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The Penn Electrophysiology of Encoding and Retrieval Study
Michael J Kahana1, Lynn J Lohnas1, M Karl Healey1
1Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
The Penn Electrophysiology of Encoding and Retrieval Study (PEERS) aimed to characterize the behavioral and electrophysiological (EEG) correlates of memory encoding and retrieval in highly practiced individuals. Across five PEERS experiments, 300+ subjects contributed more than 7,000 memory testing sessions with recorded EEG data. Here we tell the story of PEERS: its genesis, evolution, major findings, and the lessons it taught us about taking a big scientific approach in studying memory and the human brain. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

