Deployment of neural resources for temporal attention across the senses (B06)

• Subject Area: Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience ; Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 425899996

Studying the past is often noted as the best way to predict the future. We established a cross-species paradigm, combined with advanced neuroimaging techniques in humans and mice, to identify key neural resources that support temporal expectations and allow for patterns to be extracted from the sensory environment in order to optimize ongoing behaviour. In the second funding period, we will examine how different domains of temporal attention facilitate motor responses and memory recall across ageing (WP1), how the manipulation of time-related cellular engrams can alter adaptive behaviour (WP2) and how learning dynamics during temporal processing may act as a cognitive reserve mechanism across ageing (WP3). Results will provide vital insight towards specific training and stimulation strategies related to the effective use of temporal attention.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1436: Neural resources of cognition
• Applicant Institution: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
• Project Heads: Privatdozent Eike Budinger, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Tömme Noesselt; Professorin Dr. Janelle Pakan