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-Read a brief introduction to each of our research projects (below)
-Go to the experiment homepage using the links on the left
-Read a brief introduction to each of our research projects (below)
-Go to the experiment homepage using the links on the left
motivated encoding
Do we preferentially remember what we want to
remember? Are you more likely to remember how to get
to a concert you're excited to see, or how to get to
the DMV to renew your registration?
In the Motivated Encoding project, we offer participants rewards for learning, in order to engage neural antecedents of memory formation. In the first study, participants memorized color pictures of scenes for a test the next day. Pictures were worth different monetary amounts on the test. By forewarning participants that either a “valuable” or “cheap” picture was about to appear when they were studied, we enhanced memory for valuable pictures. We also elicited brain activations that selectively preceded those valuable pictures that were later remembered.
Please visit motivated encoding to learn more about the project.
In the Motivated Encoding project, we offer participants rewards for learning, in order to engage neural antecedents of memory formation. In the first study, participants memorized color pictures of scenes for a test the next day. Pictures were worth different monetary amounts on the test. By forewarning participants that either a “valuable” or “cheap” picture was about to appear when they were studied, we enhanced memory for valuable pictures. We also elicited brain activations that selectively preceded those valuable pictures that were later remembered.
Please visit motivated encoding to learn more about the project.
precision/prediction
coming soon
modulated memory
coming soon