Julio Martinez-Trujillo

Research

Cognition Electrophysiology Eye Movements Microelectrode Arrays Monkeys Neuronal Networks Single Cell Recordings Visual

Latest papers

Distracter suppression dominates attentional modulation of responses to multiple stimuli inside the receptive fields of middle temporal neurons.
The European journal of neuroscience · 2017 · senior author
Single-Trial Decoding of Visual Attention from Local Field Potentials in the Primate Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Is Frequency-Dependent.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2015 · senior author
Attentional filtering of visual information by neuronal ensembles in the primate lateral prefrontal cortex.
Neuron · 2015 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Neural mechanisms underlying working memory in the primate visual dorsal pathway
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$609,756
Mechanisms of visuomotor transformations in the primate frontal cortex
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$225,000
Mapping the microcircuits of attention in the primate brain
CIHR · 2010 · Nominated PI
$516,533

All 7 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Distracter suppression dominates attentional modulation of responses to multiple stimuli inside the receptive fields of middle temporal neurons.

Malek N, Treue S, Khayat P, Martinez-Trujillo J

The European journal of neuroscience2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13764 PMID: 29094412

02

Single-Trial Decoding of Visual Attention from Local Field Potentials in the Primate Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Is Frequency-Dependent.

Tremblay S, Doucet G, Pieper F, Sachs A, Martinez-Trujillo J

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1041-15.2015 PMID: 26085629

03

Attentional filtering of visual information by neuronal ensembles in the primate lateral prefrontal cortex.

Tremblay S, Pieper F, Sachs A, Martinez-Trujillo J

Neuron2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.11.021 PMID: 25500502

04

Binocular rivalry of spiral and linear moving random dot patterns in human observers.

Malek N, Mendoza-Halliday D, Martinez-Trujillo J

Journal of vision2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1167/12.10.16 PMID: 23019121

05

Searching for the neural mechanisms of feature-based attention in the primate brain.

Martinez-Trujillo J

Neuron2011First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.06.001 PMID: 21689591

06

Strength of response suppression to distracter stimuli determines attentional-filtering performance in primate prefrontal neurons.

Lennert T, Martinez-Trujillo J

Neuron2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.02.041 PMID: 21482363

07

Combined effects of feature-based working memory and feature-based attention on the perception of visual motion direction.

Mendoza D, Schneiderman M, Kaul C, Martinez-Trujillo J

Journal of vision2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1167/11.1.11 PMID: 21220539

Neural mechanisms underlying working memory in the primate visual dorsal pathway

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Martinez-Trujillo, Julio C

Keywords: Cognition; Electrophysiology; Eye Movements; Microelectrode Arrays; Monkeys; Neuronal Networks; Single Cell Recordings; Visual; Visual Cortex; Working Memory

$609,756

Mechanisms of visuomotor transformations in the primate frontal cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MartinezTrujillo, JulioCesar

$225,000

Mapping the microcircuits of attention in the primate brain

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Martinez-Trujillo, Julio C

Keywords: Area Middle Temporal; Attention; Biased Competition; Correlations; Feature Similarity; Macaque Monkeys; Microelectrode Arrays; Prefrontal Cortex; Single Cell Recordings; Single Neurons

$516,533

Intracortical multiunit implant to create vision for blinds : Integration and validation

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Sawan, Mohamad

$576,000

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER / TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA

Nominated PICIHR2009Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Martinez-Trujillo, Julio C

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Mechanisms of target selection and attentional control in the frontal lobes of primates

SupervisorCIHR2008Doctoral: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Lennert, Therese

Keywords: Attention; Attentional Deficit Disorder; Cognition; Electrophysiology; Frontal Lobe; Magnetoencephalography (Meg); Neuroscience; Non-Human Primates; Schizophrenia; Visual Perception

$150,000

Reference frame coding in primate frontal cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MartinezTrujillo, JulioCesar

$118,875

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Julio Martinez-Trujillo

Physiology and Pharmacology

3 shared papers, latest 2017

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