School of Biomedical Sciences cordially invites you to join the following seminar:

Date: 23 April 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Seminar Room 2, G/F, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road

Speaker: Dr Tim Sit, PhD, University College London
Talk Title: Visual, auditory and movement representations in the mouse cortex

Biography

Tim Sit is interested in how neural circuits are used to perform complex behaviour and how their activities are disrupted in diseases. Tim did his undergraduate project in the lab of Ole Paulsen in Cambridge where he developed tools to reveal differences in network activity in cell cultures with a gene deficiency related to autism spectrum disorder. He is currently finishing his PhD in the lab of Matteo Carandini and Kenneth Harris at University College London where he worked on the neural mechanisms of audiovisual integration, and differences in sensory and movement signals between layers of the mouse visual cortex. 

Abstract
The ability to integrate information from multiple modalities is important in humans and other animals. Recent advancements in generative models have also highlighted the importance of multimodality in intelligent artificial systems. In this talk, I will discuss three questions addressed during my PhD concerning multisensory integration: (1) Where and how does the brain combine auditory and visual signals to form decisions? (2) Are audiovisual signals found in unisensory areas such as the visual cortex? And (3) Are there differences in auditory, visual and movement signals across layers of the visual cortex?

ALL ARE WELCOME

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Miss Crystal Chan at 3917 6830.