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Nico Broers

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • What makes a picture memorable? What are the neural signatures of image memorability and which image features are particularly relevant?

Academic Education

09/2013 - 08/2015Master of Science, Research School BCN (Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience), Specialization in Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience, (2-year Research Master Program, English Taught), University of Groningen, 8.3 out of 10
03/2015 - 07/2015Research Visit, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Mollylab, MIT, Boston. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mary C. Potter
09/2009 - 07/2012Bachelor of Science, Psychology program (3-year Program, English Taught.) 7.3 out of 10

Work Experience

since 08/2016PhD student, Prof. Dr. Niko Busch, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, WWU Münster.
01/2016 - 06/2016Research Assistant, Dr. Simone Sprenger, Department of Neurolinguistics, University of Groningen.
09/2015 - 01/2016Research Assistant, Dr. Marieke van Vugt, Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen.
02/2015 - 08/2015Research Visit, Prof. Mary C. Potter, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, Boston.
02/2014 - 02/2015Chair of the BCN Research School Education Committee. Responsibilities: Organization of the course curriculum, course evaluations
02/2013 - 02/2014Instructor Research Practicum in English Bachelor Program of Psychology. Responsibilities: Teaching and grading scientific writing skills, statistical analyses and APA-style criteria to 2nd year Bachelor’s students
01/2013 - 01/2014Research Assistant, Dr. Mark Nieuwenstein, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Groningen.
09/2012 - 09/2013University of Groningen, Open Course choice in Cognitive Science and Psychophysiology, Research Assistant for Dr. Mark Nieuwenstein

Publications

The extent and specificity of visual exploration determines the formation of recollected memories in complex scenes
Broers, N.; Bainbridge, W., Michel, R.; Balestrieri, E.; Busch, N.A. (2022)
In: Journal of Vision, 22(11)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Exploitation of local and global information in predictive processing
Kluger D.S., Broers N., Roehe M.A., Wurm M.F., Busch N.A., Schubotz R.I. (2020)
In: PloS one, 15(4)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Enhanced recognition of memorable pictures in ultra-fast RSVP
Broers N., Potter M.C., Nieuwenstein M.R. (2017)
In: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 1-7
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Self-Reported Stickiness of Mind-Wandering Affects Task Performance
Van Vugt M.K., Broers N. (2016)
In: Frontiers in Psychology, 7
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

Doctorates

Exploring memory for scenes
Candidate: Broers, Nico | Supervisors: Busch, Niko, Zwitserlood, Pienie
Period of time: 01/01/2015 - 08/01/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster