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A population model of low level eye-movement control
Reference
E13177
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Emeritus Professor Paul Dean
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor John Porrill
Institution
University of Sheffield
Department
Psychology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
122,608
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
04/12/2000
End date
04/12/2003
Duration
36 months
Abstract
It is proposed to build a population model of the premotor neurons, oculomotor neurons, and muscle units that control conjugate horizontal eye-movements in primate. By representing the connections between these elements, the model will reproduce the causal relationship between the firing pattern of premotor neurons and the resultant position and velocity of the eye. Connection weights will be inferred from available physiological data sets by system- identification techniques, including neural-net simulation as already used successfully for the static case. The resultant dynamic population model will be used to interpret current physiological data on the firing of individual neurons, and to test predictions from theories of motor control.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
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Research Priority
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Funding Scheme
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