| Cerasti Erika |
| Email |
cerasti sissa.it |
| Gender |
Female |
| Nationality |
Italy |
| Year of birth |
1980 |
| Department |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
| University |
SISSA- International School for Advanced Studies |
| Country (of work) |
Italy |
| Simulation Project Title |
A neural network model for spatial sequences representation. |
| Type of model |
Abstract neural network model |
| Description |
An open problem is to understand how the brain represents sequence information. I would
like to address this problem through the neural network approach; I would like to see if is it
possible to create a recurrent attractor network that code for a spatial sequence:a network
able to code simultaneously for both locations in space and its temporal order in a sequence.
The network could present stables attractors for locations and retrieve the information about
order from an other mechanism. |
| Why complementary |
My PhD project involves the study of the spatial representation of the brain; in
particular it focus on a model for the formation of grid cell activity in mEC. This project I
propose would be useful for the improvement of my PhD project because it could give me a
larger knowledge on how spatial information can coexist in a network with other kind of
information. Moreover it can improve my ability and experience on different kind of networks,
and that would be useful for my future work. |
| Tutor |
Alex Roxin |