testing ground of MADVIS in order to gain important novel insights on how specific brain regions become, stay and change their functional tuning toward the processing of specific stimuli. The main goal of MADVIS is therefore to make a breakthrough on two fronts: (1) understanding how visual deprivation at different sensitive periods in development affects the functional organization and connectivity of the occipital cortex; and (2) use the fundamental knowledge derived from (1) to test and predict the outcome of sight restoration. Using a pioneering interdisciplinary approach that crosses the boundaries between cognitive neurosciences and ophthalmology, MADVIS will have a large impact on our understanding of how experience at different sensitive periods shapes the response properties of specific brain regions. Finally, in its attempt to fill the existing gap between crossmodal reorganization and sight restoration, MADVIS will eventually pave the way for a new generation of predictive surveys prior to sensory restoration. Dziedzina nauki natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologycognitive neurosciencemedical and health sciencesclinical medicineophthalmology Program(-y) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Temat(-y) ERC-SG-SH4 - ERC Starting Grant - The Human Mind and its complexity Zaproszenie do składania wniosków ERC-2013-StG Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Instytucja przyjmująca UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Wkład UE € 571 697,47 Adres PLACE DE L UNIVERSITE 1 1348 Louvain La Neuve Belgia Zobacz na mapie Region Région wallonne Prov. Brabant Wallon Arr. Nivelles Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kierownik naukowy Olivier Marie-Claire Michel Ghislain Collignon (Dr.) Kontakt administracyjny Anne Bovy (Mrs.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych Beneficjenci (2) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Belgia Wkład UE € 571 697,47 Adres PLACE DE L UNIVERSITE 1 1348 Louvain La Neuve Zobacz na mapie Region Région wallonne Prov. Brabant Wallon Arr. Nivelles Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kierownik naukowy Olivier Marie-Claire Michel Ghislain Collignon (Dr.) Kontakt administracyjny Anne Bovy (Mrs.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO Włochy Wkład UE € 917 289,53 Adres VIA CALEPINA 14 38122 Trento Zobacz na mapie Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Vanessa Ravagni (Mrs.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych
