Neural mechanisms of spectral context effects on auditory processing

Información del proyecto

AUDICON

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 655137

DOI

10.3030/655137

Proyecto finalizado el 6 Diciembre 2016

Fecha de la firma de la CE 30 Marzo 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Marzo 2015

Fecha de finalización 28 Febrero 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 172 800,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 172 800,00

Coordinado por

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium

Objetivo

We perceive the outside world through different senses which we see as recording devices that provide us an accurate representation of reality. Nevertheless, how a sound is heard or a light is seen depends on the context in which they occur. How well we understand speech can greatly vary depending on the presence of other sounds. For instance, a single tone in a complex sound mixture can pop out if it is preceded by a sound with certain properties. This effect is thought to be fundamental in helping people to efficiently detect novelty in a stream of acoustical information. In other situations our perception can fool us, like when we hear sounds that are not there. Someone will perceive a phantom tone after having listened to a certain synthesized stimulus. This phenomenon is related to tinnitus -the perception of a permanent sound, a pathology that debilitates 2% of the population. While those effects are well documented in human psychology, where and how they originate in the brain is currently not known. Our goal is to perform in vivo intra-cellular recordings in the mammalian auditory system to seek the neural mechanisms underlying the effects of context in auditory processing. Beside the fundamental importance of relating perception to neural processing, this research could lead to a better understanding of the mechanism underlying tinnitus induction.

Advancing the knowledge on brain processing is critical for European excellence. The results could serve medical research, a priority for the EU. The main research training objective is managing the challenging technique of patch clamp in vivo in which the host lab has expertise. This top-notch technique will complete the applicant’s scientific armentarium and make him very competitive in the multidisciplinary field of neuroscience. After this project the applicant will start his own team. The training objectives will thus focus on management and teaching/supervision skills.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › neurobiología
• ciencias médicas y de la salud › ciencias de la salud › salud pública y medio ambiental
• ciencias sociales › psicología
• ciencias médicas y de la salud › medicina clínica › otorrinolaringología
• ciencias médicas y de la salud › biotecnología médica › implantes

Palabras clave

• auditory system
• contextual effects
• dorsal cochlear nucleus

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

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 172 800,00
• Dirección: OUDE MARKT 13 ; 3000 LEUVEN ; Bélgica
• Región: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 172 800,00