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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...
Brain Bridge Lab @ VSS 2023
This year, the Brain Bridge Lab will be presenting 6 posters and 2 talks at the Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society! We’re really excited to present our research as a lab. Below are the details for all the presentations: See you on the sunny beaches of St....
Congratulations to Yuetong and Fiona on Accepting PhD Positions!
Congratulations to two of our current Master's students (in the Masters of Computational Social Sciences Program) on accepting offers to join PhD programs in the fall! Fiona Lee will be starting her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania with Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill...
Dr. Bainbridge Interviewed by Science’s Podcast
Science’s podcast interviewed Dr. Bainbridge about her recent paper in Science Advances also authored by Max Kramer, Dr. Martin Hebart, and Dr. Chris Baker, titled “The features underlying the memorability of objects.” Have a listen to the podcast episode, “The value...
Our Lab wins an NIH & National Eye Institute Grant
Our lab received a 5-year NIH R01 grant with the National Eye Institute to study the neural and behavioral causes underlying differences between visual perception and memory. Keep an eye out for our research done using this grant!
Dr. Bainbridge named an APS Rising Star!
Every year, the Association for Psychological Sciences (APS) selects the most outstanding young APS investigators and names them as 'Rising Stars'. This year, Dr. Bainbridge was awarded...
Dr. Bainbridge Interviewed on Colin McEnroe Radio Show
Dr. Bainbridge was recently interviewed on Colin McEnroe Radio Show's segment about how episode recaps have become part of our TV experience. In this segment, Dr. Bainbridge discusses why episode recaps and rewatching TV episodes are so helpful for our memory, and how...
UChicago News Featured Dr. Bainbridge’s Nature Communications Paper
A recent paper co-authored by Dr. Wilma A. Bainbridge and Dr. Chris I. Baker, titled “Multidimensional memory topography in the medial parietal cortex identified from neuroimaging of thousands of daily memory videos,” has been featured in Uchicago News. The paper...
Deepa’s Mandela Effect Paper was Turned into a Game by Good Mythical Morning
The “Good Mythical Morning” show on Youtube turned Deepa & Dr. Bainbridge’s Mandela Effect paper into a game and played into memory traps. Learn more by checking out the video here. The show recently posted a second Mandela Effect episode. Check it out,...
New Paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
A recent paper authored by Joan Danielle K. Ongchoco, Marvin M. Chun, and Dr. Wilma A. Bainbridge, titled “What moves us?: The intrinsic memorability of dance,” provides evidence that memorability exists in dynamic dance movements, such that dance movements that...