Dear all,
We are happy to announce the next CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session this term on Thursday (NOT FRIDAY), October 10th. Dr. Ian Charest will be speaking to us about idiosyncratic brain and behavioural representations; title and abstract below.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 735 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
Title: Idiosyncratic brain and behavioural representations Dr. Ian Charest University of Birmingham -- Abstract: Everyone is unique. Yet, individual differences in brain function and behaviour are too often treated as experimental noise. Given that we experience the world through our own set of idiosyncratic experiences, accounting for individual differences in brain and behaviour is imperative if we are to better understand conscious experience and brain function. In this talk, I will describe a series of large-scale experiments with human participants, investigating perception and conscious access in object recognition, while measuring brain function and behaviour. Using representational similarity analyses (RSA) and Multivariate Pattern Analyses (MVPA), we found that individual differences in brain representations are predictive of individually unique behaviour. This demonstrates the growing need to carefully model individuals in cognitive neuroscience, rather than tacitly assuming commonalities in brain function. To capitalise from these observations, and to develop a better understanding of object recognition in the human brain, we began collecting START, an ambitious large-scale dataset (n>50, ~22h of measurements per participant). This dataset will measure brain activity related to object recognition with multiple imaging modalities (including electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging), with cognitive tasks ranging from perception, conscious access, working memory, and long term memory. This dataset, shortly after data collection completion, will be made openly available to the community. --
Again, please note that CRAM will be on THURSDAY this week, instead of our usual Fridays, and it will be in room 735.
Warm regards, The CRAM Team (Kevin da Silva Castanheira, Anna Mini Jos, & Azara Lalla)
Hi all,
This is a friendly reminder that Dr. Ian Charest will be presenting at CRAM today, 12PM in room 735 of 2001 McGill College. See below for abstract and title.
Hope to see you there! The CRAM Team (Kevin da Silva Castanheira, Anna Mini Jos, & Azara Lalla)
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Dear all,
We are happy to announce the next CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session this term on Thursday (NOT FRIDAY), October 10th. Dr. Ian Charest will be speaking to us about idiosyncratic brain and behavioural representations; title and abstract below.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 735 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
Title: Idiosyncratic brain and behavioural representations Dr. Ian Charest University of Birmingham -- Abstract: Everyone is unique. Yet, individual differences in brain function and behaviour are too often treated as experimental noise. Given that we experience the world through our own set of idiosyncratic experiences, accounting for individual differences in brain and behaviour is imperative if we are to better understand conscious experience and brain function. In this talk, I will describe a series of large-scale experiments with human participants, investigating perception and conscious access in object recognition, while measuring brain function and behaviour. Using representational similarity analyses (RSA) and Multivariate Pattern Analyses (MVPA), we found that individual differences in brain representations are predictive of individually unique behaviour. This demonstrates the growing need to carefully model individuals in cognitive neuroscience, rather than tacitly assuming commonalities in brain function. To capitalise from these observations, and to develop a better understanding of object recognition in the human brain, we began collecting START, an ambitious large-scale dataset (n>50, ~22h of measurements per participant). This dataset will measure brain activity related to object recognition with multiple imaging modalities (including electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging), with cognitive tasks ranging from perception, conscious access, working memory, and long term memory. This dataset, shortly after data collection completion, will be made openly available to the community. --
Again, please note that CRAM will be on THURSDAY this week, instead of our usual Fridays, and it will be in room 735.
Warm regards, The CRAM Team (Kevin da Silva Castanheira, Anna Mini Jos, & Azara Lalla) ------- End of Forwarded Message -------
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