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CNN Features Deepa’s Paper
Deepa's paper on the Visual Mandela Effect was featured yet again, this time by CNN! Their article, "The ‘Mandela Effect’ describes the false memories many of us share. But why can’t scientists explain it?," discusses Deepa and Prof. Bainbridge's findings alongside...
Cosmos Magazine Features Deepa’s Paper
Cosmos Magazine recently featured Deepa's paper on the Visual Mandela Effect, published in Psychological Sciences, in an article titled: Probing false memories: what is the Mandela Effect? Check out the article to learn more!
T.I.C.S. Features Trent’s Paper
T.I.C.S. (Trends in Cognitive Sciences) featured Trent and Prof. Bainbridge's new PNAS paper in a Spotlight article titled, "Understanding memorability through artificial and artist intelligence." The article discusses the paper, the relationship between AI and art,...
WIRED Magazine Features Trent’s New PNAS Paper
Trent and Dr. Bainbridge were interviewed and had their new PNAS paper, titled “Memory for artwork is predictable,” featured in WIRED Magazine’s Science section. The article, “Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal,” discusses the...
Trent’s New Paper in PNAS
Trent Davis, a recent UChicago graduate and our new lab manager, recently published a paper along with Dr. Bainbridge titled "Memory for artwork is predictable." Using over 4000 paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, their study finds that viewers are consistent...
Our lab wins an NSF EAGER award
Our lab won an NSF EAGER award with the Program on Perception, Action, and Cognition on characterizing the intrinsic memorability of voices. Stay tuned for our upcoming research done with this award!
Congrats to Sam Who Received an Undergraduate Research Grant
Congratulations to Sam Rosenthal, a rising 3rd-year Brain Bridge Lab undergraduate who recently received the Quad Summer Undergraduate Research Grant from UChicago! He will soon use the grant to work on his independent research project.
New Lab Manager
Trent Davis, a current senior undergraduate student from our lab, will become our new lab manager! He has won tons of awards during his undergrad here at UChicago. Here are some highlights of his achievements: President of Neuro Club Louis Sudler Prize in the...
Congrats to NSF Awardees
Congratulations to Cambria Revsine, who has been awarded the NSF GRFP in Cognitive Neuroscience, and Emma Megla, who has been awarded Honorable Mention for NSF in Cognitive Neuroscience!!!
Max Kramer’s New Paper in Science Advances
A recent paper authored by Max Kramer, Dr. Martin Hebart, Dr. Chris Baker, and Dr. Wilma A. Bainbridge, titled “The features underlying the memorability of objects,” investigates higher- and lower-level features that drive image memorability and suggests that...