Mind Compression: Exploring How Semantic Similarity Reduces Cognitive Load

Is it possible to compress the information that we store in mind? This study investigates the effect of storing semantically similar information in compression in a series of bejhavioral experiments.
- Students are expected to spend at least 6 hours/week. Approximately 4 hours will be spent on data collection, 30 minutes on the weekly project meeting, and 1.5 hours on reading and data analysis.
- Interested students are encouraged to reach out to Eren Günseli to describe what motivates them to participate in this project and their current level of research experience.
- For more information on our research, check out our website at gunselilab.com