(CIT): NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series My research aims to understand the neural basis of human cognition, in particular vision and attention. Areas of the human brain involved in these processes are visualized in vivo in normal volunteers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). These methods allow us to record hemodynamic changes in the brain, that are indirectly related to neuronal activity, during normal behavior. We are studying what areas of the brain are involved in selecting relevant visual information, and how visual processing is modulated by knowledge, expectations, and goals. The organization of areas in the human visual system is studied in detail by overlaying functional maps on computerized reconstructions of the surface of the brain. For more information, visit Maurizo Corbetta.