Neural integration of feedforward and feedback circuits for decision-making

这个项目的目的是发现大脑中的细胞是如何结合不同类型的信息来做出决定的。该项目将重点关注大脑中整合多种信息来源以指导选择以实现行为目标的部分。利用新颖的电生理和工程技术，该项目打算测量由其他大脑区域传递的感觉和认知信息的影响，并确定这与行为之间的关系。该项目的预期结果是对信息如何在脑细胞中处理有了新的认识。这将有利于神经工程装置的发展。

The aim of this project is to discover how cells in the brain combine different types of information to allow decisions to be made. This project will focus on the part of the brain that integrates multiple sources of information to guide choices to accomplish behavioural goals. Using novel electrophysiological and engineering techniques, this project intends to measure the influence of sensory and cognitive information relayed by other brain areas, and to determine how this correlates with behaviour. The intended outcome of this project is a new understanding of how information is processed in brain cells. This should benefit the development of neural engineering devices.