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) 
       
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




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