{"id":556,"date":"2020-09-11T02:21:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T23:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elsc.huji.ac.il\/?post_type=faculty-members&#038;p=556"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:20:43","slug":"israel-nelken","status":"publish","type":"faculty-members","link":"https:\/\/elsc.huji.ac.il\/he\/people-directory\/faculty-members\/israel-nelken\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Nelken"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"556\" class=\"elementor elementor-556\" data-elementor-post-type=\"faculty-members\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c210f4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c210f4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dd68beb\" data-id=\"2dd68beb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4d72a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4d72a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We study the auditory system using a combination of behavioral, electrophysiological and imaging techniques, mostly in animal models but also in humans.<\/p><p><b>Sounds and the Brain<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We investigate the transformation of sound from a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">physical<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> phenomenon to a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perceptual<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experience. Initial neural representations in the ascending auditory system closely correlate with the momentary physical characteristics of sounds. However, by the time signals reach the midbrain, they begin to integrate increasingly rich contextual information. In the primary auditory cortex, sound responses are profoundly influenced not only by spectro-temporal context but also by the animal's actions, the specific task at hand, and the level of attention and engagement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We propose that these representations form part of an inner model of the world, which is essential for decision-making in sound-guided behaviors and serves as the foundation for the perception of sounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a sample of our recent and ongoing projects:<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.huji.ac.il\/research-nelken\/\"><b>Context-dependent sound representations in auditory cortex <\/b><strong>&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.huji.ac.il\/research-nelken-3\/\"><b>Early sound exposure and sound preferences in mice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.huji.ac.il\/research-nelken-2\/\"><b>Sound-guided behavior and neural dynamics in auditory cortex of freely-moving rats <\/b>&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.huji.ac.il\/research-nelken-1\/\"><b>Representation of actions in auditory cortex: insights from reinforcement learning and deep neural networks<\/b> &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We study the auditory system using a combination of behavioral, electrophysiological and imaging techniques, mostly in animal models but also in humans. 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