Soutenance de thèse de Charly Lamothe, BaNCo team

Friday December 8, 2023, at 14:00, INT Salle Laurent Vinay

Charly Lamothe (Equipe BaNCo & LIS, ILCB)

From vocal signal to neural response: computational modeling and evolutionary perspective on voice processing in the auditory cortex

Jury:
Prof Pascal BELIN, INT – Directeur de thèse
Prof Thierry ARTIÈRES, LIS – Co-directeur de thèse
Prof Kate WATKINS, University of Oxford – Rapporteure
Dr Jean-Julien AUCOUTURIER, Institut FEMTO-ST – Rapporteur
Dr Ian CHAREST, Université de Montréal – Examinateur
Prof Ricard MARXER, Université de Toulon – Examinateur
Dr Timothée PROIX, Université de Genève – Examinateur
Dr Etienne THORET, INT, LIS, PRISM – Membre invité
Dr Brice BATHELLIER, Insitut de l’Audition – Membre invité

Abstract: This thesis is dedicated to explore vocal perception and the underlying cognitive mechanisms. Voices, omnipresent in our daily lives, are essential for communication, carrying non-verbal information such as identity, gender, and emotion of our peers. The study of human and non-human primates reveals common
traits in vocal processing. By combining neuroimaging, computational modeling, and a vocalization database, this thesis enhances our understanding of vocal processing, shedding light on the origins of human language and offering new perspectives in auditory neuroscience.