[visionlist] Invitation to Webinar (Dr. Vincenzo Romei, December 17th)

[Masamichi Hayashi]

Dear List,  (apologies for multi-postings!)

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vincenzo Romei will be giving an online
talk on December 17th as the speaker of the 48th CiNet Monthly Seminar.
Please find the title and abstract of his talk below.

This online seminar is open to everyone.
Please sign-up from here (registration required).
https://cinet.jp/english/event/20201217_4201/
Sign-up deadline: noon, December 16th (JST)

All welcome!

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Date: December 17th, 2020
Time: 16:00-18:00 JST (1-hour talk + discussion)

Speaker: Dr. Vincenzo Romei
Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna

*Enhancing brain connectivity and testing its functional significance
through manipulation of Hebbian-like plasticity of targeted networks*

In this talk I will introduce a novel neurostimulation protocol, namely
cortico-cortical Paired Associative Stimulation (ccPAS). It uses repeated
paired-pulses of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) of multiple sites
at critical temporal delays to induce Hebbian-like plasticity of targeted
networks. It can lead to enhanced functional connectivity, ultimately
driving specific cognitive functions. Here I will present a set of
experiments showing how, for example, ccPAS to the V5-to-V1 network
enhances sensitivity to coherent motion perception and how it is possible
to implement functional specificity of this network in a state-dependent
manner. Moreover, I will show that ccPAS to the IPS-to-V1 network boosts
the level of perceived confidence to coherent motion perception, without
impacting coherent motion sensitivity per se, thus dissociating functional
networks controlling for perceptual confidence vs. perceptual accuracy.
Finally, I will show that it is possible to implement oscillatory-informed
ccPAS protocols to modulate oscillatory properties of functional
connections shaping both behavioural outcome and EEG oscillatory activity
in expected directions during a visuo-spatial working memory task.
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Masamichi Hayashi, PhD.
Researcher
Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet)
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
https://researchmap.jp/mjhayashi/
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