Our next Cognition Workshop of winter quarter will take place on Thursday (2/22/2018), from 3:30 – 5:00 pm in Harper 140. Refreshments and snacks will be served.
Our speaker will be Jessica Creery, a graduate student in Psychology at Northwestern University, presenting:
Investigating Sleep’s Role in Memory Stabilization
Abstract:
Consolidation is the process thought to produce long-lasting declarative memories by stabilizing new information and integrating it with existing information in the neocortex. We have investigated human sleep to look for relevant neurophysiological evidence. Using an experimental approach combining behavior and electrophysiology, we have observed signals of the memory replay that may underlie consolidation during sleep.
You can read more about Jessica’s research on her google scholar page.