Berna Güler
@bernaguler.bsky.social
PhD candidate
Memory, Attention & Cognitive Control Lab | gunselilab.com |
Former lab coordinator @baubrainlab
@brnglr93 on Twitter
Memory, Attention & Cognitive Control Lab | gunselilab.com |
Former lab coordinator @baubrainlab
@brnglr93 on Twitter
New paper alert🚀
Episodic memory is structured by event boundaries—moments of critical change. The common view suggests that prediction errors drive them—but is that true? We show that contextual stability, not prediction errors, is the key driver of segmentation.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Episodic memory is structured by event boundaries—moments of critical change. The common view suggests that prediction errors drive them—but is that true? We show that contextual stability, not prediction errors, is the key driver of segmentation.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Prediction error is out of context: The dominance of contextual stability in structuring episodic memories - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Our everyday experiences unfold continuously, yet we segment them into distinct memory units—a phenomenon known as event segmentation. Although extensively studied, the underlying mechanisms of event ...
link.springer.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New paper alert🚀
Episodic memory is structured by event boundaries—moments of critical change. The common view suggests that prediction errors drive them—but is that true? We show that contextual stability, not prediction errors, is the key driver of segmentation.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Episodic memory is structured by event boundaries—moments of critical change. The common view suggests that prediction errors drive them—but is that true? We show that contextual stability, not prediction errors, is the key driver of segmentation.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
It is so moving to see my colleagues raising their voice and awareness. Proud moment ✨ @erinmorrow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...
To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor
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June 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It is so moving to see my colleagues raising their voice and awareness. Proud moment ✨ @erinmorrow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...
Our paper is accepted in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review! 🎉
We challenge the idea that prediction errors drive event segmentation, showing that contextual stability plays a more dominant role in structuring episodic memories.
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...
We challenge the idea that prediction errors drive event segmentation, showing that contextual stability plays a more dominant role in structuring episodic memories.
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
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June 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our paper is accepted in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review! 🎉
We challenge the idea that prediction errors drive event segmentation, showing that contextual stability plays a more dominant role in structuring episodic memories.
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...
We challenge the idea that prediction errors drive event segmentation, showing that contextual stability plays a more dominant role in structuring episodic memories.
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...
Bilim Akademisi'ne tüm destekleri için içtenlikle teşekkür ederim! / I sincerely thank the Science Academy for supporting my attendance at the VSS by providing travel funding 😊 @bilimakademisi.bsky.social bilimakademisi.org/sen-de-bilim...
“Sen de Bilim İçin Koş!” Projesiyle Desteklenen Berna Güler, ABD'de Bilimsel Çalışmasını Sundu - Bilim Akademisi
Türkiye İş Bankası 46. İstanbul Maratonu kapsamında hayata geçirdiğimiz “Sen de Bilim için Koş!” projesiyle 272.000 TL bağış topladık. Elde edilen bağışlarla, dört doktora öğrencisinin yurt dışında dü...
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June 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Bilim Akademisi'ne tüm destekleri için içtenlikle teşekkür ederim! / I sincerely thank the Science Academy for supporting my attendance at the VSS by providing travel funding 😊 @bilimakademisi.bsky.social bilimakademisi.org/sen-de-bilim...
I’ll share findings from my recent research — which has been accepted for publication in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review — on how contextual stability, rather than prediction errors, might play a more dominant role in structuring episodic memories. Hoping to see you there! 😊
June 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’ll share findings from my recent research — which has been accepted for publication in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review — on how contextual stability, rather than prediction errors, might play a more dominant role in structuring episodic memories. Hoping to see you there! 😊
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New from our lab: your brain doesn’t just remember time - it bends it.
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dopaminergic processes predict temporal distortions in event memory
Our memories do not simply keep time - they warp it, bending the past to fit the structure of our experiences. For example, people tend to remember items as occurring farther apart in time if they spa...
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May 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New from our lab: your brain doesn’t just remember time - it bends it.
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Excited to share a new study from ACME Lab on how emotional processing shapes event segmentation! It shows that both negative stimuli and their down regulation impact how events are segmented in memory.
osf.io/preprints/psya…
osf.io/preprints/psya…
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https://osf.io/preprints/psya…
May 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Excited to share a new study from ACME Lab on how emotional processing shapes event segmentation! It shows that both negative stimuli and their down regulation impact how events are segmented in memory.
osf.io/preprints/psya…
osf.io/preprints/psya…
Preprint update! We tested roles of contextual stability and prediction error in event segmentation, independently manipulating each factor in 4 experiments. We found contextual stability as the primary driver - challenging the event segmentation theory
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
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April 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Preprint update! We tested roles of contextual stability and prediction error in event segmentation, independently manipulating each factor in 4 experiments. We found contextual stability as the primary driver - challenging the event segmentation theory
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Berna Güler
Standing up for science is standing up for truth, reason, and wellbeing. So proud of my lab and colleagues for coming out to the march today!
