Memory Lab | Toronto Metropolitan University
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OUR RESEARCH
​The Memory Lab uses behavioral and neuroimaging methods, in conjunction with studies of special populations, to develop a deeper understanding of the manner in which memory supports everyday cognitions, such as future thinking and learning in the classroom... [Read more]
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Recent news/updates:
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July 2025: Samantha Gauvreau receives Vanier (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarship. Congratulations, Sam!
July 2025: Katriel Read receives Queen Elizabeth Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology. Congratulations, Katriel!
June 2025: The Memory Lab present posters and talks at 15th meeting of Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.
June 2025: New paper with Sezin Öner, Lynn Ann Watson, and Scott Cole on spatial optimism bias.
June 2025: Katriel Read successfully defends their MA thesis. Congratulations, Katriel!
April 2025: New paper with Jason Chan, Dahwi Ahn, Zohara Assidipour, and Hymnjyot Gill on improving online learning.
April 2025: Nilay Özdemir Haksever accepted to graduate program at the University of Alberta. Contratulations, Nilay!
April 2025: Sarah Shahrour accepted to graduate program at York University. Congratulations, Sarah!
April 2025: Mila Mac Neil accepted to graduate program at the University of Toronto. Congratulations, Mila!
April 2025: Sarah Shahrour successfully completes their undergraduate thesis! Congratulations, Sarah!
April 2025: Mila Mac Neil successfully completes their undergraduate thesis! Congratulations, Mila!
March 2025: New SSHRC Insight Grant with Dr. Addis (PI) to examine the role of collective cognition in life transitions.
February 2025: New paper with Vannia Puig, Katriel Read, and UG thesis student Ruthie Poizner on approximal simulations of the future
January 2025: Toronto Public Library agrees to post our study strategy infographic created by Alec Benavides in 100 libraries across the GTA!
December 2024: New article with Samantha Gauvreau on bringing the science of learning into the classroom
November 2024: Dr. Szpunar and Dr. Addis host Leading Edge Workshop on future-oriented cognition in New York City.
November 2024: Samantha Gauvreau and Katriel Read present posters at the 65th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
September 2024: New paper with Dr. Addis introducing a multidimensional model of mental representations.
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