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The influence of attention on spatial integration in the cortex and its mediation by acetylcholine
Reference
BBS/B/09325
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Alexander Thiele
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Peter Dayan
Institution
Newcastle University
Department
Sch of Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
429,802
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/10/2004
End date
31/03/2008
Duration
42 months
Abstract
We will study the local network interactions that determine the effects of spatial attention on neuronal processing in primary and extrastriate cortical areas in the macaque monkey. In particular, we will investigate how the integration of information from the classical (CRF) and non-classical receptive field (nCRF) regions is affected by attention and expectation. Given evidence of its important role in regulating bottom-up and top-down/recurrent influences in cortex, we will study the precise involvement of acetylcholine (ACh) in these forms of attention, along with AChs relationship to controlled uncertainty in top-down information coming from invalid cueing.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
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