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 Memory, Thinking, and Judgment 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?  My research and intellectual interests address these questions, and aim to build new bridges from human memory to thinking.... (more) RECENT FINDINGS:  Current Research Results 1. Flexible remembering and thinking  2. Brain laterality differences in specific vs. abstract memory 3. Depression, confidence, and decision 4. Remembering details and aging COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE LAB:  Research Projects, Graduate Students, Collaborators PUBLICATIONS:  List of Published Papers (with abstracts of each) CV:  Vitae in PDF and HTML Formats TEACHING:  Current Courses SCIENCE WATCH:  APA Monitor Online Article on Recent Research on Memory Inaccuracy NEUROIMAGING CENTER:  University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research BACK

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