How do visual predictions affect neural coding? From whole brain systems to single neurons

人们认为，感知世界上一个物体的简单行为不仅取决于传入的感官信息，还取决于大脑对该物体可能身份的预测。这个项目的目的是描述负责视觉刺激预测编码的神经机制。我们将使用类似的视觉任务来测试人类和啮齿动物，并应用新的分析方法来揭示整个大脑系统和个别神经元的共同感知代码。

The simple act of perceiving an object in the world is thought to depend not only on incoming sensory information, but also on the brain’s prediction about the object’s likely identity. The aim of this project is to characterise the neural mechanisms responsible for predictive coding of visual stimuli. We will test humans and rodents using analogous visual tasks, and apply novel analytic methods to reveal a common code for perception in whole brain systems and individual neurons.