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My research concerns the behavioral and neural substrates of working memory. In particular, I am interested in how humans are able to overcome the severe constraints of working memory capacity limitations. Several projects are currently exploring this issue.
For visual working memory, rather than remembering every individual detail of a visual scene, humans may remember global-, or object-based information.
Another way to reduce working memory demand, is by automating some processes so they no longer require conscious control.
Thirdly, activating long-term memory representations may reduce working memory demands.
Education
Ph.D. Psychology (2004). Rutgers University, Newark Campus.
M.S. Behavioral Neuroscience (1999). Rutgers University, Newark Campus.
B.S. Cognitive Science (1995). University of California at San Diego
B.A. French Literature (1995). University of California at San Diego
Research Interests
Selected Publications
Patterson, Michael D., Porcelli, A., Bly, Benjamin Martin, & Rypma, B. (in press). Global, object, and part based representation in visual working memory. Memory & Cognition.
Patterson, M.D., & Rypma, B. (2003). Can the unitary view survive the short-term and the long-term? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26: 751-752.
Patterson, M. D., & Bly, B. M. (1999). The brain basis of syntactic processing: architecture, ontogeny, and phylogeny. In Cognitive Science, edited by Bly, Benjamin Martin, Rumelhart, David E. (pp. 255-318). San Diego: Academic Press.
Tallal, P., & Patterson, M.D. (1998). Language and brain systems. In Encyclopedia of Psychology, edited by Kazdin, A.E.. New York: Oxford University Press.
Recent Conference Presentations
Patterson, Michael D., Bly, Benjamin Martin, Porcelli, Tony, & Rypma, Bart (2006). Global Configural Representational Bias in Visual Working Memory is Independent of Top Down Control. Proceedings of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, New York.
Patterson, Michael D., and Rypma,B. (2005). Neural correlates of automatic and controlled working memory performance. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.
Patterson, Michael D., Eldreth, Dana A., Zaconne, Eric, and Rypma,B. (2005). The role of automaticity in working memory performance. Proceedings of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting in New York, New York.
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