About
The Research Group on Human Memory, created in 2006, is dedicated to developing knowledge of human memory. We are committed to understanding and exploring basic memory processes and building bridges with possible applications of results.
Our group's research activity is fulfilled throughout the implementation of four lines of research.
One of the lines relates to the general knowledge of information-processing mechanisms that favor the creation of stable and retrievable memory traces. This line is materialized through several studies on the production effect (Why do we better remember words we read aloud compared to words we read silently?) and on the impact of study strategies on retrieval (Underline/highlight what we think is important leads to better retrieval?).
The second line of research is dedicated to the impact on the behavior of our implicit theories and beliefs about the functioning of memory and metamemory. Metamemory allows us to judge how our memory works (What enables a student to know that he no longer needs to study a subject or content for an exam?).
The third line of investigation is aimed at understanding the variables that affect the destination memory, that memory that allows us to escape the embarrassment of telling the same anecdote or story to the same person (Can a distinctive face be easier to associate with a particular information?).
Finally, the fourth line is devoted to understanding the mechanisms (behavioral and neurocognitive) that activate or protect the occurrence of commission errors in prospective memory tasks. In this line, we try to understand what we can do to prevent, for example, a person taking the medication twice because he forgot the first dose.
Our research team is heavily involved in supporting students who understand the area of human memory as a topic of interest.
