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Dr. Bainbridge Interviewed by Chicago Magazine on Memorable Art
Check out this article interviewing Dr. Wilma Bainbridge on what makes certain artworks memorable. Dr. Bainbridge shares findings on why some art sticks in our minds while others fade—focusing on factors like clarity, interestingness, and even image simplicity.
Dr. Bainbridge Interviewed for “The Course” Podcast
Dr. Bainbridge was recently interviewed by "The Course" podcast! Listen to the episode to learn more about Professor Bainbridge's career path to becoming a University of Chicago professor, starting from her undergraduate experience as a professional guinea pig,...
Dr. Bainbridge named 2024 Sloan Research Fellow
Dr. Bainbridge has been awarded the Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience for 2024 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation! The Sloan Foundation is a not-for-profit grantmaking institution that supports high quality, impartial scientific research; fosters a robust,...
Madeline’s New Paper in Visual Cognition
Madeline Gedvila, a recent UChicago graduate and former Brain Bridge Lab undergraduate researcher, recently published a paper along with Joan Ochongo and Dr. Bainbridge titled “Memorable beginnings, but forgettable endings: Intrinsic memorability alters our subjective...
Our Lab Receives 2023 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award
Dr. Bainbridge and her teammates Daniel Burnston (Philosophy / Brain Institute, Tulane University) and Bob Wilson (Psychology, University of Arizona) received 2023 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Awards for their project: Mapping Inner Worlds: Representational...
Hannah’s New Paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Congratulations Hannah, a 3rd year PhD student, for her publication in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General: "Children develop adult-like visual sensitivity to image memorability by the age of 4". In her paper, she utilized data from Saragosa-Harris et al....
Congrats to Esther for Winning Quad Scholars Grant
Congratulations to Esther, a 3rd year undergraduate for winning the Quad Undergraduate Research Grant! Quad Grants are competitive, open-discipline awards intended to enhance the educational experience of University of Chicago College students by supporting scholarly...
Emma’s Article Published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia
Emma's article, “The Interaction of Perception and Memory” was published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Neuroscience! In the article, she discusses perceptual influences on memory, mnemonic influences on perception, and neural interactions of perception and...
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!