Exploring Cognitive Brains
A Collaborative Symposium between Taiwan and the UK

Time: 2024/03/15 (Fri) 15:00-17:00

Location: 801 Meeting room, Research and Teaching Building, SH Campus, Taipei Medical University

Speaker: Prof. Nicholas Myers (School of Psychology, University of Nottingham)

Topic: Effects of perceptual learning on functional MRI estimates of visual crowding in eccentric vision

Abstract:

We readily generalise behavioural rules from familiar to new contexts. Generalisation relies on abstraction of rules from individual experiences and may depend on neural representations that generalise across contexts. However, context-generalised neural representations can potentially lead to interference – for instance when multiple potential category judgments can be applied to the same set of stimuli. Computational modeling suggests that in these situations, context-generalised neural representations are suboptimal. I will present evidence from behaviour and EEG in humans and single-unit recordings in the prefrontal cortex of non-human primates that is consistent with this framework.

Speaker: Prof. Matias Ison (School of Psychology, University of Nottingham)

Topic: Combining Methodologies for Brain Exploration: Insights from M-EEG, Eye Movements, and Single Neuron Recording

Abstract:

In this talk, I will discuss our approach to understanding brain function by leveraging different technologies and quantitative tools. I’ll demonstrate how the integration of eye tracking with EEG, MEG, and OPM-MEG allows us to explore macroscopic brain activity in naturalistic conditions. Shifting to a finer scale, I’ll present single neuron recordings from microwires implanted in epileptic patients for possible curative surgery. I will show how the dynamic firing patterns of individual neurons in the human brain can reveal insights into the formation of new memories.