Dear all,
We are happy to announce the next CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session of this term on Friday, November 1st. Dr. Vishnu Murty will be speaking to us about how decision- making engages mesolimbic-hippocampal circuits to stabilize experiences into long-term memory.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 1552 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
---- Title: Decision-making engages mesolimbic-hippocampal circuits to stabilize experiences into long-term memory Dr. Vishnu Murty, Temple University ---- Abstract: While a growing body of literature has characterized how individuals use episodic memory to guide decision-making, relatively little is known as to how decision-making influences downstream memory. The ability for individuals to actively make decisions engages regions with the mesolimbic system, which are known to facilitate episodic- memory. In this talk, I will present a series of studies characterizing how decision-making enhances episodic memory for chosen items. Using behavioral and neuroimaging markers, I will provide evidence that engagement of mesolimbic systems during encoding results in the stabilization of memory for decision outcomes over time, consistent with models of systems-level consolidation. Together, these findings support a model by which actively deciding to encode information enhances memory consolidation to preserve episodic memory for outcomes, a process that may be facilitated by re-exposure to the original decision-making context.
Warm regards, The CRAM Team (Kevin da Silva Castanheira, Anna Mini Jos, & Azara Lalla)
HI All,
Friendly reminder of CRAM today in room 1552, 2001 McGill College at 12PM. See below for Title and Abstract. Coffee and light snacks will be served, BYOM (Bring your own mug).
Best, CRAM
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Dear all,
We are happy to announce the next CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session of this term on Friday, November 1st. Dr. Vishnu Murty will be speaking to us about how decision- making engages mesolimbic-hippocampal circuits to stabilize experiences into long-term memory.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 1552 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
---- Title: Decision-making engages mesolimbic-hippocampal circuits to stabilize experiences into long-term memory Dr. Vishnu Murty, Temple University ---- Abstract: While a growing body of literature has characterized how individuals use episodic memory to guide decision-making, relatively little is known as to how decision-making influences downstream memory. The ability for individuals to actively make decisions engages regions with the mesolimbic system, which are known to facilitate episodic- memory. In this talk, I will present a series of studies characterizing how decision-making enhances episodic memory for chosen items. Using behavioral and neuroimaging markers, I will provide evidence that engagement of mesolimbic systems during encoding results in the stabilization of memory for decision outcomes over time, consistent with models of systems-level consolidation. Together, these findings support a model by which actively deciding to encode information enhances memory consolidation to preserve episodic memory for outcomes, a process that may be facilitated by re-exposure to the original decision-making context.
Warm regards, The CRAM Team (Kevin da Silva Castanheira, Anna Mini Jos, & Azara Lalla) ------- End of Forwarded Message -------