# NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRAINING IN VISUAL COGNITIVE TASKS

> **NIH NIH R01** · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $468,392

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The study will investigate how visual information is represented in the prefrontal cortex, the brain area involved
with higher cognitive functions, before and after training to perform a working memory tasks. Monkeys will be
trained in cognitive tasks that require them to observe and remember displays with multiple visual stimuli.
Neurophysiological recordings with an array of microelectrodes as training progresses will allow us to
determine the patterns of neuronal activation that determine the expected improvement in behavioral
performance and working memory capacity. The experiments will uncover the nature of changes that take
place in the prefrontal cortex during training to perform a working memory task.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9934199
- **Project number:** 5R01EY017077-10
- **Recipient organization:** WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTOS CONSTANTINIDIS
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $468,392
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-01-01 → 2020-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9934199

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9934199, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRAINING IN VISUAL COGNITIVE TASKS (5R01EY017077-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9934199. Licensed CC0.

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