This is a hybrid event - in person and livestreamed on Zoom.

From the Lab to the World and Back: How Memory Theories Improve Education and Health

Prof. Dr. Hedderik van Rijn, University of Groningen; CEO MemoryLab & MemoryLab Health

Psychological theories claim to describe how the human cognitive system works, yet are often fine-tuned to lab-based data. In this talk, I will discuss how we applied a computational cognitive theory of human declarative memory functioning to the real-world contexts of education and health-care, improving the lives of 1.6 million students in six different countries, and providing a pathway towards more efficient treatment of diseases characterized by memory dysfunction (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, depression).

This lecture made possible in part by a generous endowment from Professor Roger B. Loucks.

Faculty host: Andrea Stocco, stocco@uw.edu

Q&A and light refreshments to follow the lecture.