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SUMMARY:Prospective memory and prefrontal cortex: Evidence from neuroimagi
 ng and computational modelling - Dr Sam Gilbert\, Royal Society Research F
 ellow\, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience\, University College London
DTSTART:20121012T153000Z
DTEND:20121012T170000Z
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CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:Several lines of evidence from neuroimaging and neuropsycholog
 y implicate rostral prefrontal cortex in prospective memory (i.e. memory f
 or delayed intentions). However\, its role is poorly understood in informa
 tion processing terms. In this talk I will describe some work combining st
 andard univariate fMRI analysis with multivariate techniques to decode the
  content of delayed intentions. This allows us to distinguish brain region
 s that represent the content of delayed intentions from regions playing a 
 “content-free” role. I will also describe a computational model of a p
 rospective memory task that seeks to link these neuroimaging findings with
  patterns of behavioural data.\n\nBrief bio:\n\nI received my PhD from UCL
 ’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in 2002\, and have been there eve
 r since (apart from some brief stints at NYU). My research attempts to rel
 ate theories of cognitive control and social cognition to underlying brain
  mechanisms and information processing accounts\, using neuroimaging\, com
 putational modelling\, and behavioural approaches.\n
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology
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