Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$120,000.00
Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
FY 2023-24
Summary
Our perspective plays a central role in memory by shaping how we form and see the past
from alternative points-of-view. Impairments in perspective in memory contribute to
post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects 9.2% of Canadians. The proposed research
program will use state-of-the-art immersive virtual reality technologies in
combination with neuroimaging to understand for the first time how the brain forms
memories from multiple visual perspectives. This research will help to resolve current
debate regarding the origin of alternative perspectives in memories and offer a new
way to understand how the flexibility of perspective in virtual reality impacts our
memories.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00283
Name nom
St Jacques, Peggy
Department département
Psychology - University of Alberta
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10610
Field of research list names en
Zoology
Field of research list names fr
Zoologie
Application title
Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
Keyword
cognitive neuroscience
fMRI
episodic memory
virtual ; reality
augmented reality
visual perspective
imagination
; emotion
long-term memory
Application summary
Our perspective plays a central role in memory by shaping how we form and see the past
from alternative points-of-view. Impairments in perspective in memory contribute to
post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects 9.2% of Canadians. The proposed research
program will use state-of-the-art immersive virtual reality technologies in
combination with neuroimaging to understand for the first time how the brain forms
memories from multiple visual perspectives. This research will help to resolve current
debate regarding the origin of alternative perspectives in memories and offer a new
way to understand how the flexibility of perspective in virtual reality impacts our
memories.
