Annual Anne Treisman lecture: tracking memory traces in the human brain
The human brain is capable of recalling rich and multi-dimensional autobiographical memories over timescales that can stretch back years, decades and even a lifetime.  In this talk I will ask the following questions:   How long does systems level consolidation of autobiographical memories take? What brain areas are involved? What does this tell us about the process of systems level consolidation and the functions of relevant brain regions? Using neuropsychology, high resolution fMRI, multivariate methods and longitudinal studies, I will attempt to provide answers, with some surprising results, particularly regarding the hippocampus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex.
Date: 15 June 2017, 12:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2017)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre
Speaker: Professor Eleanor Maguire
Organising department: Department of Experimental Psychology
Organiser: Professor Kia Nobre (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: hod.secretary@psy.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor Kia Nobre (University of Oxford)
Part of: Departmental Seminar Series (Experimental Psychology)
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Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Anne Bowtell, Stephanie Mcclain, Charlotte Thompson-Grant, Alison Brindle, Janice Young