I'm interested in the cognitive and neural processes that contribute to episodic memory – our ability to encode and later remember the unique events from our lives.
My lab is currently addressing questions such as:
- How does retrieving a memory involve re-engaging the thoughts, emotions, and perceptions that were associated with an event?
- How do cognitive control strategies help us maximize the amount and quality of information that we retrieve?
- How do other factors like time and attention contribute to memory encoding and retrieval?
For PDF copies of available papers, please visit the lab website.
Scofield, J.E., & Johnson, J.D. (2022). The diminishing precision of memory for time. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29, 212-219. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-01984-z
Scofield, J.E., Price, M.H., Flores, A., Merkle, E.C., & Johnson, J.D. (2020). Repetition attenuates the influence of recency on recognition memory: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. Psychophysiology, 57(9), e13601. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13601
Price, M.H., & Johnson, J.D. (2018). Failure to reactivate salient episodic information during indirect and direct tests of memory retrieval. Brain Research, 1699, 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2018.06.031
Wang, T.H., Johnson, J.D., de Chastelaine, M., Donley, B.E., & Rugg, M.D. (2016). The effects of age on the neural correlates of recollection success, recollection-related cortical reinstatement, and post-retrieval monitoring. Cerebral Cortex, 26, 1698-1714. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhu333
Johnson, J.D., & McGhee, A.K. (2015). Electrophysiological evidence for strategically orienting retrieval toward the specific age of a memory. Brain and Cognition, 100, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2015.09.007