Rethinking Memory: An Embedded Computational Framework for Understanding Human Cognition

Speaker: Dr Dominic Guitard (Cardiff University)

Summary

Human memory is shaped not only by the present task, but also by a lifetime of experience with language. Yet memory research often treats this prior experience as background noise rather than as a central part of cognition.

We recently proposed an embedded computational framework that integrates lexical knowledge, orthographic, phonological, and semantic, with a computational model of memory to predict both true and false memories in younger and older adults.

Our latest work extends this framework to personal experience: Can we recover the unique structure of an individual’s experience and use it to make more precise predictions of their behaviour?

In this talk, I will introduce the framework, present recent findings, and discuss ongoing advances toward a more personalized account of human cognition.

To subscribe to our seminar announcements, please go to the Jiscmail mailing list. Some of the earlier talks are also available on our vimeo channel. A list of upcoming seminars is also available.