Proseminar: Human Learning and Memory

3 credits · Graduate

The goal of this proseminar is to arrive at a deeper understanding of the brain’s memory systems and how they contribute to cognition. We will discuss how the computations and representations of memory systems may be used in many cognitive domains, including perception, working memory, implicit learning, imagination, prediction, decision making, language processing, problem solving, and creativity. The readings comprise empirical papers and review papers, spanning human and non-human animal research, behavioral studies, lesion studies, functional neuroimaging, and computational models.