ViSyRelPer
Financiado
Perceptual foundations of relational thinking
Classic models of visual perception pose that the ultimate goal of vision is object recognition. Recent
research suggests that visual perception is more sophisticated, representing the objects as well as the
relations holding betw...
Classic models of visual perception pose that the ultimate goal of vision is object recognition. Recent
research suggests that visual perception is more sophisticated, representing the objects as well as the
relations holding between them. Relational representations are a major research focus in cognitive
science, as they play a central role in human reasoning, language and social life. Yet, how they come
about in the human mind/brain remains largely unknown. In ViSyRelPer, I study the role of the visual
system in encoding relations, under the hypothesis that perception realizes the early stages of relational
representation. I focus on two categories of relations: causal and social-interact. First, I use frequency-
tagging electroencephalography (FTEEG) to measure the automatic neural response of the visual system
to visual stimulation, and study whether: a) such response is evoked during observation of relational
events (e.g. for causal relation: collision events) and b) generalizes to different instantiations of the same
relation (e.g. for causal relation: launching and pulling events). Generalization would imply that the visual
response reflects the representation of a relation, above and beyond the specific objects involved.
Second, I use transcranial magnetic stimulation to interfere with activity in visuoperceptual brain areas
while participants perform judgments on relational events. This study proves a causal role of visual areas
in relation processing, thus substantiating the hypothesis of relation perception. Third, I use the above
FTEEG approach to study perception of social and causal relations in individuals with autism spectrum
disorder. I will investigate whether alterations in the visuoperceptual stages of relation representation
could be a marker of difficulties in the disorder, as raised in latest research. This program will offer new
avenues to discover the perceptual groundings of relational thinking underlying the complexity of human cognition.
ver más
Duración del proyecto: 24 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2023-04-06
Fecha Fin: 2025-04-30
Fecha Fin: 2025-04-30
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-04-06
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01:
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022
Cerrada
hace 2 años
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
212K€
Líder del proyecto
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE...
No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5