You can find several demonstrations of gradual change blindness from J. Kevin O’Regan’s site http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/
“Flicker” Change Blindness Demos
You can find some great demonstrations of “flicker” change blindness at http://www.gocognitive.net/demo/change-blindness The demo allows you to adjust the duration of time for each image as well as the duration of the mask screen in between. Longer pauses will make detecting … Read More
Elizabeth Loftus on Suggestibility and Misattribution
Here’s another excellent TEDtalk, this time with Elizabeth Loftus discussing her work on suggestibility and misattribution and how important it is for us to understand that memory is malleable.
Joshua Foer on Learning Mnemonic Techniques
In this TEDtalk Joshua Foer (author of Moonwalking with Einstein – highly recommended!) discusses how he learned about mnemonic techniques and trained to win the U.S.A. Memory Championship in 2006.
Speed Cards World Record
Here’s a video of Simon Reinhard setting the world record for speed card memorization at the World Memoriad in 2010. Simon memorized the order of a shuffled pack of playing cards in 21.90 seconds. Remember that this apparently savant-like ability … Read More
Clive Wearing’s Memory Loss
This video shows the tragic case of Clive Wearing, who suffers from both anterograde amnesia (unable to form new memories) and severe retrograde amnesia (unable to recall past memories) and only recognizes his wife, Deborah. You can also find a touching story … Read More
Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory
Here’s a great lecture by Daniel Schacter updating research on the “seven sins of memory”.
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
Here’s a clip of some news coverage of the amazing surgery performed on banjo legend Eddie Adcock in 2008. Through deep brain stimulation surgery the essential tremor in his right hand was reduced, restoring his ability to play.
Phantoms in the Brain video series Episode 1
The Phantoms in the Brain BBC Series hosted by V.S. Ramachandran offers a fascinating look at cases of bizarre disorders and neurological problems. This clip from episode one features Alien Hand Syndrome, Unilateral Neglect, and a case of a Phantom … Read More
Brenda Milner reflects on H.M.
Article from the New York Times interviewing Brenda Milner on her classic work with amnesic patient H.M.