Aging and Psychopathology of Memory (ViPsyM)

My research focuses on the study of human cognition – in particular memory, within the framework of an embodied and situated approach to cognition. From a fundamental perspective, my research aims to better understand memory, its underlying mechanisms and factors. The aim is to investigate how representations emerge from the interaction of the individual’s corporal characteristics (cerebral factors, sensory organs, vagal activity, etc.) in relation to the constraints of the current situation (e.g., task demands, physical and social characteristics of the environment). Within these factors, I am particularly interested in the relationships between sensory-perceptual processes, integration and memory in young and older adults (with and without cognitive impairment) through the memory traces discrimination. From an applied perspective, I’m interested in the effectiveness of the memory system – i.e., its ability to produce the most appropriate behavior for the current situation – especially in the context of cognitive aging and psychological well-being, through the development of cognitive stimulation programs and the development and adaptation of neuropsychological tests for preclinical diagnosis of age-related neurocognitive disorders. My work focuses on two main research lines:

(1) Interactions between memory, sensorimotricity and integration in young and older adults from a fundamental perspective

(2) Interactions between memory, sensorimotricity and integration in normal and pathological aging from an applied perspective

Keywords:

memory, perception/memory relationship, binding, cognitive aging, embodied and situated cognition

• Guillaume T. Vallet (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada)
• Rudy Purkart (CRIUGM, Université de Montréal, Canada)
• Stephen Ramanoel (LAMHESS, Université Côte d’Azur)
• Johann Chevalère (LAPSCO, Université Clermont Auvergne)

Cognitive psychology, psychogerontology, psychopathology

Mille, J., Purkart, R., Versace, R., & Vallet, G.T. (2023). Memory as a scale of simulation between overlapping and specific trace features. Memory & Cognition, 51(4), 875-897. doi: 10.3758/s13421-022-01364-5.

Mille, J., Silvert, L., Versace, R., Izaute, M., & Vallet, G.T. (2023). Sensory overlap for specific memories only matters for poor memory traces. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 19(1), 29-43. doi :10.5709/acp0374-6

Mille, J., Izaute, M., & Vallet, G.T. (2023). Liens entre déclin sensoriel et cognitif dans le vieillissement normal : revue critique de la littérature et apports de l’approche incarnée et située de la cognition. Psychologie Française, 68, 71-90. doi : 10.1016/j.psfr.2022.06.001.

Purkart, R., Mille, J., Versace, R., & Vallet, G.T. (2022). Playing ”Guess who ?” : When an Episodic Specificity Induction increases trace distinctiveness and reduces memory errors during event reconstruction. Memory, 30(5), 505-518. doi : 10.1080/09658211.2021.2014527.

Mille, J., Brambati, S.M., Izaute, M., & Vallet, G.T. (2021). Low-resolution neurocognitive aging and cognition : An embodied perspective. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 15. doi : 10.3389/fnsys.2021.687393.

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