WILMA KOUTSTAAL, Ph.D. S247 Elliott Hall, Department of Psychology University of Minnesota 75 East River Road Minneapolis, MN  55455-0344                                    Telephone:  612-626-1966 Fax:  612-626-2079 Email:  kouts003@umn.edu                                          fMRI scan showing greater brain activation in right occipito-temporal cortex for different exemplar objects than for repeated identical objects   (Koutstaal et al., Neuropsychologia, 2001).  RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cognitive Neuroscience of Thinking, Memory, and Mental Agility How does the human mind innovate and create using past and present knowledge? What enhances--or impairs--our ability to optimally take advantage of our acquired experience and learning?  How can we best promote mental agility to creatively and adaptively meet challenges and to make the most of opportunities across the lifespan?.... (more) COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE LAB:  Research Projects, Graduate Students, Collaborators BRIEF BIO:  Brief biographical statement PUBLICATIONS:              Selected papers by topic (in pdf)          New book: The Agile Mind (Oxford University Press, 2012)       Detailed Table of Contents (pdf)       Chapter Overviews from Oxford Scholarship Online (pdf) Look Inside! Full list of Published Papers (with abstracts of each) RECENT FINDINGS:  Current Research Results 1. Flexible remembering and flexibility of thinking  2. Abstraction and specificity in repetition-related decision learning 3. Brain laterality differences in specific vs. abstract memory 4. Depression, confidence, and decision 5. Remembering details and aging CV:  Vitae in PDF and HTML Formats TEACHING:  Current Courses ART and SCIENCE: Projects and Talks NEUROIMAGING CENTER:  University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research BACK

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