Memory Lab | Toronto Metropolitan University
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OUR RESEARCH
​The Memory Lab uses behavioral and neuroimaging methods, in conjunction with studies of special populations, to develop a deeper understanding of the manner in which memory supports everyday cognitions, such as future thinking and learning in the classroom... [Read more]
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Recent news/updates:
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July 2026: New paper with Sushmita Shrikanth, Eric Leshikar, Avishag Frank, Hymnjyot Gill, and Julia Spaniol on collective future thinking.
June 2026: New paper with Katriel Read on the role of self-relevance in approximal simulations of the future.
May 2026: The Memory Lab present posters and talks at the 2026 Association for Psychological Science Convention.
April 2026: Isabella De Oliveira accepted to graduate program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Congratulations, Bella!
April 2026: Isabella De Oliveira successfully completes their undergraduate thesis. Congratulations, Bella!
April 2026: New paper with Nilay Özdemir Haksever on memory for tangible group experiences, identity, and collective future thinking.
March 2026: Katriel Read receives (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarship. Congratulations, Katriel!
March 2026: New NSERC Discovery Grant to examine the mechanisms and generalizability of approximal simulations.
January 2026: New paper with Katriel Read, Nilay Özdemir Haksever, and Isabella De Oliveira on approximal simulations.
January 2026: Dr. Öykü Ekinci joins the lab as a new postdoctoral fellow (co-advised with Dr. Addis). Welcome, Öykü!
July 2025: Samantha Gauvreau receives Vanier (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarship. Congratulations, Sam!
July 2025: Katriel Read receives Queen Elizabeth Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology. Congratulations, Katriel!
June 2025: The Memory Lab present posters and talks at 15th meeting of Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.
June 2025: New paper with Sezin Öner, Lynn Ann Watson, and Scott Cole on spatial optimism bias.
June 2025: Katriel Read successfully defends their MA thesis. Congratulations, Katriel!
April 2025: New paper with Jason Chan, Dahwi Ahn, Zohara Assidipour, and Hymnjyot Gill on improving online learning.
April 2025: Nilay Özdemir Haksever accepted to graduate program at the University of Alberta. Contratulations, Nilay!
April 2025: Sarah Shahrour accepted to graduate program at York University. Congratulations, Sarah!
April 2025: Mila Mac Neil accepted to graduate program at the University of Toronto. Congratulations, Mila!
April 2025: Sarah Shahrour successfully completes their undergraduate thesis! Congratulations, Sarah!
April 2025: Mila Mac Neil successfully completes their undergraduate thesis! Congratulations, Mila!
March 2025: New SSHRC Insight Grant with Dr. Addis (PI) to examine the role of collective cognition in life transitions.
February 2025: New paper with Vannia Puig, Katriel Read, and UG thesis student Ruthie Poizner on approximal simulations of the future.
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