Michelle M. Ramey
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2014); University of California System (2022); University of California, Davis (2019–2024)
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Michelle M. Ramey's research investigates the cognitive processes underlying memory and perception, with a particular focus on how different types of knowledge and cognitive functions interact. Her work examines how episodic memory, the recollection of personal experiences, influences the use of schema knowledge, which represents general knowledge about the world. Ramey studies how this interaction affects spatial memory decisions and visual search within scenes. Additionally, her research explores the role of divergent thinking, a measure of creativity, in modulating these memory processes, specifically how episodic and semantic knowledge are combined.
Ramey also investigates perceptual phenomena, such as how eye movements can differentiate between perceiving, sensing, and unconsciously detecting changes in visual scenes. Her publications contribute to understanding the complex interplay between memory systems, knowledge representation, and observable behaviors like eye movements, offering insights into human cognition across various domains.
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- h-index: 9
- Publications: 26
- Citations: 299
Selected Publications
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Prior knowledge biases episodic memory by filling in the gaps in imprecise memories: Simulating aging effects in younger adults (2026)
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A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Memory for Spatial Memory (2025)
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Using visual imagery to manipulate recognition memory for faces whose appearance has changed (2025)
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Making more flexible memories: Using visual imagery to manipulate recognition of faces whose appearance has changed (2025)
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Episodic memory and semantic knowledge interact to guide eye movements during visual search in scenes: Distinct effects of conscious and unconscious memory (2025)
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How schema knowledge influences memory in older adults: Filling in the gaps, or leading memory astray? (2024)
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Divergent thinking modulates interactions between episodic memory and schema knowledge: Controlled and spontaneous episodic retrieval processes (2024)
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How schema knowledge influences memory in older adults: Filling in the gaps, or leading memory astray? (2023)
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Creative people use memory differently: Divergent thinking modulates how episodic memory is combined with semantic knowledge (2021)
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- Creative people use memory differently: Divergent thinking modulates how episodic memory is combined with semantic knowledge
- Divergent thinking modulates interactions between episodic memory and schema knowledge: Controlled and spontaneous episodic retrieval processes
- Making more flexible memories: Using visual imagery to manipulate recognition of faces whose appearance has changed
- Using visual imagery to manipulate recognition memory for faces whose appearance has changed
- How schema knowledge influences memory in older adults: Filling in the gaps, or leading memory astray?
- How schema knowledge influences memory in older adults: Filling in the gaps, or leading memory astray?
- How schema knowledge influences memory in older adults: Filling in the gaps, or leading memory astray?
- How schema knowledge influences memory in older adults: Filling in the gaps, or leading memory astray?
- A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Memory for Spatial Memory
- A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Memory for Spatial Memory
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