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Pierre Gagnepain

Research staff, Memory and Perception group

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Pierre Gagnepain

Contact details

E-mail address: pierre.gagnepain@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 355294 (extension 275)
Direct line: +44 (0)1223 273701
Fax: +44 (0)1223 359062
Address: MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit,
15 Chaucer Road,
Cambridge,
CB2 7EF

Research areas

The primary goal of my research is to understand the neural implementation of memory using both fMRI and MEG/EEG methods.

I am particularly interested in understanding how cognitive functions linked to memory processes map onto the pattern of functional connectivity and how predictive coding contribute to such processes.

My current research also focuses on the cognitive and neural underpining of motivated and induced forgetting, notably of daily life autobiographical experiences.

In addition, I have a long-standing interest in understanding how spoken words are represented in the auditory cortex using paradigms like priming or novel word learning.

Publications:

Gagnepain, P., Henson, R., Davis, M. (2012). Temporal predictive codes for spoken words in auditory cortex. Current Biology, 22, 1-7.

Gagnepain, P. (2011). Towards a redefinition of memory systems based on cerebral connectivity. Revue de Neuropsychologie (Article in French), 3(2), 112-119.

Henson, R.N. & Gagnepain, P. (2010). Predictive, Interactive Multiple Memory Systems. Hippocampus, 20(11), 1315-1326.

Gagnepain, P., Henson, R.N., Chételat, G., Desgranges, B., Lebreton, K., & Eustache, F. (2011). Is neocortical-hippocampal connectivity a better predicator than local increases in hippocampal activity? New insights on the role of priming. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 23(2), 391-403.

Gagnepain, P., Chételat, G., Landeau, B., Dayan, J., Eustache, F., & Lebreton, K. (2008). Spoken word memory traces within the human auditory cortex revealed by repetition priming and fMRI. Journal of Neuroscience, 28, 5281-5289.

Gagnepain, P., Lebreton, K., Desgranges, B., & Eustache, F (2008). Perceptual priming enhances the creation of new episodic memories. Consciousness & Cognition, 17, 276-287.

Gagnepain, P., Lebreton, K, & Eustache, F. (2006). In search of perceptual memory for auditory word form: contribution of the studies on perceptual priming (article in French). L'année psychologique, 106 , 543-567.

CBU publications