In the Media
Research in the Computational Memory Lab focuses on the study of human memory, combining approaches from traditional experimental psychology, computational modeling, and experimental neuroscience. Please click on a link below to see some of the representative media coverage the lab has received:
The Mystery of Memory
Stitcher & Bill Nye | February 6, 2020
Upgrade Your Memory With a Surgically Implanted Chip
Bloomberg | June 10, 2019
Can ‘Jeopardy!’ whiz James Holzhauer be beaten? The science of memory and recall, explained.
The Philadelphia Inquirer | May 16, 2019
The Secret History of The Future
Slate & The Economist | September 12, 2018
A memory boosting brain implant
SciTech Now | July 30, 2018
2018 Mid-Career Award
Psychonomic Society | June 7, 2018
Faculty of the Mind
Penn One Health | April 30, 2018
Memory-boosting brain implants are in the works. Would you get one?
NBC News MACH | April 23, 2018
Newport, Kahana Honored by the Society of Experimental Psychologists
APS | March 9, 2018
The First Step Toward a Personal Memory Maker?
The New York Times | February 12, 2018
Brain Implant Improves Memory
Discover Magazine | February 8, 2018
A Brain Implant Improved Memory, Scientists Report
The New York Times | February 6, 2018
AI Just Learned How to Boost the Brain's Memory
Wired | February 6, 2018
Brain “Pacemaker” Could Help You Remember Only What You Might Forget
Scientific American | February 6, 2018
A Tiny Pulse Of Electricity Can Help The Brain Form Lasting Memories
NPR | February 6, 2018
With Strategic Zaps to the Brain, Scientists Boost Memory
Quanta Magazine | February 6, 2018
‘Pacemaker’ for the Brain Can Help Memory, Study Finds
The New York Times | April 20, 2017
Electrical Stimulation To Boost Memory: Maybe It's All In The Timing
NPR | April 20, 2017
When Should We Expect The Robot Army: The Memory Chip
Omnia | November 21, 2016
Researchers aim for an electrical memory prosthesis
Science | July 18, 2014
Philadelphia researchers to create brain prosthesis to restore memory loss
WHYY | July 10, 2014
DARPA Wants a Memory Prosthetic for Injured Vets—and Wants It Now
iEEE Spectrum | July 10, 2014
Penn Gets DoD Grant to Heal Brain Injuries
Philadelphia Magazine | July 10, 2014
Memory-saving devices snag US research funds
Nature | July 10, 2014
Probing Brain's Depths, Trying to Aid Memory
The New York Times | July 9, 2014
DARPA awards $40 million to restore memories
Science | July 9, 2014
Pentagon spurs new work on a brain implant to aid memory problems
L.A.Times | July 9, 2014
Brain Cells 'Geotag' Memories To Cache What Happened — And Where
npr | November 28, 2013
For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving
The New York Times | September 4, 2008
For more information on the lab's DARPA Restoring Active Memory program, please click here.
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