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A neurocognitive platform to investigate the determinants of human behavior at the level of brain and cognition

The systematic study and explanation of behavior is at the core of behavioral sciences in general and of psychology in particular. Brain and cognition form two explanatory levels for understanding behavior. We aim to address the challenge to study behavior quantitatively, including its relationship with the underlying neural substrate, in paradigms that are naturalistic yet provide experimental control over the involved cognitive processes. To reach this goal, we propose a platform that integrates multiple pieces of equipment that together allow the quantitative assessment of multiple components of behavior and of neural responses in the context of naturalistic paradigms, and further bridge the different levels through computational tools. The platform will include the means to measure multiple modalities of human behavior (including eye tracking); to measure and manipulate neural responses (high-density electroencephalography EEG; mobile EEG; transcranial magnetic stimulation), to develop the tools for virtual reality and mobile and online testing; and to implement computational methods that allow to integrate the data from the multiple levels of measurement. The platform will greatly enhance the research of a large multidisciplinary community of more than 50 full-time scientists, including several emerging teams headed by young principal investigators.
 

Date:1 May 2020 →  Today
Keywords:behavior, platform, neural responses, virtual reality
Disciplines:Learning and behaviour