March 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Standing up for science is standing up for truth, reason, and wellbeing. So proud of my lab and colleagues for coming out to the march today!
Honored to receive the scientific travel grant from Bilim Akademisi! Grateful for their support and motivation. Thank you, @bilimakademisi.bsky.social! ✨ #RunForScience bilimakademisi.org/sen-de-bilim...
“Sen de Bilim için Koş!” bilimsel seyahat desteği kazananları açıklandı! - Bilim Akademisi
Türkiye İş Bankası 46. İstanbul Maratonu‘na katıldığımız “Sen de Bilim için Koş!” projemizle 272.000 TL bağış toplamış, toplanan bu bağışlarla 4 doktora öğrencisinin yurtdışı bilimsel kongrelere katıl...
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March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Honored to receive the scientific travel grant from Bilim Akademisi! Grateful for their support and motivation. Thank you, @bilimakademisi.bsky.social! ✨ #RunForScience bilimakademisi.org/sen-de-bilim...
Raise your voice and stand up for science!
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Raise your voice and stand up for science!
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Reposted by Berna Güler
Thanks to the organizers of the 10th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science for a fun meeting. Burhan Bağlar, Sinem Subaşı, and Yaren Kaynar did a wonderful job presenting their work despite being swamped with final projects and presentations. Well done! See our posters below.
June 5, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Thanks to the organizers of the 10th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science for a fun meeting. Burhan Bağlar, Sinem Subaşı, and Yaren Kaynar did a wonderful job presenting their work despite being swamped with final projects and presentations. Well done! See our posters below.
Reposted by Berna Güler
Excited to share our new review paper! Episodic memories comprise segmented units. The role of working memory (WM) in such segmentation is implemented but not sufficiently studied. We explore the potential roles of WM and attention in event segmentation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Excited to share our new review paper! Episodic memories comprise segmented units. The role of working memory (WM) in such segmentation is implemented but not sufficiently studied. We explore the potential roles of WM and attention in event segmentation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣New paper alert! We discuss the role of working memory in event segmentation. We propose accumulation and reactivation models that explain how working memory may be accumulating memoranda within events and reactivating memoranda at event boundaries
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 5, 2024 at 8:19 AM
📣New paper alert! We discuss the role of working memory in event segmentation. We propose accumulation and reactivation models that explain how working memory may be accumulating memoranda within events and reactivating memoranda at event boundaries
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Berna Güler
New paper alert! Congrats to Yağmur D. Şentürk and Nursima Ünver for constructing a complex design & collecting 65 EEG datasets (each 4 hours)!🎉Our study reveals that switching to a new task rule triggers memory reactivation of previously learned items. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIjT2VHY8...
January 3, 2024 at 3:29 PM
New paper alert! Congrats to Yağmur D. Şentürk and Nursima Ünver for constructing a complex design & collecting 65 EEG datasets (each 4 hours)!🎉Our study reveals that switching to a new task rule triggers memory reactivation of previously learned items. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIjT2VHY8...
Reposted by Berna Güler
Please spread the word! A 24-month postdoc position is available in my lab. A 12-month extension may be possible. Experience in coding and data analysis is needed. Knowledge of memory, attention, or a related topic is preferred. Please get in touch via email if interested! gunselilab.com
December 22, 2023 at 12:32 PM
Please spread the word! A 24-month postdoc position is available in my lab. A 12-month extension may be possible. Experience in coding and data analysis is needed. Knowledge of memory, attention, or a related topic is preferred. Please get in touch via email if interested! gunselilab.com
Reposted by Berna Güler
Exciting News! Our new review paper explores the impact of divided attention on episodic memory retrieval, a topic with mixed findings. Often, studies discuss the relationship between attention and retrieval as if each is a unitary phenomenon. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 8, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Exciting News! Our new review paper explores the impact of divided attention on episodic memory retrieval, a topic with mixed findings. Often, studies discuss the relationship between attention and retrieval as if each is a unitary phenomenon. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Berna Güler
Event segmentation—continuous experiences divided into distinct memory units. But what fuels this process? Our study compares two theories: prediction error and contextual stability. We found that transitions across stable contexts matter more. osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 25, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Event segmentation—continuous experiences divided into distinct memory units. But what fuels this process? Our study compares two theories: prediction error and contextual stability. We found that transitions across stable contexts matter more. osf.io/preprints/ps...
👋 I am a Ph.D. student in experimental psychology. It is so nice to be connected with great minds here! ✨
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September 26, 2023 at 11:03 AM
👋 I am a Ph.D. student in experimental psychology. It is so nice to be connected with great minds here! ✨
#Hiscisky #psyscisky #psychscisky #neuropsyscisky
#Hiscisky #psyscisky #psychscisky #neuropsyscisky