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Based at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, our research investigates the role of brain regions such as the frontal, medial temporal, and parietal lobes in human memory.

This work involves inter-relating cognitive hypotheses with evidence from functional neuroimaging of healthy volunteers and from examining the effects of neurological and psychiatric disorders, and normal aging, on memory abilities. Research in the laboratory uses a number of methods, including behavioural studies, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electrophysiology (MEG/EEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Our research is currently funded by the BBSRC, and we are affiliated with the University of Cambridge Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, supported by a joint award from the MRC and the Wellcome Trust.

To find out more about our work, please use the links on the left of the page.

Test your memory! University press release - Tuesday 10 January Researchers at the University of Cambridge launch what could be the world's biggest ever memory experiment. Dr Jon Simons has also written two articles in the Guardian on maximising your memory and how to make the most of your memory as you age.

Selected Publications - (see full list)

Buda, M., Fornito, A., Bergström, Z.M., & Simons, J.S. (2011). A specific brain structural basis for individual differences in reality monitoring. Journal of Neuroscience, 31, 14308-14313. [Abstract] [Download PDF] []

Gilbert, S.J., Henson, R.N.A., & Simons, J.S. (2010). The scale of functional specialization within human prefrontal cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 30, 1233-1237. [Abstract] [Download PDF] []

Simons, J.S., Peers, P.V., Mazuz, Y.S., Berryhill, M.E., & Olson, I.R. (2010). Dissociation between memory accuracy and memory confidence following bilateral parietal lesions. Cerebral Cortex, 20, 479-485. [Abstract] [Download PDF] []