Award
National Eye Institute 7K08EY035037-04
Quantitative Electrophysiology to Link Neuroplasticity, Brain State, and Behavioral Change in Human Visual Cortex
Recipient
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry
Award Amount
$276,528.00
Ceiling
$276,528.00
Awarded
January 29, 2026
Identifier
7K08EY035037-04
Research project to study how attentional state influences neuroplasticity induced by brain stimulation to improve neuromodulation therapies for visual and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Description
This research aims to measure how attention, a well-understood and disease-relevant brain state, regulates rTMS-induced neuroplasticity in the human visual cortex and frontal eye fields. The experiments will produce fundamental knowledge to improve neuromodulation therapies for visual disorders such as hemineglect, scotoma, and amblyopia, as well as other neuropsychiatric disorders.