Donna Jo BridgePh.D., Neuroscience

Research Interests

I am interested in the study of long-term memory consolidation. I am currently using EEG (non-invasive recordings of brain waves from the scalp) to identify neural signals that correspond to particular learning and memory processes. my dissertation work was focused on exploring questions such as:

• How is an experience transformed into a long-lasting representation?
• Does retrieving a memory influence what we remember later?
• Do memories really reflect events what happened when they were initially experienced, or do they become distorted over time?

Education

Ph.D. Northwestern University,
Neuroscience, Cognitive Science Specialization; 2012

B.A. Syracuse University,
Psychology and Women's Studies, Minor: Religion; magna cum laude, 2006

Press

Distorted Memories - Chicago Tonight, WTTW

Your memory is like a game of telephone - CNN

3 Ways to Remember Anything - Men's Health

Don't Trust Your Brain - Creators.com

Publications

Bridge, D.J. & Paller, K.A. (2012). Neural correlates of reactivation and retrieval-induced distortion. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(35), 12144-12151.

Bridge, D.J., Chiao, J.Y., & Paller, K.A. (2010). Emotional context at learning systematically biases memory for facial information. Memory & Cognition, 38(2), 125-33.

Chiao, J.Y., Harada, T., Oby, E.R., Li, Z., Parrish, T.B., & Bridge, D.J. (2009). Neural representations of social status hierarchy in human inferior parietal cortex. Neuropsychologia, 47(2), 354-63.