Ignacio Polti

Ignacio Polti is a postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) affiliated with the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. His work focuses on understanding the cognitive and neural mechanisms of time perception using cross-species approaches in humans and rodents.

Education:

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (NTNU)
• MSc in Cognitive Science (École Normale Supérieure, Paris)
• MSc in Psychology (Universidad de Buenos Aires)

Research Interests center on predictive processing frameworks, examining how the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex contribute to temporal cognition. In humans, he investigates sensorimotor timing (e.g., intercepting moving targets, musical timing), while in rodents, he explores episodic timing through memory-based duration estimation. His work integrates fMRI, M/EEG, and computational models to uncover how event segmentation and statistical context adaptation shape time perception.

Notable Scientific Recognition:

• 2023 Journal of Neuroscience Spotlight: Highlighted for methodological and scientific significance.

Key Collaborations include the Moser group (Nobel laureates May-Britt and Edvard Moser) and the Doeller group at the Max Planck Institute. His outreach activities include a Neuro Current podcast interview and press coverage in Norwegian and international media.