Paolo Papale

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Postdoc @ RoelfsemaLab in Amsterdam - Interested in object percetion in natural vision in non-human primates and artificial neural networks.

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How do we visually segregate objects from other objects and the background?

In a recent article, we show that the representation of object borders is enhanced in the early visual cortex (V1). Moreover, V1 neurons discriminate perceptually relevant object borders surprisingly fast, i.e., during the early feedforward-driven activity at a latency of ~50 ms. We also revealed a delayed, contextual effect that enhances the V1 responses that are elicited by perceptually relevant borders at a longer latency. Our results reveal multiple mechanisms that allow early visual cortex to infer the layout of objects in natural images.

See: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221623121

With: @paolo_papale and others.

An extensive dataset of spiking activity to reveal the syntax of the ventral stream - V1, V4, and IT neurons in monkeys viewing >25,000 natural images https://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(24)00881-X by @paolo_papale et al.; #BCI #NeuroTech #neuroscience

Free PDF at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387962945_An_extensive_dataset_of_spiking_activity_to_reveal_the_syntax_of_the_ventral_stream and more information in the Twitter/X thread https://x.com/paolo_papale/status/1878831830302110016

🚨New preprint out now! 🚨

We present a data-driven method using GANs to discover interpretable and novel tuning dimensions in IT neurons in macaques.

And this method can be used to control visual perception together with microstimulation!

Check it out:

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.09.617382v1

Deep generative networks reveal the tuning of neurons in IT and predict their influence on visual perception https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.09.617382v1 by @paolo_papale et al.; looming object sequences (known as salient due to potential threat) give strong neural activity.

More information in the Twitter/X thread https://x.com/paolo_papale/status/1845396412936167799

PhD/Postdoc position on understanding the interactions between lower and higher visual cortical areas in the monkey https://herseninstituut.nl/vacatures/phd-student-postdoc-position-lower-higher-visual-brain-regions-in-the-monkey-roelfsema-lab/ via @paolo_papale ; "We relate the neuronal activity recorded in monkeys to AI models"; #AI #BCI #NeuroTech
PhD-student/ Postdoc position Lower/higher visual brain regions in the monkey - Roelfsema lab - Nederlands Herseninstituut - KNAW | Master the mind

Nederlands Herseninstituut - KNAW | Master the mind

The Neuroscience department at SISSA is hiring! We are looking for candidates for multiple assistant professor (tenure track) openings across a broad spectrum of topics in neuroscience (molecular, cellular, circuit, systems, cognitive and computational). SISSA is an international school in Trieste, Italy, promoting basic and applied research in Neuroscience, Mathematics and Physics and dedicated to the training of PhD students.

For more information, you can find the call for expression of interest on our website:
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Research groups and graduate programsNeuroscience research at SISSA includes cognitive neuroscience, computational and theoretical neuroscience, systems neuroscience, molecular and cellular research as well as genomics and genetics. The Neuroscience department is organized around three graduate programs. Each research group/lab is affiliated to one or more graduate programs. PhD programs are distinct but have significant overlap in scope, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of our research.More information on the programs can be found on their respective webpages:Cognitive NeuroscienceNeurobiologyFunctional and Structural GenomicsThe department is currently looking to hire new faculty in any of the programs!  See our call for expressions of interest for more details.Shared facilitiesThe department hosts a number of shared facilities, These include cell culture rooms, viral vector facilities, confocal microscopes, molecular and biochemical facilities, a mechatronics workshop, and human cognition labs with EEG, TMS, and eye tracking systems. More details on our internal experimental facilities can be found at Lab Facilities (Instruments booking - Tech Support).  Access to MRI scanning is guaranteed through agreements with national and international scanning facilities. Computing resources are provided internally thanks to the Ulisse HPC platform and externally through agreements with CINECA.TeachingDetails on the teaching offer can be found on the individual programs' pages, linked above. To facilitate cross-program collaboration and to encourage students to explore a broad range of subjects, we also maintain a shared list of syllabi for all courses offered, and a joint course calendar, shown below. All students are encouraged to subscribe to the calendar by clicking the "+" button on the bottom right corner of the panel.Courses CalendarLegend:● Cognitive Neuroscience● Neurobiology● Functional and Structural Genomics● Technical staffPeople and contactsBelow are the names of those who hold the key institutional roles within the department. Detailed contact information for any of them can be found on the sissa phonebook.Area Coordinator: Davide ZoccolanDeputy Area Coordinator: Paul HeppenstallPhD Course CoordinatorsMathew Diamond (Cognitive Neuroscience)Paul Heppenstall (Neurobiology)Remo Sanges (Functional and Structural Genomics)Student RepresentativesFrancesca Iris Bellotti (Cognitive Neuroscience)Francesco Diversi (Neurobiology)Anna Burato (Functional and Structural Genomics)Technicians Representative: Federica FerreroScientific secretariat: see here

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Microsoft paid money for this. A lot of money. And they gave it to us for free.

🚨 Paper alert!

Out now in #CurrentBiology - We decoded information on scenes from monkey V1 neurons whose RF was mapping an occluded portion of the image! Despite the absence of feedforward input, information on the context reached V1 neurons quickly after the transient response.

Check it out: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982223010539?dgcid=coauthor