Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$95,000.00
Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
FY 2020-21
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
1000233032
Name nom
St Jacques, Peggy
Department département
Psychology
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
95000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à 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
6300
Research subject group en
Psychology
Research subject group fr
Psychologie
Research subject en
Psychology
Research subject fr
Psychologie
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
Keyword
NSERC
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.
