Neuroscience Seminar Series :
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 11:30 am,
Salle des Conférences (R229), Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris
Jocelyne Ventre-Dominey, Stem-cell and Brain Research Institute, Lyon, France
There is a free lunch for students and postdocs following the seminar. All are welcome and strongly encouraged to take advantage of this great opportunity. Please sign up here. If you have questions please contact Cécile Issard (cecile.issard [at] etu.parisdescartes.fr).
Evidence for dual cortical processes in vestibular integration
A number of behavioural and neuroimaging studies have reported converging data in favour of a cortical network for vestibular function, distributed between the temporo-parietal cortex and the prefrontal cortex in the primate. In this talk we will review the role of the cerebral cortex in visuo-vestibular integration with particular interest on the temporo-occipital and parietal regions. I will present results supporting the idea of two separate cortical vestibular sub-systems involved in distinct aspects of vestibular functions.