Kaia L. Vilberg, PhD
Kaia
Research interests

I am interested in the neural mechanisms of episodic retrieval - that is, how humans recollect details of past experiences. Prior functional neuroimaging research has implicated a number of distinct brain regions in successful recollection (including the left posterior parietal cortex and left superior prefrontal cortex), but the functional roles of these regions have yet to be determined. My research aims to clarify the nature of the cognitive operations subserved by these areas of the brain in the context of memory retrieval. I currently utilize both functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate questions in episodic memory retrieval.
Publications - Copyright notice

Vilberg, K.L., & Rugg, M.D. (in preparation). Dissociation of retrieval-related lateral parietal activity as a function of old/new ratio.

Vilberg, K.L., & Rugg, M.D. (2008). Functional Significance of Retrieval-related Activity in Lateral parietal cortex: Evidence from fMRI and ERPs. Human Brain Mapping.
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Vilberg, K.L., & Rugg, M.D. (2008). Memory retrieval and the parietal cortex: a review of evidence from event-related fMRI. Neuropsychologia, 46, 1787-99.
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Vilberg, K.L.,& Rugg, M.D. (2007). Dissociation of the neural correlates of recollection and familiarity: Further evidence from fMRI. Neuropsychologia, 45, 2216-25.
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Vilberg, K.L., Moosavi, R.F., & Rugg, M.D. (2006). The relationship between electrophysiological correlates of recollection and amount of information retrieved. Brain Research, 1122, 161-170.
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Diana, R.A., Vilberg, K.L., & Reder, L.M. (2005). Identifying the ERP correlate of a recognition memory search attempt. Cognitive Brain Research, 24, 674-684.
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Presentations

Vilberg, K.L., & Rugg, M.D. (2008, November). Dissociation of retrieval-related lateral parietal activity as a function of old/new ratio. For: Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Vilberg, K.L., & Rugg, M.D. (2008, April). Modulation of a neural correlate of recollection by amount of retrieved information. For: Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.

Vilberg, K.L. (2008, March). Neural correlates of recognition memory. For: Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Memory Lane: From Genes to Circuits to Behavior, Irvine, CA.

Vilberg, K.L., and Rugg, M.D. (2007, November). Modulation of the left parietal ERP old/new effect by the amount of information recollected. For: Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

Vilberg, K.L., and Rugg, M.D. (2006, October). Dissociation of the cortical correlates of recollection and familiarity: Further evidence from fMRI. For: Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.

Vilberg, K.L., and Rugg, M.D. (2006, April). Dissociation of the neural correlates of retrieval success according to sensitivity to the amount of information retrieved. For: Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.

Johnson, J.D., Vilberg, K.L., & Rugg, M.D. (2006, April). Material- and task-dependent modulation of retrieval cue processing: An fMRI study. For: Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.

Vilberg, K.L., and Rugg, M.D. (2006, March). Dissociation of the neural correlates of retrieval success according to sensitivity to the amount of information retrieved. For: Eigth Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Irvine, CA.

Vilberg, K.L., Moosavi, R.F., and Rugg, M.D. (2005, November) The relationship between the content of episodic memory retrieval and an electrophysiological index of brain activity. For: Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Vilberg, K.L., Moosavi, R.F., and Rugg, M.D. (2005, April). Does the amount of information recollected modulate the neural correlates of retrieval success? For: Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.

Diana, R.A., Vilberg, K.L., & Reder, L.M. (2005, April). Identifying the ERP correlate of a recognition memory search attempt. For Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.

Newman, R.L., Vilberg, K., Connolly, J., and Service, E. (2002, October). Sounding it out or spelling it out? Evidence from event-related brain potentials. For: Society for Psychophysiological Research, Washington, DC.

Vilberg, K. L. (2001, August). Four techniques of spaced retrieval: Effects of correction procedures on recall of names. Poster session presented at the University of Minnesota, Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium, Minneapolis, MN.

Teaching

Neurobiology & Behavior Laboratory Course - BioSci 113L

       Spring 2004       Winter 2005


Awards

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2003)

HHMI Predoctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences Honorable Mention (2003)

University Medal in Psychology from Dalhousie University (2002)

Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellowship at the University of Minnesota (2001)

Brimer Memorial Scholarship in Psychology from Dalhousie University (2001)

J & A Campbell Memorial Scholarship from Dalhousie University (1998)

Contact Information

Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory
Herklotz Research Facility
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3800

Neurobiology & Behavior
2205 McGaugh Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-4550

Tele: 949-824-8861
Fax : 949-824-4807


Email me at uci.edu: 
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