We can only keep in mind about 4 things at a time but seem to achieve a lot with this limited memory. I study the strategies we use to maximise our memory, and how we could help those whose memory declines (due to age, for example). I primarily use neuroimaging methods (M/EEG, intracranial EEG) and modeling of behaviour as well as electrical stimulation to improve memory and reverse memory decline.
Understanding neural mechanisms
Hajonides, J. E., van Ede, F., Stokes, M. G., Nobre, A. C., & Myers, N. E. Multiple and dissociable effects of sensory history on working-memory performance. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(15), 2730-2740. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1200-22.2023
Printzlau, F. A. B., Myers, N. E., Manohar, S. G., & Stokes, M. G. Neural reinstatement tracks spread of attention between object features in working memory. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 34(9), 1681-1701. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01879
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