Most of my research focuses on the way in which memory and imagination interact. So far, I have explored ways in which episodic memory both guides and constrains episodic counterfactual thinking (i.e., thoughts about alternative ways in which past personal events could have occurred), and how this interaction affects the perceived plausibility of imagined counterfactual events. I also explore the differential contribution of episodic and semantic memory in the generation of different kinds of counterfactual simulations, as well as the effect of counterfactual thinking on the memories they derive from. In addition, my research attempts to understand how prior experience helps to constrain the way in which we reconstruct episodic memories. Finally, I am also interested in the role of internal attention during conscious recollection. To address these issues I use behavioral and functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques, as well as the conceptual rigor of philosophical analysis.

Office Location: 203A West Duke Building
Office Phone: (919) 660-3062
Email Address:
Web Page: http://www.felipedebrigard.com

Education:
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2011
M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2007
M.A., Tufts University, 2005
A.B., Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia), 2002

Specialties:

Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Mind

Research Interests: Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science and Neuroscience; Neurophilosophy; Moral Psychology

Most of my research focuses on the way in which memory and imagination interact. So far, I have explored ways in which episodic memory both guides and constrains episodic counterfactual thinking (i.e., thoughts about alternative ways in which past personal events could have occurred), and how this interaction affects the perceived plausibility of imagined counterfactual events. I also explore the differential contribution of episodic and semantic memory in the generation of different kinds of counterfactual simulations, as well as the effect of counterfactual thinking on the memories they derive from. In addition, my research attempts to understand how prior experience helps to constrain the way in which we reconstruct episodic memories. Finally, I am also interested in the role of internal attention during conscious recollection. To address these issues I use behavioral and functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques, as well as the conceptual rigor of philosophical analysis.

Areas of Interest:

Memory, Imagination, Attention, Consciousness, Counterfactual Thinking

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Recent Publications   (More Publications)

• De Brigard, F. "Episodic memory without autonoetic consciousness.." Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 379.1913 (November, 2024): 20230410. [doi]  [abs]
• Krasich, K; Woldorff, MG; De Brigard, F; Sinnott-Armstrong, W; Mudrik, L. "Prestimulus alpha phase, not only power, modulates conscious perception. Comment on "Beyond task response-Pre-stimulus activity modulates contents of consciousness" by G. Northoff, F. Zilio & J. Zhang.." Phys Life Rev 50 (September, 2024): 123-125. [doi]
• O'Neill, K; Henne, P; Pearson, J; De Brigard, F. "Modeling confidence in causal judgments.." J Exp Psychol Gen 153.8 (August, 2024): 2142-2159. [doi]  [abs]
• Huang, S; De Brigard, F; Cabeza, R; Davis, SW. "Connectivity analyses for task-based fMRI.." Phys Life Rev 49 (July, 2024): 139-156. [doi]  [abs]
• Robins, SK; De Brigard, F. "Introduction to the topical collection ‘locating representations in the brain: interdisciplinary perspectives’." Synthese 203.5 (May, 2024). [doi]