Researchers to model brain’s memory network
Washington University in St. Louis brain scholars will join teams from four other universities in a five-year, $7.5 million research project that aims to build and test the most comprehensive model yet of how people understand and remember events.
Working memory key to breakthroughs in cognitive neuroscience
Unraveling the mysteries of the human brain, and the mind it gives rise to, is within the reach of modern science, suggests a forthcoming issue of the journal Neuroscience. The special issue explores how sophisticated working memory processes — from the firing of a single neuron to the activation of multiple brain regions — help shape our understanding of the world, says issue co-editor Grega Repovs, a visiting post-doctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. More…
Working memory key to breakthroughs in cognitive neuroscience
Unraveling the mysteries of the human brain, and the mind it gives rise to, is within the reach of modern science, suggests a forthcoming issue of the journal Neuroscience. The special issue explores how sophisticated working memory processes — from the firing of a single neuron to the activation of multiple brain regions — help shape our understanding of the world, says issue co-editor Grega Repovs, a visiting post-doctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. More…
Purdue University conference honors WUSTL memory expert Roddy Roediger, March 25-27
RoedigerSome of the nation’s top memory researchers are meeting at Purdue University on March 25-27 to talk about the most important findings in the field and to honor one of their own. The conference, entitled “Roddyfest: Directions in Memory Research,” honors Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, a pioneer in memory research and former Purdue professor. Roediger is chair of the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences at WUSTL.