People
Principal Investigator
Dr. Nathaniel R. Greene
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Villanova University
My research focuses on how people remember past experience, with a particular emphasis on the precision or quality of what people remember or, conversely, what they forget. This research seeks to identify mechanisms underlying why our episodic memories are often fuzzy, especially as we age into older adulthood. To address these questions, I combine behavioral experimentation with computational modeling to study memory across different timescales and levels of representation.
Graduate Students
Olivia Bereza
M.S. Student
My research interests and pursuits within the lab center on face perception and memory. I am particularly interested in investigating the nuances that underlie our tendency to perceive faces where none exist (face-pareidolia), and what this phenomenon reveals about the mechanisms of face processing and memory. Of special interest would be to extend such research to clinical populations, such as individuals with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize faces. More broadly, I am interested in the neural and biological underpinnings of cognition, perception, and behavior.
M.S. Student
My research interests and pursuits within the lab center on face perception and memory. I am particularly interested in investigating the nuances that underlie our tendency to perceive faces where none exist (face-pareidolia), and what this phenomenon reveals about the mechanisms of face processing and memory. Of special interest would be to extend such research to clinical populations, such as individuals with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize faces. More broadly, I am interested in the neural and biological underpinnings of cognition, perception, and behavior.
Undergraduate Researchers
Elin Moore
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I want to become a sport psychologist because I grew up as a competitive gymnast. During my training, I once held a handstand for 10 minutes!
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I want to become a sport psychologist because I grew up as a competitive gymnast. During my training, I once held a handstand for 10 minutes!
Mia Wolos
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am interested in studying memory as it pertains to the healthcare system, such as Dementia and Alzheimer's, since I am a pre-medical student.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am interested in studying memory as it pertains to the healthcare system, such as Dementia and Alzheimer's, since I am a pre-medical student.
Colleen Ganley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a pre-med biology major minoring in psychology. I am interested in studying neurodegenerative disorders that specifically impact memory.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a pre-med biology major minoring in psychology. I am interested in studying neurodegenerative disorders that specifically impact memory.
Alex Stanley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a Psychology major with a minor in Spanish Studies, and I plan on attending medical school in the future. I am interested in memory because it is central to understanding mental health disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a Psychology major with a minor in Spanish Studies, and I plan on attending medical school in the future. I am interested in memory because it is central to understanding mental health disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.