Nikos K. Logothetis, Ph.D.

Neuroscience

The neural mechanisms of visual perception

Dr. Logothetis was recognized for his work on the neural basis of visual perception, especially binary rivalry. His laboratory demonstrated that the perceptual alternations during binocular rivalry (BR) are likely to have the same neural origin as those experienced when viewing ambiguous figures, such as depth or figure-ground reversals. By studying the neural events underlying the periods of awareness and phenomenal suppression of a visual pattern during BR, it is possible to understand the neural basis of perceptual multistability that, in turn, is known to reflect the neural processes involved in grouping and image segmentation. Insights from these experiments promise to improve our understanding of visual awareness.

Dr. Logothetis’ nomination was based on the following publications:

Logothetis NK, Pauls J, Poggio T." Shape representation in the inferior temporal cortex of monkeys. ".Curr Biol. 1995 May 1;5(5):552-63.

Leopold DA, Logothetis NK. " Activity changes in early visual cortex reflect monkeys' percepts during binocular rivalry. ". Nature. 1996 Feb 8;379(6565):549-53.

Logothetis NK, Leopold DA, Sheinberg DL. " What is rivalling during binocular rivalry?". PLoS Genetics, 4(8): e1000139.Nature. 1996 Apr 18;380(6575):621-4.