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SUMMARY:Visual Perspective Biases Autobiographical Remembering - Dr Peggy 
 L. St. Jacques\, University of Alberta\, Canada
DTSTART:20241011T153000Z
DTEND:20241011T170000Z
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CONTACT:John Mollon
DESCRIPTION:Autobiographical memories are not veridical records of the per
 sonal past but instead can be retrieved in novel ways from how the past oc
 curred\, such as when people adopt alternative visual perspectives. People
  report that they can retrieve events from one of two perspectives: 1) an 
 own eyes perspective\, from the same viewpoint where the event was initial
 ly experienced\, and 2) an observer-like perspective\, where one might “
 see” themselves in the remembered event. In this talk\, I will discuss h
 ow the flexible ability to shift perspective in autobiographical memories 
 biases how people remember. First\, I will describe evidence about how tha
 t visual perspective alters subjective and objective characteristics of au
 tobiographical memories and contributes to inconsistencies in narratives o
 f the personal past. Then\, I will present fMRI evidence demonstrating the
  contribution of posterior parietal cortices in remembering autobiographic
 al memories from alternative perspectives. Finally\, I will end with a dis
 cussion of whether all individuals are able to adopt multiple viewpoints\,
  and the potential implications on how shifts in visual perspective influe
 nce memory. Together these findings reveal how our subjective point-of-vie
 w biases the way that we remember the personal past. 
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of  Psychology
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