Donato Rita

Curriculum
Neuroscience, Technology, and Society, XXXIII series
Grant sponsor
UNIPD
Supervisor

Massimo Nucci
Co-supervisors
Lamberto Ballan



Project description
My PhD project focuses on the study of the neural basis of visual form and motion processing by means of the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS is a non-invasive technique that modulates the neural activity in the brain. In scientific research, TMS is used to establish a causal connection between specific brain activities and cognitive, perceptual processes. I will explore form and motion processing not only in simple features stimuli but also in more complex stimuli such as visual ensembles. Some studies attest that in the human visual system form and motion are independently analyzed, whereas other physiological and psychophysical evidence proves that the two pathways are not segregated but constantly interact to shape our perception of the external world. My aim is to provide evidence about the neural basis of motion and form encoding and their interaction .