A New View on Real Actions: Neural Mechanisms of Visuo-Motor Transformations

Project Information

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Grant agreement ID: 703597

DOI 10.3030/703597

Project closed

EC signature date 1 March 2016

Start date 1 October 2016

End date 30 September 2018

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 168 277,20

EU contribution € 168 277,20

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO
Italy

Objective

The goal of this project proposal is to investigate the neural mechanisms of motor control in relation to primary visual function in healthy adults. In particular, I will examine the role of primary visual cortex (V1) in action planning and execution by using a combination of neuroimaging, neurostimulation and behavioural techniques.
Recent evidence shows an involvement of V1 in action planning when no online vision information is available, suggesting that the role of V1 goes well beyond the processing of visual information. Yet, V1 contribution in the production of movements and its functional connections with sensory motor areas during action planning and execution remains uncertain.
I will use cutting-edge combinations of techniques spanning from functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to provide a comprehensive view of the neural circuits involved in planning and performing hand actions, such as grasping or moving an object. I will employ a paradigm in the MRI scanner that involves real actions towards real objects allowing generalization of these findings to everyday life situations.
Despite the simplicity of hand actions, patients with disparate disorders that affect brain functions do not have the ability to perform volitional movements. The research in this proposal will develop a more comprehensive understanding of the action network’s function and structure in neurologically intact individuals. Ultimately, this work will aid brain lesion patients suffering from movement disorders and contribute to the development of assistive devices for paralysed patients.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › biological sciences › neurobiology
• social sciences › psychology › cognitive psychology › mental processes
• engineering and technology › medical engineering › diagnostic imaging › magnetic resonance imaging
• medical and health sciences › medical biotechnology › implants
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence › computational intelligence

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Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-RI - RI – Reintegration panel

Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO

• Net EU contribution: € 168 277,20
• Address: VIA CALEPINA 14 ; 38122 Trento ; Italy
• Region: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Trento › Trento
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: € 168 277,20