Neural mechanisms for visual perception of speed during selfmotion

Understanding how the brain processes visual images is a fundamental question in
neuroscience. As we constantly move around in the world, changes in the visual scene
are largely generated by our own movements. This is particularly true for visual
features related to motion and flow, and our perception of speed is known to be
altered by movement. However, visual perception has traditionally been studied in
stationary subjects, where visual scenes are manipulated by the experimenter. In this
project, we will investigate the neural mechanisms for movement-dependent changes
in speed perception, using a combination of high-density electrophysiological,
optogenetics, and visual psychophysics.