Skip to main content

Main navigation

  • About BCS
    • Mission
    • History
    • Building 46
      • Building 46 Room Reservations
    • Leadership
    • Employment
    • Contact
      • Building 46 Email and Slack
    • Directory
  • Faculty + Research
    • Faculty
    • Areas of Research
    • Postdoctoral Research
      • Postdoctoral Association and Committee
    • Core Facilities
    • InBrain
      • InBRAIN Collaboration Data Sharing Policy
  • Academics
    • Course 9: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    • Course 6-9: Computation and Cognition
      • Course 6-9 MEng
    • Brain and Cognitive Sciences PhD
      • How to Apply
      • Program Details
      • Classes
      • Research
      • Student Life
      • For Current Students
    • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Program
      • How to Apply to MCN
      • MCN Faculty and Research Areas
      • MCN Curriculum
      • Model Systems
      • MCN Events
      • MCN FAQ
      • MCN Contacts
    • Computationally-Enabled Integrative Neuroscience Program
  • News + Events
    • News
    • Events
    • Recordings
    • Newsletter
  • Diversity + Equity + Inclusion
    • DEIJ Mission and Vision
    • Strategic Plan
    • Community and Culture
    • Resources
      • DEIJ Readings & Workshop Materials
      • Learning
      • Resources (MIT Login Required)
    • Outreach
      • MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP)
      • Post-Baccalaureate Research Scholars
      • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Get Involved / Upcoming Events

Utility Menu

  • Directory
  • Give to BCS
  • Apply to BCS
  • Contact Us

Footer

  • Contact Us
  • Employment
  • Be a Test Subject
  • Login

Footer 2

  • McGovern
  • Picower

Utility Menu

  • Directory
  • Give to BCS
  • Apply to BCS
  • Contact Us
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Menu
MIT

Main navigation

  • About BCS
    • Mission
    • History
    • Building 46
    • Leadership
    • Employment
    • Contact
    • Directory
  • Faculty + Research
    • Faculty
    • Areas of Research
    • Postdoctoral Research
    • Core Facilities
    • InBrain
  • Academics
    • Course 9: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    • Course 6-9: Computation and Cognition
    • Brain and Cognitive Sciences PhD
    • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Program
    • Computationally-Enabled Integrative Neuroscience Program
  • News + Events
    • News
    • Events
    • Recordings
    • Newsletter
  • Diversity + Equity + Inclusion
    • DEIJ Mission and Vision
    • Strategic Plan
    • Community and Culture
    • Resources
    • Outreach
    • Get Involved / Upcoming Events

Events

News Menu

  • News
  • Events
  • Newsletters

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Events
  3. SCSB Lunch Series: Probing the cortical circuits that prevent sensory overload
SCSB Lunch Series: Probing the cortical circuits that prevent sensory overload
Simons Center for the Social Brain

SCSB Lunch Series: Probing the cortical circuits that prevent sensory overload

Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series: Probing the cortical circuits that prevent sensory overload02/11/2022 12:00 pm02/11/2022 1:00 pm,
February 11, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
,
Contact
asokhina@mit.edu
    Description

    Date: Friday, February 11, 2022
    Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
    Location: Zoom meeting – https://mit.zoom.us/j/95876605075

    Speaker: Alex Major, Ph.D.
    Affiliation: Simons Postdoctoral Fellow, Earl Miller Laboratory, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT

    Host: Dr. Earl Miller

    Talk title: Probing the cortical circuits that prevent sensory overload

    Abstract: Sensory overload in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may result from disrupted filtering of predicted sensory inputs. Our Predictive Coding model of brain function suggests sensory information is carried by gamma rhythms in the upper layers of the cortex. In contrast, alpha/beta rhythms are in deep layers and may suppress gamma rhythms of predicted sensory input. We hypothesize feedback prediction signals in ASD are deficient, manifesting as reduced alpha/beta rhythms. This causes less suppression of incoming sensory input and gamma, leading to sensory overload. We have developed a technique to simulate sensory overload in rhesus monkeys by suppressing deep layers of prefrontal cortex. This is hypothesized to decrease feedback alpha/beta activity and thus disinhibit gamma activity and sensory input. This will directly test a mechanism of sensory overload, perhaps leading research towards improved symptom management.

    Upcoming Events

    Jun
    Wed
    7
    McGovern Institute for Brain Research

    2023 Yang Dan - Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience Lecture

    4:00pm to 5:00pm
    Add to CalendarAmerica/New_York2023 Yang Dan - Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience Lecture06/07/2023 4:00 pm06/07/2023 5:00 pmBuilding 46,46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
    Sep
    Fri
    22
    Simons Center for the Social Brain

    SCSB Lunch Series: Observational learning in the macaque brain

    12:00pm to 1:00pm
    Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series: Observational learning in the macaque brain09/22/2023 12:00 pm09/22/2023 1:00 pmSimons Center Conference Room 46-6011,46-6011
    Dec
    Mon
    11
    The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

    2023 Picower Lecture with Catherine Dulac, PhD, HHMI, Harvard University

    4:00pm to 5:00pm
    Add to CalendarAmerica/New_York2023 Picower Lecture with Catherine Dulac, PhD, HHMI, Harvard University 12/11/2023 4:00 pm12/11/2023 5:00 pmBuilding 46,46-3002, Singleton Auditorium (Third Floor)
    See All Events
    Don't miss our next newsletter!
    Sign Up

    Footer menu

    • Contact Us
    • Employment
    • Be a Test Subject
    • Login

    Footer 2

    • McGovern
    • Picower
    Brain and Cognitive Sciences

    MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 46-2005

    Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 | (617) 253-5748

    For Emergencies | Accessibility | Adapting to COVID

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology