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1. Neural correlates of long-term memory formation
Which neural processes underlie and influence the formation of memories?
a. Interaction of working and long-term memory
b. Impact of reward on memory formation
2. Sleep and dream research
What is the function of sleep, in particular for memory processes?
Why do we dream, and what determines dream content?
a. Neural correlates of memory consolidation
b. Memory replay during sleep
3. Social neuroscience of memory
How do social interactions influence memory formation on a psychological and neural level?
What are the social functions of remembering and forgetting, and how are the neural processes of memory formation determined by this function?
a. Influence of group conformity on memory formation
b. Social function of remembering and forgetting
Methods
1. Intracranial EEG in patients with epilepsy
2. Functional MRI in healthy subjects
3. Behavioral experiments
4. Analysis of data from animal studies
