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DESCRIPTION:The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the visi
 on of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014)\, Former Director of the Neuro (1972
 –1984)\, to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks 
 will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology\, co
 gnitive neuroscience\, and neuroimaging.\n\nSpeakers will include scientis
 ts from across The Neuro\, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally
  and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual fo
 rum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary ex
 changes on the mechanisms\, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive
  disorders.\n\n\nRegister for In-Person\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n
 \n\nMechanisms Underlying Perceptual and Mnemonic Interaction in the Brain
 \n\nAbstract: Adam Steel investigates how perceptual and mnemonic informat
 ion dynamically interact to support natural behaviors. For example\, durin
 g navigation\, individuals continuously exchange information between their
  current perceptions and memory of the surrounding environment. Steel's re
 search addresses the neural mechanisms enabling this interaction in the do
 main of visual scenes\, using fMRI. First\, he identifies a topographic di
 ssociation between brain areas supporting the perception and memory of sce
 nes. Specifically\, scene-memory-related brain areas are located anterior 
 and adjacent to areas involved in scene perception. These memory areas sel
 ectively co-fluctuate with the hippocampus during naturalistic scene under
 standing\, forming a bridge between perceptual and visuospatial representa
 tions. Second\, combining fMRI with immersive virtual reality\, Steel demo
 nstrates that these scene-memory areas uniquely process the extent of know
 n visuospatial context outside of the current view\, suggesting a role in 
 jointly representing perceptual and mnemonic information. Finally\, his wo
 rk shows that retinotopy—a low-level coding mechanism—scaffolds the intera
 ction between scene-perception and memory areas. Retinotopic populations i
 n these areas exhibit retinotopically-specific opponent responses during b
 ottom-up perception and top-down recall. Together\, Steel's studies provid
 e a novel framework for understanding how perceptual and mnemonic informat
 ion coexist and interact in the brain\, highlighting the role of perceptua
 lly grounded neural codes in structuring interregional interactions beyond
  the sensory cortex.\n\nAdam Steel\n\nAssistant Professor\, Department of 
 Psychology\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\n\n\n\nAdam Steel\, P
 hD\, joined the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute at the 
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as an Assistant Professor in Janua
 ry 2025. His research investigates how the human brain represents and proc
 esses visual information\, focusing on scene perception\, spatial memory\,
  and the interaction between these cognitive processes using a combination
  of behavioral studies\, neuroimaging\, and computational approaches. Stee
 l completed his postdoctoral training at Dartmouth College\, where he work
 ed with Caroline Robertson studying the neural mechanisms of scene percept
 ion and memory. His innovative research has revealed fundamental principle
 s about how the brain organizes visual information and has been published 
 in leading journals including Nature Neuroscience\, Nature Communications\
 , and Current Biology. Before his postdoctoral work\, Steel earned his D.P
 hil. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Oxford as an NIH-Oxford
 /Cambridge Scholar\, working with Dr. Chris Baker (NIH) and Professor Char
 lotte Stagg (Oxford). He received his BA with honors in Neuroscience and E
 nglish Composition from Vassar College.\n
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LOCATION:De Grandpre Communications Centre\, The Neuro
SUMMARY:Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Mechanisms Underlying Percep
 tual and Mnemonic Interaction in the Brain
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 ar-series-mechanisms-underlying-perceptual-and-mnemonic-interaction-362796
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