The role of mental operations in LTM reactivation: An EEG Study

Mental operations, such as solving problems or making decisions, often require accessing and manipulating information. Prior research has shown enhanced activity in working memory (WM) regions during mental operations, yet long-term memory (LTM) also plays a critical role in executing such cognitive tasks. For example, when deciding on a common meeting point with a friend, you must retrieve LTM information about your friend’s address while simultaneously holding your current location in WM. However, it is still unclear whether WM dynamically adjusts the fidelity of retrieved information for complex operations or simply serves as a general-purpose buffer for LTM retrieval. This study seeks to address this question by analyzing memory reactivation using EEG recordings in combination with behavioral data, providing new insights into the interplay between WM and LTM in mental operations.
 

• Students are expected to commit at least 6 hours/week, including ~4.5 hours for data collection, 30 minutes for a weekly project meeting, and 1 hours for reading and data analysis. 
• We will make sure the readings are both cornerstone works in the literature and genuinely interesting. 
• Interested students should contact Eren Günseli, describing their motivation for joining and their research experience. 

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