Multimodal neuroimaging of mechanisms supporting memory-based predictions in the human brain

Información del proyecto

PREDICTIVEMEMORY

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 654534

DOI

10.3030/654534

Proyecto finalizado el 9 Julio 2015

Fecha de la firma de la CE 25 Marzo 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Junio 2015

Fecha de finalización 31 Mayo 2016

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 91 254,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 91 254,60

Coordinado por

BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY
Israel

Objetivo

The human brain is constantly and automatically forming predictions (e.g. how a ball will bounce off soccer turf or what another person will say). In cognitive neuroimaging studies of Dr. Jääskeläinen (Experienced Researcher) and colleagues at Aalto University, Finland, it has become one of the most central research questions how the brain predicts complex dynamic events unfolding in naturalistic stimuli such as movies. Here, our main objective is that Dr. Jääskeläinen will acquire the specific expertise to address this question by working for one year in Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center of Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel, where there is unique empirical-theoretical expertise on predictive brain mechanisms. Work by the Director of Gonda Center, Prof. Moshe Bar (Supervisor), suggests that rapid derivation of analogies (“what does this object resemble”) from sensory inputs and associative linking of these to memory representations supports predictions (e.g. seeing a kettle predicts cooking rather than swimming activity). We hypothesize that distributed patterns of brain activity, generated by the associative process, underlie the memory representations that support predictions. To test this, experimental paradigms developed by Prof. Bar et al. will be combined with data analysis methods used by Dr. Jääskeläinen et al. In addition to ambitious science, the proposed fellowship has the following objectives: 1) significant deepening and diversification of Dr. Jääskeläinen’s cognitive neuroscience expertise at Gonda Center, 2) transfer of data analysis and cognitive neuroscience expertise of Dr. Jääskeläinen to Gonda Center, 3) networking of scientists between Bar-Ilan and Aalto for further collaboration, 4) opening up of a new important research area, and 5) catalyzing of Dr. Jääskeläinen’s scientific career. The fellowship also contributes to knowledge-based economy and society by building foundation for artificial intelligence and clinical research.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › neurobiología
• humanidades › artes › arte moderno y contemporáneo › película

Palabras clave

• Memory-based predictions
• functional magnetic resonance imaging
• magnetoencephalography
• distributed representations
• multi-voxel pattern analysis
• phase-synchrony
• functional connectivity

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Coordinador

BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 91 254,60
• Dirección: BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ; 52900 Ramat Gan ; Israel
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 91 254,60