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Ciara Greene serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at University College Dublin, where she leads the Attention and Memory Laboratory. Her academic work bridges theoretical cognitive psychology with practical applications in legal settings, education, and mental health.
Her research focuses on the adaptive nature of human memory systems. Greene investigates how memory's flexibility and fallibility actually serve evolutionary purposes, challenging the common misconception that memory should function as a perfect recording device. Her work examines memory reconstruction processes, the relationship between memory and imagination, and the implications of memory fallibility in eyewitness testimony and legal contexts. She explores concepts like cognitive offloading through technology, the benefits of forgetting for mental efficiency, and how selective memory contributes to psychological wellbeing.
Greene co-authored the popular science book Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember, which introduces readers to cutting-edge memory science while explaining why our 'flawed' memories help us survive and thrive. The book addresses common memory misconceptions and presents research showing how memory distortion occurs through the reconstructive process, using the metaphor of building and rebuilding a Lego tower to explain how memories are actively constructed rather than retrieved.
