Berna Güler
@bernaguler.bsky.social
Postdoc @ Memory, Attention & Cognitive Control Lab | gunselilab.com |
PhD, experimental psychology
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PhD, experimental psychology
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Berna Güler
@bernaguler.bsky.social
· Dec 31
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New preprint alert! 📢 Event segmentation allows us to parse continuous experience into meaningful events. Working memory (WM) is suggested to play a key role in this process, but how?
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Huge thanks to my collaborators @erengunseli.bsky.social @davidclewett.bsky.social @odedbein.bsky.social & Sumeyye Karahamza & Yağmur D. Şentürk
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Huge thanks to my collaborators @erengunseli.bsky.social @davidclewett.bsky.social @odedbein.bsky.social & Sumeyye Karahamza & Yağmur D. Şentürk
Our results support boundary-triggered reactivation as the primary mechanism, with only moderate evidence for continuous accumulation.
These findings suggest that WM mainly supports event organization by reinstating recent information at moments of event transition
These findings suggest that WM mainly supports event organization by reinstating recent information at moments of event transition
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our results support boundary-triggered reactivation as the primary mechanism, with only moderate evidence for continuous accumulation.
These findings suggest that WM mainly supports event organization by reinstating recent information at moments of event transition
These findings suggest that WM mainly supports event organization by reinstating recent information at moments of event transition
Using WM load-sensitive EEG indices, we tested two possibilities:
1⃣ WM gradually accumulates information during events
2⃣ WM reactivates information at event boundaries
1⃣ WM gradually accumulates information during events
2⃣ WM reactivates information at event boundaries
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Using WM load-sensitive EEG indices, we tested two possibilities:
1⃣ WM gradually accumulates information during events
2⃣ WM reactivates information at event boundaries
1⃣ WM gradually accumulates information during events
2⃣ WM reactivates information at event boundaries
New preprint alert! 📢 Event segmentation allows us to parse continuous experience into meaningful events. Working memory (WM) is suggested to play a key role in this process, but how?
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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osf.io
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New preprint alert! 📢 Event segmentation allows us to parse continuous experience into meaningful events. Working memory (WM) is suggested to play a key role in this process, but how?
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Berna Güler
Super excited to see this out in the world!
Our new preprint is out!
Using a continuous-report paradigm, we show that divided attention reliably disrupts long-term memory retrieval by reducing accessibility—not precision.
Two experiments + mixture modeling + TCC.
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Using a continuous-report paradigm, we show that divided attention reliably disrupts long-term memory retrieval by reducing accessibility—not precision.
Two experiments + mixture modeling + TCC.
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Super excited to see this out in the world!
Happy to share that I’ll be an Editorial Fellow for Journal of Experimental Psychology: General in 2026, working with Sarah Brown-Schmidt on the journal’s editorial process.
Grateful for this opportunity! ✨
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Grateful for this opportunity! ✨
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Happy to share that I’ll be an Editorial Fellow for Journal of Experimental Psychology: General in 2026, working with Sarah Brown-Schmidt on the journal’s editorial process.
Grateful for this opportunity! ✨
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
Grateful for this opportunity! ✨
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
In sum: It’s not surprising changes, but contextual stability, that determines how we segment continuous experience into discrete events.
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In sum: It’s not surprising changes, but contextual stability, that determines how we segment continuous experience into discrete events.
Across three experiments, we manipulated contextual stability while keeping prediction errors constant. In a separate experiment, we manipulated prediction errors while holding the context stable. To assess event segmentation, we used temporal distance and temporal order tasks.
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Across three experiments, we manipulated contextual stability while keeping prediction errors constant. In a separate experiment, we manipulated prediction errors while holding the context stable. To assess event segmentation, we used temporal distance and temporal order tasks.
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...
Across 4 experiments, we both manipulated contextual stability and prediction error. Findings consistently showed that contextual stability, not prediction error, better accounts for how people segment continuous experience into memory units.
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Across 4 experiments, we both manipulated contextual stability and prediction error. Findings consistently showed that contextual stability, not prediction error, better accounts for how people segment continuous experience into memory units.
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...
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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...
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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! 😊
Reposted by Berna Güler
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...
www.biorxiv.org
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...
Corrected link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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May 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Corrected link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Our study examined how working memory (WM) supports event segmentation—whether it accumulates information during event comprehension or reactivates items at boundaries. We found evidence for both, suggesting that WM plays a functional role in both processes
May 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Our study examined how working memory (WM) supports event segmentation—whether it accumulates information during event comprehension or reactivates items at boundaries. We found evidence for both, suggesting that WM plays a functional role in both processes
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.
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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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...