29 Octobre 2021 – Daniel Schulz (Neuro-PSI, Université Paris-Saclay) – Studying tactile feature encoding in the somatosensory cortex for optimizing a closed-loop brain-machine interface in mice

Tactile information is acquired and processed in the brain through concerted interactions between movement and sensation. We study neuronal processes responsible for the coding of sensorimotor information in the barrel cortex of rodents by using a comprehensive approach including electrophysiological, imaging, optogenetic and behavioral strategies. We use this knowledge to optimize the sensory feedback injected to the brain for improving the motor control of a brain machine interface.