Schacter Memory Lab

Our research explores human memory - impacts of aging, the nature of memory distortions & how individuals use memory to imagine possible future events

[Will Orwig @will_orwig]

Excited to see our work highlighted in today's New York Times article exploring the potential benefits of intentional mind wandering in creative thinking!

https://t.co/4KqezyLBDe

[Will Orwig @will_orwig]

New research in collaboration with @LucasBellaiche now published in the Creativity Research Journal -- Do Individual Differences in Creativity Predict AI-Assisted Art Quality?

https://t.co/cOLrq7r7Pd

[Jordana Wynn @jordwynn]

@TarekAmerPhD and I are recruiting a fully funded postdoc to work on studies of memory, visual attention, and aging @uvic. Please share and get in touch!

[Jordana Wynn @jordwynn]

Excited to see this one out! Eye movements reinstate remembered locations during episodic simulation. @SchacterLab

https://t.co/laTPJ64tAq

[Sheena Josselyn @sjo09]

Fantastic and touching symposium remembering Endel Tulving. Great history of his childhood to his many many many contributions to memory! Lots of Endelisms! ⁦@SchacterLab⁩ @CNSmtg⁩ #cns2024

[Michael Anderson @Memory_Control]

An incredible line-up for the @CNSmtg session in honour of Endel Tulving today. The room was packed with people, ideas, and incredible affection for a titan of memory. Organised by @SchacterLab. With Gus Craik, @RobertoECabeza @AddisLab Shayna Rosenbaum, Karl Szpunar #Memory

[Schacter Memory Lab @SchacterLab]

A recent @NPR story on the constructive nature of memory -- Two sisters struggled to remember troubling childhood events until adulthood. A psychologist gave them the language to turn their work into a dance performance. Listen to the full story here:

https://t.co/sA37WWSLDx

[Anjan Chatterjee @Anjan435]

I will be recruiting a post-doc at the @PCfN__ to work in neuroaesthetics/creativity. Domain knowledge, quantitative, coding skills, and experience w neuroscience methods (esp fMRI) desirable. Please RT (or RX?).

[Will Orwig @will_orwig]

Check out our latest work "Creative Evaluation: The Role of Memory in Novelty & Effectiveness Judgements" out now in Creativity Research Journal! Many thanks to my collaborators @Roger_Beaty @BenedekMathias @SchacterLab

https://t.co/oxlYOwfIrl

[Schacter Memory Lab @SchacterLab]

A recent highlight of our research, finding that creative writing involves the integration of semantically distant ideas with perceptually descriptive information in stories from humans and Large Language Models @harvardbrainsci @_CreativeEd

https://t.co/eZMHQJgYbA

[Nature Reviews Psychology @NatRevPsych]

April: 'The role of memory in creative ideation' by Mathias Benedek (@BenedekMathias), Roger E. Beaty (@Roger_Beaty), Daniel L. Schacter (@SchacterLab) & Yoed N. Kenett (@yoed_kenett)

Web: https://t.co/gvJJOsh0t7
PDF: https://t.co/S5c7nRCGdx

[Schacter Memory Lab @SchacterLab]

The Articulate Hour from #PBS concerning memory will be airing on Friday May 5. Tune in to hear artists and scholars discuss the reliability of our recall and the surprising ways our memories fuel creativity.

https://t.co/EJFH5GxnFz

[Adam Bulley @Adamdbulley]

Just arrived!! A new book 'Memory in Science for Society' - I wrote a chapter w/ Dan Schacter reviewing how people make decisions about the future.

We cover intertemporal choice, focusing on applied attempts to reduce delay discounting and increase patience.

[Tarek Amer @TarekAmerPhD]

I'm recruiting a grad student for Sept 2023 @uvic! If you're interested in memory, aging, and cognitive control (and want to live in a beautiful city), please get in touch and consider applying! Deadline Dec 1st.

[Adam Bulley @Adamdbulley]

“The Invention of Tomorrow” is out tomorrow!

I would absolutely love to see pics of the book out in the wild as it starts hitting shelves this week - if you see it or get a copy please post / send a photo! #InventionOfTomorrow 🌅

@BasicBooks @sciencefactory

[Schacter Memory Lab @SchacterLab]

Intentionality of Self-Generated Thought: Contributions of Mind Wandering to Creativity

[Will Orwig @will_orwig]

New paper out in the Creativity Research Journal, exploring contributions of mind wandering to creative thinking. Thanks to my collaborators @SchacterLab @SepulcreLab @neuroeli @IbaiDiezPalacio @chris_a_kelly

https://t.co/4JntiHMryO

[Jordana Wynn @jordwynn]

Come join me in beautiful Victoria, BC! I will be recruiting a graduate student for Sep 2023 to work on eyetracking studies of memory and aging @uvic. Contact me if you're interested in applying!

[Mina Cikara @profcikara]

I'm thrilled to announce Harvard's *third* annual Prospective PhD and RA Event in Psychology (PPREP)! A two-day informational and mentoring event. See details:
https://t.co/JPDr4BeDfo

application: https://t.co/szuLMtVtgh

Please share!!

[Schacter Memory Lab @SchacterLab]

Dr. Eva Higginbotham interviews Dan Schacter about his recently updated edition of his book, The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers.

https://t.co/QTPqmyXpqk

[Roger Beaty @Roger_Beaty]

New work from @will_orwig, Dan Schacter et al.: "Individuals with highly superior autobiographical memory do not show enhanced creative thinking" https://t.co/dx8fiKYmKv