I study how we "control" what they consciously experience from moment to moment by shifting their attention. I specifically explore how attention influences what we store into (or experience from) our personal store of memories. I'm generally interested in consciousness, meta-cognition, dreams, and other far-out stuff (like The Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness (2012)).

Out of the lab, I like to do yoga, meditate, scribble in my dream journal...

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• Feature-based and location-based attention are mediated by different mechanisms and affect memory at different timescales.

  Ziman K, Lee MR, Martinez AR, Manning JR (2019) Feature-based and location-based volitional covert attention are mediated by different mechanisms and affect memory at different timescales. PsyArXiv: 10.31234/osf.io/2ps6e..
  

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• HyperTools: A Python toolbox for visualizing and manipulating high-dimensional data

  Heusser A. C.*, Ziman K.*, Owen L. L. W., & Manning J. R. (2018). HyperTools: A Python toolbox for gaining geometric insights into high-dimensional data. Journal of Machine Learning Research.

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• Is automatic speech-to-text transcription ready for use in psychological experiments?

  Ziman K., Heusser A. C., Fitzpatrick P. C., Field C. E., & Manning J. R. (2018). Is automatic speech-to-text transcription ready for use in psychological experiments? Behavior Research Methods.

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• Quail: A Python toolbox for analyzing and plotting free recall data

  Heusser A. C., Fitzpatrick C. P., Field C. E., Ziman K., & Manning J. R. (2017). Quail: A Python toolbox for analyzing and plotting free recall data. The Journal of Open Source Software, 2, 424.

Volitional attention modulates memory encoding and retrieval.

Ziman K., Lee M. R., Martinez A. R., and Manning J. R. (2019). Volitional attention modulates memory encoding and retrieval. Society for Neuroscience. Chicago, IL.

Is automatic speech-to-text transcription ready for use in psychological experiments?

Ziman K., Heusser A. C., Fitzpatrick P. C., Field C. E., & Manning J. R. (2018). Is automatic speech-to-text transcription ready for use in psychological experiments? Context and Episodic Memory Symposium. Philadelphia, PA.

Effects of Study Context on Recall Organization

Ziman, K., Heusser A.C., Manning J.R. (2017). Effects of Study Context on Recall Organization. Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC.

Harnessing the power of mnemonic fingerprints: Maximizing learning potential by personalizing stimulus organization during adaptive list learning

Ziman, K., Heusser A.C., Manning J.R. (2017). Harnessing the power of mnemonic fingerprints: Maximizing learning potential by personalizing stimulus organization during adaptive list learning. Context and Episodic Memory Symposium. Philadelphia, PA.

Efficient Learning: Manipulating context to enhance (or diminish) memory

Manning JR,Ziman, K., Heusser AC (2017) Efficient Learning: Manipulating context to enhance (or diminish) memory.Society for Neuroscience. Washington, DC. Washington, DC.

Positive affect worsens ensemble coding performance

Ziman, K., Familiar, A., & Shim, W. M. (2016). Positive affect worsens ensemble coding performance. Journal of Vision, 16(12), 59-59.

Content of Sleep-talking Transcripts versus Dream Accounts and Waking Language

Barret, D., Lennon, J.,Ziman, K. (2016). Content of Sleep-talking Transcripts versus Dream Accounts and Waking Language.

Comparison of Medial Temporal Subregional Thickness and Overall Brain Volume to Episodic Memory Performance in Humans

Wong, W.O., Suthana, N.A., Pourshaban, D., Ziman, K., Bookheimer, S., Fried, I., Knowlton, B. (2012) Comparison of Medial Temporal Subregional Thickness and Overall Brain Volume to Episodic Memory Performance in Humans.

One branch of my work explores how we use attention to control the things we experience and store into memory. I tackle this topic together with my colleagues in the EPSCoR Attention Consortium. I am also initiating a second line of work, investigating cognitive and perceptual markers of mental illness.

                    

I've been honored to mentor over ten outstanding undergraduates, some of whom are now my co-authors! I also serve as a role model via Letters to a Pre-Scentist, host booths at the Dartmouth Brain Bee, and speak annually at Richmond Middle School.

                    

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