Speaker: Karolis Degutis – Max Planck School of Cognition and Humboldt University
Date: February 7, 2024
Time: 4 PM – 5 PM
Zoom Link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/94146997649

Abstract

Visual working memory information can be found across the cortex from frontal to occipital regions, yet the underlying mesoscale spatial coding and temporal dynamics of working memory maintenance remain elusive. In this talk, I will cover two studies from my PhD. One examines the role of dynamic coding and rotated neural subspaces as potential mechanisms of how the visual cortex can simultaneously multiplex working memory and perceptual information during visual distraction. In the other study, I examine the functional roles of different cytoarchitectonic layers of the PFC during high and low working memory load by employing ultra-high-resolution laminar fMRI.