Descripción del proyecto
Los misterios de la memoria de trabajo visual
La memoria de trabajo visual (MTV) es esencial para retener temporalmente la información visual, pero los mecanismos neuronales exactos que la sustentan siguen siendo objeto de debate. Específicamente, el papel de la corteza visual sensorial en la MTV no está claro, con pruebas contradictorias de varios estudios. Esta incertidumbre pone de relieve la necesidad de llevar a cabo una investigación decisiva sobre la implicación del encéfalo en la MTV. Comprender esto podría hacer avanzar la neurociencia cognitiva. Ele quipo del proyecto RESTORE, que cuenta con el apoyo de las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, integrará la estimulación magnética transcraneal (EMT) con la electroencefalografía (EEG). Este planteamiento aportará pruebas sobre el papel de la corteza visual sensorial en la MTV. Además de abordar una controversia científica clave, en RESTORE también se pretende mejorar las metodologías de investigación y fomentar la transferencia de conocimientos, lo que allanará el camino para futuros estudios.
Objetivo
Visual working memory (VWM) is the cognitive process responsible for temporarily maintaining in mind visual information that is no longer in view. The neural architecture of VWM has been of continuous scientific interest and it has been proposed that the sensory visual cortex is involved in the brain network responsible for successful REpresentation STOragE during VWM. However, the contribution of the sensory visual cortex in VWM remains a subject of intense debate, underscoring the need for a decisive investigation. RESTORE aims to shed light on this debate. Through a three-way transfer of knowledge, RESTORE will lead to contemporary methodology, by combining transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with electroencephalography (EEG), resulting in a robust and cost-effective approach for studying VWM. By combining TMS with EEG, RESTORE will surmount the limitations of previous work (e.g. the correlational nature of brain-imaging studies, the lack of evidence for neural activity in brain-stimulation studies) and thus result in causal evidence for the role of the sensory visual cortex during VWM. This scientific leap will not only resolve a longstanding controversy but also introduce an efficient approach for conducting neuroscientific research, hence contributing to the literature and advancing the current state-of-the-art. In addition, RESTORE will enhance the expertise repertoire of the researcher and the participating organisations. In turn, this will establish a strong foundation for pursuing ambitious and innovative research in the future, as well as provide knowledge and skills for training future researchers in contemporary research. RESTORE's innovative integration of TMS and EEG aims to decisively illuminate the longstanding debate about the role of the sensory visual cortex in VWM and lays a solid groundwork for future ambitious investigations, while fostering expertise and knowledge transfer for the next generation of researchers.
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-GF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global FellowshipsCoordinador
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