Subject: [AUDITORY] Frontiers Research Topic invitation From: "Bahmer, Andreas" <Bahmer_A@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2018 15:11:33 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Dear List, the mail from Jeremy Marozeau (Thank you for the topic!! One of my favorite= topic..) reminded me to post another Research Topic we have started half a= year ago at Frontiers. It is not about cochlear implants but about "Unders= tanding the Importance of Temporal Coupling of Neural Activities in Informa= tion Processing Underlying Action and Perception" . The idea is to understand temporal processing in the entire brain which may= also include auditory processing and other sensory and effector systems. Y= ou are invited to contribute! Andreas Bahmer, W=FCrzburg https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8547 see also http://timingforum.org/ [https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Special%20Topics/8547/Thumb_166.jpg]<htt= ps://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8547> Understanding the Importance of Temporal Coupling of Neural Activities in I= nformation Processing Underlying Action and Perception | Frontiers Research= Topic<https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8547> www.frontiersin.org Perception and action can be understood as the emergent property of various= neural activity patterns that are triggered by external stimuli as well as= internally generated signals, such as those pertaining to attention from t= he higher brain areas. But it is not clear how various neural patterns are = responsible for behavior that underlies action and perception. It has been = observed that the temporal coupling of neural events is responsible for var= ious perceptual functions of the brain. For example, it has been seen that = the temporal coupling of spatially segregated retinal neurons by gap juncti= ons is necessary for the processing of spatial features of visual objects, = such as the size and continuity. Findings from another study is consistent = with the role of temporal coupling between specific sets of neurons during = a time-production task. Neural events can be temporally coupled by at least= two mechanisms, namely, coincidence detection and synchronization of a sub= set of brain areas Perception and action can be understood as the emergent property of various= neural activity patterns that are triggered by external stimuli as well as= internally generated signals, such as those pertaining to attention from t= he higher brain areas. But it is not clear how various neural patterns are = responsible for behavior that underlies action and perception. It has been = observed that the temporal coupling of neural events is responsible for var= ious perceptual functions of the brain. For example, it has been seen that = the temporal coupling of spatially segregated retinal neurons by gap juncti= ons is necessary for the processing of spatial features of visual objects, = such as the size and continuity. Findings from another study is consistent = with the role of temporal coupling between specific sets of neurons during = a time-production task. Neural events can be temporally coupled by at least= two mechanisms, namely, coincidence detection and synchronization of a sub= set of brain areas by neural oscillations. Moreover, the information that is processed is represented by the patterns = of various oscillatory neural activities, such as the action potential and = local field potential oscillations. The presence of an external stimulus, o= r internally generated signals, such as attention or mental thoughts would = change the probability laws that govern the generation of neural oscillator= y patterns, which is equivalent to information compression, leading to perc= eption, action or even thoughts. The temporal coupling will be important fo= r the binding of information represented by different neural patterns in di= fferent circuits for processing the perception and action. Temporal couplin= g of different networks responsible for action and/or perception would be e= nabled by the coupling of those networks to the same external task or stimu= lus. This Research Topic seeks contributions from researchers working in differe= nt disciplines, which will shed light on the importance of the temporal cou= pling of information in perception and action. The manuscripts may include,= but not limited to computational models, clinical cases, imaging studies, = molecular studies and psychophysics. Keywords: Perception and action, temporal processing of information, mutual= information, attention, coincidental activation Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the= scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined i= n their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of= -scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of pee= r review.