Reflecting on our experiences, We all know, intuitively, how memory works. we know to better remember an important birthday, we should ask a friend to remind us; and that the more often we see something, the better we'll remember it. these intuitions are wrong.

Memory seems simple - we either retrieve information we need, or fail trying. A century of research has taught us that our intuitions are often flawed, and that while memory feels unitary, it is not. For example, memories of precious moments from our lives, about capitals of European states, and about how to tie our shoes are each captured by different memory systems, using distinctive neural machinery.

We are a team of researchers working to better understand these systems. We are working to enhance our knowledge of how memory is organized, its neural mechanisms, and how it touches our lives. We are working to make better real-world use of the way our memory really works, and to better remediate dysfunctional memory. To achieve these aims, the POPMEM lab performs computational analysis of behavioural, neuroimaging, genetic, and other biological data, and collaborates with basic and applied researchers from around the world.

We hope you enjoy reading about our discoveries, and that you will consider participating in our experiments, joining our lab, or maybe just using our code.