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
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
Avery, S. N., Armstrong, K., Blackford, J. U., Woodward, N. D., Cohen, N. J., & Heckers, S. (2019). Impaired relational memory in the early stage of psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 212, 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2019.07.060
Cannavale, C. N., Hassevoort, K. M., Edwards, C. G., Thompson, S. V., Burd, N. A., Holscher, H. D., ... Khan, N. A. (2019). Serum lutein is related to relational memory performance. Nutrients, 11(4), [768]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040768
Chojnacki, M. R., Holscher, H. D., Balbinot, A. R., Raine, L. B., Biggan, J. R., Walk, A. M., ... Khan, N. A. (2019). Relations between mode of birth delivery and timing of developmental milestones and adiposity in preadolescence: A retrospective study. Early Human Development, 129, 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.021
Hammer, R., Paul, E. J., Hillman, C. H., Kramer, A. F., Cohen, N. J., & Barbey, A. K. (2019). Individual differences in analogical reasoning revealed by multivariate task-based functional brain imaging. NeuroImage, 184, 993-1004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.011
Hassevoort, K. M., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., & Cohen, N. J. (2019). Differential development of relational memory and pattern separation. Hippocampus. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23146
