FOR 2812-Kolloquium: Naturalistic paradigms to model emotional memory modification

08.11.2024

The last two decades of neuroscientific research have produced many new insights on the dynamic nature of memory. This research is highly relevant for clinical science as it helps us understand how aversive experiences transform to memories, how these memories give rise to symptoms such as intrusive reliving and heightened arousal, and how these memories may be modified during retrieval. However, most of this research has focused on modelling simple associative fears or appetitive memories in animals or healthy individuals; a direct translation of this research to rich autobiographical memories is not straightforward.

In this talk, I will present recent work from our lab that employs novel experimental paradigms to model and modify various aspects of emotional episodic memory. I will discuss the challenges of balancing experimental control with ecological validity yet argue that such paradigms are crucial - not only for bridging the gap between basic memory science and clinical research, but also for providing insight into a core consequence of autobiographical memory: how it shapes our sense of self.

Speaker:

• Renée Visser (University of Amsterdam)

Venue:
NB 3/57, Ruhr University Bochum

Starting time:
2:00 PM