Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest's research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.
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episode 190: Episode 190 -- Maurice Chacron PhD
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Maurice Chacron (McGill) talks about optimal coding mechanisms invoked in sensory perception of the electric fish. He discusses his “awake behaving” model, through which he has deciphered that feedback from descending inputs tunes sensory responses through a “temporal whitening” function which may be conserved across species.
Duration: 42 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Salma Quraishi (Research Asst Prof, UTSA)
Fidel Santamaria (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.