Vencislav Popov

A Neural Index Reflecting the Amount of Cognitive Resources Available during Memory Encoding: A Model-based Approach

The paper introduces a neural index based on the SAC model to quantify cognitive resources during memory encoding and shows its correlation with subsequent memory effects.

Neutral auditory words immediately followed by painful electric shock show reduced next-day recollection

This study shows that painful electric shocks immediately after auditory words reduce next-day recollection of those words, suggesting pain disrupts memory encoding.

Inferential Pitfalls In Decoding Neural Representations

The paper warns against overinterpreting decoding results from stimulus-feature-based encoding models in fMRI data, showing that high decoding accuracy does not guarantee valid representational inferences.

Fast Memory Integration Facilitated by Schema Consistency

The paper shows that schema consistency enables fast memory integration, suggesting an alternative mechanism to hippocampus-mediated integration.