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Games like Connections require players to be flexible in how they access information in semantic memory in order to find new or remote associations between words. (New York Times)

April 14, 2024

NYT Connections: Tips to improve your game through the science of semantic memory

Emiko Muraki, University of Calgary and Penny Pexman, Western University

NYT’s latest game reveals how our memory works to remember words.

Some people don’t have the ability to create mental images, a condition called aphantasia, but can still experience visual imagery in their dreams. (Shutterstock)

May 16, 2023

We’re just starting to learn more about aphantasia, the inability to picture things with the mind’s eye

Emiko Muraki, University of Calgary and Penny Pexman, University of Calgary

People with aphantasia are unable to deliberately bring to mind mental images. Understanding the mechanisms of aphantasia reveals that different types of cognition exist.

Children’s physical experiences help them learn new words. (Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

May 2, 2022

Why children learn how to say ‘spoon’ before ‘sky’

Emiko Muraki, University of Calgary and Penny Pexman, University of Calgary

Children may hear a lot of words when sitting in front of or interacting with screens, but to learn language children need to interact with physical objects.

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