Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gaën Plancher, Université Lyon 2, France
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gaën Plancher is a distinguished cognitive psychologist specializing in memory processes. With a Ph.D. from Paris Descartes University (2009) and an HDR from Lyon 2 University (2017), her groundbreaking research spans real and false memories, working memory, and long-term memory dynamics. Dr. Plancher has secured prestigious grants, including projects on aphantasia and memory maintenance, totaling over €900,000. An active contributor to the scientific community, she supervises Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers and reviews for leading journals. As a Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France, she continues to advance cognitive science through innovation and mentorship. 🌟📚
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🎓 Academic Journey
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gaën Plancher has an impressive academic background in cognitive psychology. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from Grenoble University (2003), followed by dual M.A. degrees from Grenoble University (2004) and Paris Descartes University (2005). In 2009, she completed her Ph.D. at Paris Descartes University, achieving the highest distinction for her research on real and false memories. In 2017, she attained her HDR from Lyon 2 University, accrediting her to supervise Ph.D. students independently. Recognized as a Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France in 2020, Dr. Plancher’s academic journey exemplifies excellence and dedication. 🌟📚
🏫 University Positions
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gaën Plancher has held diverse academic roles across renowned institutions. Since 2012, she has been an Associate Professor at the EMC Lab, University of Lyon, France, where she explores cognitive mechanisms. In 2018, she served as a Visiting Research Fellow at Indiana University, USA. Her postdoctoral research included the Isingrini Lab at the University of Tours, France (2011-2012) and the Barrouillet Lab at the University of Geneva, Switzerland (2009-2011). Earlier, she was an Assistant Lecturer at Paris Descartes University (2008-2009). Dr. Plancher’s contributions highlight her global academic influence. 🌍📖
🏆 Grants and Awards
Dr. Gaën Plancher has secured prestigious grants and awards throughout her career. Notable grants include €432,000 from the French National Research Agency (2024-2029) for the APHANTASIA project and €230,000 for the REFLECTOR project (2019-2023). She collaborated with L’Oréal (2021-2023) on “Fragrance & Memory,” receiving €106,258. As a Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France (2020-2025), she was awarded €75,000. Her awards include Fellowship of the Psychonomic Society (2018) and the Excellence in Supervision and Research Award (2017) worth €20,000. Dr. Plancher’s work reflects exceptional academic and research contributions. 💡🎓
🧠 Research Focus
Dr. Gaën Plancher specializes in cognitive psychology, focusing on working memory, episodic memory, and their interactions. His research explores memory mechanisms using virtual reality as an innovative tool for assessment in normal and pathological aging, such as Alzheimer’s disease. He investigates factors influencing memory, including false memories, emotional content, and attentional refreshing. His work bridges experimental psychology and technological applications in neuropsychology, contributing to understanding memory processes across the lifespan. Dr. Plancher’s studies also address the impact of aging, temporal regularities, and computational modeling of memory. 📚🧠🔬✨
Publications Top Notes
- Using virtual reality to characterize episodic memory profiles in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: influence of active and passive encoding (Cited by: 329, Year: 2012) 🧠💻
- Age effect on components of episodic memory and feature binding: A virtual reality study (Cited by: 198, Year: 2010) 👵🕹️
- The influence of action on episodic memory: A virtual reality study (Cited by: 125, Year: 2012) 🎮💡
- What is the time course of working memory attentional refreshing? (Cited by: 71, Year: 2018) ⏱️🧩
- Mechanisms underlying the production of false memories for famous people’s names in aging and Alzheimer’s disease (Cited by: 55, Year: 2009) 🎭🧠
- Forgetting From Working Memory: Does Novelty Encoding Matter? (Cited by: 50, Year: 2012) ❓💭
- On some of the main criticisms of the modal model: Reappraisal from a TBRS perspective (Cited by: 48, Year: 2020) 🧠📖
- Forgetting at short term: When do event-based interference and temporal factors have an effect? (Cited by: 48, Year: 2013) 🕒⏳
- The integration of realistic episodic memories relies on different working memory processes: Evidence from virtual navigation (Cited by: 41, Year: 2018) 🚶♂️🗺️
- What makes working memory traces stable over time? (Cited by: 40, Year: 2018) 🧠⚙️