Neural circuits for crossmodal memory (A02)

• Subject Area: Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience ; General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology ; Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 261402652

This project experimentally and theoretically studies the cellular population activity and connectivity in the cerebral cortex to answer the question of how local and long-range circuits are used and adapted in the representation of crossmodal memories. Combining cellular functional imaging and connectomics with computational modelling, we dissect the laminar circuits and plasticity mechanisms underlying the neural dynamics of crossmodal memory in the rodent neocortex. By joining systematic experimental and theoretical investigations, we aim to provide network-based insights on computation rules for crossmodal learning, which will also be transferable to artificial control systems.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 169: Crossmodal Learning: Adaptivity, Prediction and Interaction
• International Connection: China
• Applicant Institution: Universität Hamburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Ji-Song Guan; Professor Dr. Claus Hilgetag