November 21st was day three of the annual Psychonomic Society meeting. This morning we had the privilege of hearing Dr. Westerberg present information about the current research she is conducting, looking at sleep physiology and its possible contribution to Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM). Memory consolidation is dependent on sleep, … More Dr. Westerberg presents at the Psychonomic Society 2020 Annual Meeting…
Dr. Westerberg presents at the Psychonomic Society 2020 Annual Meeting…
Welcome Cheryl!
Cheryl is joining the lab as a Master’s student this fall. She is a Texas State alumnus having graduated in the Spring of 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology. Welcome to the lab!
Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations to Anna Madden-Rusnak for successfully defending her Master’s thesis entitled “The Effects of Sleep on Repetition Priming and Antipriming”! She will be attending the University of Texas, Austin to pursue a PhD in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology.
Congratulations to Karla Reyes Fierros, Laura Gamboa, and Ciliana Ordaz for graduating this spring with their Bachelor’s degrees!
Karla will attend Texas State University as a part of their Specialist Program in School Psychology. She has received full funding for her studies through Project PAIR-IT (Partnering Assessment and Intervention Responsiveness in Interdisciplinary Teams).
Laura will attend the University of Texas, Austin to pursue her PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience.
Ciliana is volunteering with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center as she applies to medical schools.
Congratulations as well to Chloe Troupe who was accepted to Texas State University to pursue a Master’s in Biology!
Congratulations Dr. Westerberg!
Congratulations to Dr. Carmen Westerberg and Dr. Ken Paller (Northwestern University) for being one of four recipients of the Memory and Cognitive Disorders award from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience. Their project entitled Does Superior Sleep Physiology Contribute to Superior Memory Function? Implications for Counteracting Forgetting will receive $300,000 … More Congratulations Dr. Westerberg!
Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations to Kammille Harvey and Chloe Troupe for graduating in December 2019!
Congratulations Anna!
Congratulations to Anna Madden-Rusnak who won Best Poster at the ARMADILLO conference for cognition and cognitive neuroscience in San Antonio, TX.
Winners
Congratulations to Shelby Rubino and Chloe Troupe for winning best poster and runner up, respectively, in the undergraduate division at Texas State University’s Psychology Day 2019!
Graduates!
Congrats to new graduates (December 2018) from the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Anna Khayyat and Shelby Sparks.
Poster Presentation
Congratulations to Sean Fickle and Chloe Troupe, whose poster “Sleep Facilitates Analogical Transfer in Problem Solving” was successfully presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in New Orleans, LA, on November 17, 2018.
Graduate!
Congratulations to Nathan Wofford on receiving his Bachelors of Science in Psychology!