Active Research Projects
Mechanisms of memory consolidation
As time passes after an initial learning experience, our memories do not remain perfectly unchanged. They may become more durable, may gradually lose their level of precision and detail, or may become incorporated into existing knowledge structures that inform and constrain our understanding of the world around us. These changes, in turn, are thought to be accompanied by transformations in how such memories are represented in the brain, both in the medial temporal lobe and the surrounding cortex.
Temporal structure of episodic memory
Although our lives unfold continuously across time, we often remember our experiences as sequences of discrete events. How, then, do we derive structure from this constant stream of information? What neural and behavioral mechanisms might support our ability to organize, bind, or segment our everyday experiences into meaningful mnemonic events?

News
Davachi Lab Featured in npj Science of Learning
The work of two Davachi Lab alumni, David Clewett and Arielle Tambini, was featured in npj Science of Learning's "August 2020 research round-up." To read the publications linked in the article, click the links below!
Davachi Lab Publication Cited in Recent BrainPost Article
BrainPost's article, "Awake Memory Consolidation Can Bias the Way New Information Is Perceived," summarizes Arielle Tambini and Lila Davachi's review published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences in August, 2019. Check it out!
New Publication
Check out our latest publication co-authored by Lila Davachi! Link here.
Lab Photos

The Davachi and SCAN labs in the new lab space (324 Schermerhorn Hall).

The Lab at Emily Cowan's Farewell Soiree!

Davachi lab group dinner
