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The Beauchamp Lab studies the neural mechanisms for multisensory integration and visual perception in human subjects; anatomically, the primary focus of the lab is on the superior temporal sulcus, a brain area critical for both the integration of auditory, visual, and somatosensory information and for the perception of complex visual motion, such as mouth movements. Many everyday tasks require us to integrate information from multiple modalities, such as during conversation when we make use of both the auditory information we hear in spoken speech and the visual information from the facial movements of the talker. Multisensory integration is especially important under conditions in which one modality is degraded, such as in a noisy room. To understand the neural mechanisms of multisensory integration and visual perception, we use a variety of methods, including electrocorticography (ECoG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and blood-oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD fMRI). Through these sophisticated studies, we hope to unlock one of nature's great mysteries: how the brain performs amazing computational feats, such as understanding speech, that allow us to make sense of the auditory and visual world around us. Every advance in deepening our knowledge of these processes is not only exciting for its own sake but will also help children and patients with language and perceptual difficulties. | |||
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Left: Michael Beauchamp presenting at IMRF 2014 in Amsterdam. | |||
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Dr. Beauchamp is a Professor in the [https://www.bcm.edu/departments/neurosurgery/research Department of Neurosurgery] and the [https://www.bcm.edu/departments/neuroscience Department of Neuroscience] at Baylor College of Medicine with adjunct appointments at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School and Rice University. His laboratory examines multisensory integration and visual perception using a variety of techniques, including BOLD fMRI, electrocorticography, and computational modeling. Dr. Beauchamp is the Director of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Director of [https://www.bcm.edu/research/centers/advanced-mr-imaging CAMRI, the Core for Advanced MRI]. He graduated from Harvard College in 1992, receiving his PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 1997 before pursuing postdoctoral studies in the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. | |||
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You can reach us at: BeauchampLab (at) gmail.com | |||
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The Beauchamp Lab studies the neural mechanisms for multisensory integration and visual perception in human subjects; anatomically, the primary focus of the lab is on the superior temporal sulcus, a brain area critical for both the integration of auditory, visual, and somatosensory information and for the perception of complex visual motion, such as mouth movements. Many everyday tasks require us to integrate information from multiple modalities, such as during conversation when we make use of both the auditory information we hear in spoken speech and the visual information from the facial movements of the talker. Multisensory integration is especially important under conditions in which one modality is degraded, such as in a noisy room. To understand the neural mechanisms of multisensory integration and visual perception, we use a variety of methods, including electrocorticography (ECoG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and blood-oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD fMRI). Through these sophisticated studies, we hope to unlock one of nature's great mysteries: how the brain performs amazing computational feats, such as understanding speech, that allow us to make sense of the auditory and visual world around us. Every advance in deepening our knowledge of these processes is not only exciting for its own sake but will also help children and patients with language and perceptual difficulties.
Left: Michael Beauchamp presenting at IMRF 2014 in Amsterdam. Right: The lab logo!
You can reach us at: BeauchampLab (at) gmail.com |
