Güven Kandemir

Dr. Güven Kandemir is a Researcher at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Department of Cognitive Psychology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and affiliated with IBBA. His research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, particularly working memory mechanisms, neural correlates of memory encoding and maintenance, and sensory processing. He has contributed to understanding cross-modal memory access, visual cortex activity during memory tasks, and the impact of emotional stimuli on memory consolidation.

Research Interests:

• Working memory encoding and maintenance processes
• Neural correlates of sensory and visual memory
• Impact of peripheral vs. foveal stimuli on cognitive performance
• Electroencephalography (EEG) applications in cognitive research
• Interactions between emotional stimuli and memory consolidation

Recent Research Trends:

His articles explore how sensory modalities (auditory/visual) interact with working memory, the role of impulse perturbation in revealing memory states, and the neural underpinnings of peripheral vs. central visual processing in memory tasks. Recent work emphasizes activity-quiescent states in working memory and cross-modal associative mechanisms.

Grants & Projects:

Contributed to the PERISCOPE project (2017-2024), focusing on integrating peripheral vision into visual search processes. Served as Project Researcher in this multidisciplinary initiative.

Labs/Teams:

Engaged in collaborative research within the Cognitive Psychology unit at VU Amsterdam, contributing to projects on sensory and working memory systems.