Visual and cognitive control of action

大脑的中心功能是运动。事实上，与环境的成功互动，如伸手抓住早晨的一杯咖啡，取决于大脑产生适当运动指令的能力。反思一下，我们日常进行的许多动作都很简单；然而，大脑协调中枢和外周神经系统内多种资源的能力是复杂的。这项建议的目的是更好地了解大脑如何代表感觉、运动和认知信息，以支持有效和高效的眼睛和肢体运动。例如，来自我们视觉世界的哪些信息支持运动，以及哪些大脑结构参与了动作的视觉控制？个体如何能够与他们没有意识地‘看到’的物体互动，以及这种视觉信息在大脑中的哪里被处理(动作盲视现象)？支持运动的认知规则是什么？大脑对眼睛和肢体运动采用的是共同的还是不同的规则？通过回答上述问题，我的工作将扩大我们对大脑结构和行为之间的功能相互作用的理解。此外，来自该项目的见解可能有助于增进对神经运动障碍的理解，并有助于开发促进运动恢复和避免运动缺陷的康复计划。

A central function of the brain is movement. Indeed, successful interactions with the environment such as reaching to grasp one's morning cup of coffee are dependent on the brain's ability to generate appropriate motor commands. Introspectively, many of the movements that we perform on a day-to-day basis are simple; however, the brain's ability to coordinate multiple resources within our central and peripheral nervous systems is complex. The aim of this proposal is to better understand how the brain represents sensory, motor and cognitive information to support effective and efficient eye and limb movements. For example, what information from our visual world supports movement and what brain structures are involved in the visual control of action? How are individuals able to interact with objects that they do not consciously 'see' and where in the brain is this visual information processed (the phenomenon of action-blindsight)? What are the cognitive rules supporting movement and does the brain employ common or different rules for eye and limb movements? By addressing the aforementioned questions my work will expand our understanding of the functional interaction between brain structure and behaviour. Moreover, insights from this program may help advance the understanding of neuromotor disorders and aid in the development of rehabilitation programs that promote motor recovery and circumvent movement deficits.