14 Jan
2020
14 Jan
'20
3:39 p.m.
The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its talk by:
Prof. Moritz Wurm (University of Trento)
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Title: A novel framework for the neural organization of action and object knowledge
Date: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Time: 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 st. 7, room 101
Abstract:
How is knowledge about things and events in the world organized in the brain? Popular
theories suggest a major division between occipitotemporal and frontoparietal cortex in
representing object and action information, respectively. Here I challenge this view by
taking a closer look at the neural pathway of action recognition and understanding: In a
series of fMRI-based MVPA studies, I show that critical levels of action representation –
from basic perceptual action precursors (such as body movements toward persons or other
entities) to perceptually invariant representations of action meaning – can be localized
in lateral occipitotemporal cortex (LOTC) rather than frontoparietal areas. Moreover, the
representational organization of actions in LOTC follows salient semantic principles and
appears topographically aligned with related object representations. Based on these
findings, I propose an updated model of knowledge organization in occipitotemporal cortex.
We are looking forward to see you.
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