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Valerie van Mulukom
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Research Interests My interests lie in the episodic simulation of future events: how various cognitive processes and neuronal structures work together to bring about the imagining of future events, with a particular interest in the role of the hippocampus; the influence of the effect of novelty on these processes; the contribution of creative ability to these processes; and lastly the evolutionary aspects of future event simulation: what evolutionary steps were necessary for the development of the (possibly uniquely) human capacity for mental time travel, and how does this compare to other human capacities, such as theory of mind and language? Education PhD student, Psychology, University of Auckland (2009-present) MPhil, Linguistics, Utrecht University (2007-2009) BA, Language and Culture Studies, Utrecht University (2004-2007) Awards ASSBI travel award for the best abstract submitted by a student to the ASSBI/INS Conference (July 2011). Publications and Presentations van Mulukom, V., Roberts, R.P., & Addis, D.R. (December 2011). The effects of repetition on the simulation of past and future events. Poster presented at Australian Cognitive Neuroscience Conference, Sydney, Australia. Click for PDF van Mulukom, V., Roberts, R.P., Schacter, D.L., Corballis, M.C., & Addis, D.R. (July 2011). Hippocampal and Amygdalar Connectivity during Simulation of Novel Future events. Poster presented at International Neuropsychological Society Mid-Year Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand. Click for PDF van Mulukom, V. , Schacter, D.L., Corballis, M.C., & Addis, D.R. (June 2011). Hippocampal and amygdala responses to novelty of future simulations. Poster presented at Human Brain Mapping, Quebec City, Canada. Click for PDF van Mulukom, V., Schacter, D.L., Corballis, M.C., & Addis, D.R. (September 2010). Medial temporal responses to the novelty of future simulations. Invited talk given at Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research, Wanaka, New Zealand. Teaching Experience Tutor, Year 2 Perception and Cognition (University of Auckland, July 2011-November 2011)
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