Obiettivo Despite decades of intensive research, there is no agreement about the general scheme of perception: Is the external object a trigger for a brain-internal process (open-loop perception, OLP) or is the object included in brain dynamics during the entire perceptual process (closed-loop perception, CLP)? HOWPER is designed to provide a definite answer to this question in the cases of human touch and vision. What enables this critical test is our development of an explicit CLP hypothesis, which will be contrasted, via specific testable predictions, with the OLP scheme. In the event that CLP is validated, HOWPER will introduce a radical paradigm shift in the study of perception, since almost all current experiments are guided, implicitly or explicitly, by the OLP scheme. If OLP is confirmed, HOWPER will provide the first formal affirmation for its superiority over CLP.Our approach in this novel paradigm is based on a triangle of interactive efforts comprising theory, analytical experiments, and synthetic experiments. The theoretical effort (WP1) will be based on the core theoretical framework already developed in our lab. The analytical experiments (WP2) will involve human perceivers. The synthetic experiments (WP3) will be performed on synthesized artificial perceivers. The fourth WP will exploit our novel rat-machine hybrid model for testing the neural applicability of the insights gained in the other WPs, whereas the fifth WP will translate our insights into novel visual-to-tactile sensory substitution algorithms.HOWPER is expected to either revolutionize or significantly advance the field of human perception, to greatly improve visual to tactile sensory substitution approaches and to contribute novel biomimetic algorithms for autonomous robotic agents. Campo scientifico natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologycognitive neurosciencesocial sciencespsychologycognitive psychology Parole chiave active sensing embodied cognition morphological coding event-based processing sensory-motor loops Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Argomento(i) ERC-2017-ADG - ERC Advanced Grant Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2017-ADG Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant Istituzione ospitante WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Contribution nette de l'UE € 2 493 441,25 Indirizzo HERZL STREET 234 7610001 Rehovot Israele Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 2 493 441,25 Beneficiari (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo netto dell'UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Israele Contribution nette de l'UE € 2 493 441,25 Indirizzo HERZL STREET 234 7610001 Rehovot Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 2 493 441,25