Research Interests
Interdisciplinary, cognitive neuroscience study of human learning and memory, with a focus on identifying and characterizing the brain's multiple memory systems. Particular emphasis is on study of the hippocampal (or medial temporal lobe ) memory system, through the study of the memory impairments seen in patients with amnesia. Empirical work combines cognitive neuropsychological, eye movement, fMRI, and ERP studies of various memory performances in normal and neuropsychological populations, together with computational modeling of memory. The overall goal of this research is to better understand the componential organization of memory, and to make progress in mapping the functional architecture of memory onto its neurobiological substrates.
Research Description
Interdisciplinary, cognitive neuroscience study of human learning and memory, with a focus on identifying and characterizing the brain's multiple memory systems. Particular emphasis is on study of the hippocampal (or medial temporal lobe ) memory system, through the study of the memory impairments seen in patients with amnesia. Empirical work combines cognitive neuropsychological, eye movement, fMRI, and ERP studies of various memory performances in normal and neuropsychological populations, together with computational modeling of memory. The overall goal of this research is to better understand the componential organization of memory, and to make progress in mapping the functional architecture of memory onto its neurobiological substrates.
Education
Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego
Additional Campus Affiliations
Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Professor, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Director, Center for Nutrition, Learning, & Memory (CNLM), Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
External Links
Recent Publications
Duff, M. C., Covington, N. V., Hilverman, C., & Cohen, N. J. (2020). Semantic Memory and the Hippocampus: Revisiting, Reaffirming, and Extending the Reach of Their Critical Relationship. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, [471]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00471
Hassevoort, K. M., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., & Cohen, N. J. (2020). Differential development of relational memory and pattern separation. Hippocampus, 30(3), 210-219. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23146
Larsen, R. J., Raine, L. B., Hillman, C. H., Kramer, A. F., Cohen, N. J., & Barbey, A. K. (Accepted/In press). Body mass and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with altered brain metabolism. Metabolic Brain Disease. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-020-00560-z
Lee, J. K., Fandakova, Y., Johnson, E. G., Cohen, N. J., Bunge, S. A., & Ghetti, S. (2020). Changes in anterior and posterior hippocampus differentially predict item-space, item-time, and item-item memory improvement. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 41, [100741]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100741
Rigon, A., Schwarb, H., Klooster, N., Cohen, N. J., & Duff, M. C. (2020). Spatial relational memory in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 42(1), 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2019.1659755
