Fragmented Minds: Exploring the Link Between Anxiety, Well-Being, and Memory Segmentation

Human memory is structured as different events that represent different contexts, such as a segment of memories related to having dinner with friends and another segment of going dancing afterward. Violations in the predictions humans make about ongoing events are suggested to be responsible for this segmentation. This project aims to explore the relationship between well-being and memory segmentation. Specifically, we aim to explore if high levels of anxiety are responsible for more negative predictions and, therefore more memory segmentation.

- 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