Behavioral and neurocomputational investigations of human recognition memory and cognition

Behavioural and computational methodologies were combined to explore human recognition memory and perception. The research explores how the ability to differentiate between past events breaks down when the events are highly similar, and as scene complexity is varied. Also, the progression of memory performance is examined as the perceptual similarity between current and past faces is systematically varied. Finally, theoretical work explores the boundary between memory and perception, showing how a single neural structure can support both cognitive faculties. Together, the findings further our understanding of the limits of memory and perception, helping to predict when these processes might fail.