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DESCRIPTION:The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the visi
 on of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014)\, Former Director of the Neuro (1972
 –1984)\, to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks 
 will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology\, co
 gnitive neuroscience\, and neuroimaging.\n\nSpeakers will include scientis
 ts from across The Neuro\, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally
  and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual fo
 rum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary ex
 changes on the mechanisms\, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive
  disorders.\n\n\nRegister for In-Person\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n
 \nHost: Ross Otto\n\n\nCognitive Computations in the Human Cerebellum\n\nA
 bstract: Your cerebellum contains more neurons and uses more energy than t
 he rest of the brain combined. Evolutionarily\, the cerebellum expanded ha
 nd-in-hand with the expansion of our species’ cerebral cortex. It may not 
 be surprising\, then\, that in addition to the cerebellum’s well-known rol
 e in sensorimotor behavior\, this remarkable structure is implicated in la
 nguage\, working memory\, cognitive control\, and social cognition. One en
 during mystery\, however\, is how specifically the cerebellum supports cog
 nition. My lab has begun to explore the idea that cerebellar contributions
  to nonmotor tasks may involve the same computational principles observed 
 in cerebellar sensorimotor computations. Some of our recent neuroimaging r
 esults point to nonmotor prediction errors in ‘cognitive’ regions of the h
 uman cerebellar cortex. We observe these signals in both reinforcement lea
 rning and statistical learning contexts. Moreover\, these signals appear t
 o share constraints with cerebellar sensorimotor computations\, including 
 a preference for subsecond temporal intervals between associated events. I
 n recent neuropsychological work on patients with cerebellar degeneration\
 , we see evidence for cerebellar contributions to dynamic cognitive operat
 ions\, like mental rotation. Our body of work suggests that the cerebellum
  contributes to rapid coordination of cognitive representations\, directly
  echoing its role in motor control. These results expand our understanding
  of the computational functions of the human cerebellum and blur the lines
  between motor control and cognition.\n\nSamuel McDougle\n\nAssistant Prof
 essor\, Yale Psychology\n\n\n\nFrom becoming a tennis pro to mastering a m
 usical instrument\, the human brain has given us powerful tools to support
  motor skill learning. Prof. McDougle's group at Yale investigates the psy
 chological and neural principles of motor behavior using behavioral experi
 ments\, neuroimaging\, and computational modeling. A primary interest is h
 ow neural systems supporting higher-level cognition intertwine with the lo
 wer-level control of movements\, the so-called 'cognitive-motor interface.
 ' Uncovering the fundamental neural and computational principles of intera
 ctions between thought and action will broaden our understanding of comple
 x human mental functions\, inspire new animal and machine learning computa
 tional frameworks\, and inform novel clinical approaches.\n
DTSTART:20260319T190000Z
DTEND:20260319T200000Z
LOCATION:Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre\, The Neuro
SUMMARY:Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Cognitive Computations in th
 e Human Cerebellum
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-semin
 ar-series-cognitive-computations-human-cerebellum-371190
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