Social Memory Lab

Social Memory Lab Our lab uses cognitive neuroscience methods to study how humans understand other people 🧠

Happy Parent's Day! We've loved meeting so many wonderful families at community events, talking about infant brain deve...
07/26/2026

Happy Parent's Day! We've loved meeting so many wonderful families at community events, talking about infant brain development, and making fun brain-themed crafts together 🧠.

We'd love to meet you at our next event and share the amazing science behind your baby's growing brain!

Introducing Ayse Ece Altan, a Research Assistant in the Social Memory LabAyse Ece Altan is a senior psychology student f...
07/17/2026

Introducing Ayse Ece Altan, a Research Assistant in the Social Memory Lab

Ayse Ece Altan is a senior psychology student from Istanbul, Turkey. In the lab, Ece is assisting with community engagement and participant recruitment for the infant study conducted by the lab. In her free time, Ece enjoys going to the movie theater and trying different coffee shops around New Orleans.

Excited to share that our lab has been awarded an NSF Cognitive Neuroscience grant! We will use advanced neuroimaging me...
06/26/2026

Excited to share that our lab has been awarded an NSF Cognitive Neuroscience grant! We will use advanced neuroimaging methods to study the functional organization of the anterior temporal lobe, a poorly understood brain area implicated in various high-level cognitive functions including social cognition, language, and long-term memory.

Introducing Noa Richman, a Research Assistant in the Social Memory Lab Noa Richman is a sophomore at Tulane University f...
06/05/2026

Introducing Noa Richman, a Research Assistant in the Social Memory Lab

Noa Richman is a sophomore at Tulane University from Tampa, Florida. In the lab, Noa is assisting on a project investigating how different factors associated with social networks influence social attention and memory. In her free time, Noa enjoys reading, baking sweets, and exploring the world.

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates! Ian, Roma, Katie, Morgan, and Ella received their Bachelor’s degrees, and Stephen...
05/16/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates! Ian, Roma, Katie, Morgan, and Ella received their Bachelor’s degrees, and Stephen and Elizabeth received their Master’s. You all have bright futures ahead - we look forward to seeing what comes next!

Congratulations to Ian Faul for defending his Honors Thesis and winning the Psychology department’s Senior Scholar award...
05/13/2026

Congratulations to Ian Faul for defending his Honors Thesis and winning the Psychology department’s Senior Scholar award! This award is given to the most outstanding graduating student in the department. Ian also received several university-wide honors, including the Tulane 34 award and acceptance into the William Wallace Perry society. researchstudy neurolab psychlab

Elizabeth Neal is a Neuroscience Master's student from Frisco, Texas. In the lab, Elizabeth has been working on a study ...
04/17/2026

Elizabeth Neal is a Neuroscience Master's student from Frisco, Texas. In the lab, Elizabeth has been working on a study which investigates how attention and memory are influenced by familiarity and reward. In her free time, Elizabeth loves reading and cooking from scratch.

Everything is not what it seems 👀 Our lab went to the Museum of Illusions to see how perception can trick the brain! 🧠 ...
04/10/2026

Everything is not what it seems 👀 Our lab went to the Museum of Illusions to see how perception can trick the brain! 🧠

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