Sue Becker - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
Associate Member, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Associate Member, Linguistics and Languages, Faculty of Humanities
Member, McMaster Institute for Music & the Mind, Faculty of Science
Professor Emeritus, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, Faculty of Science
Vice-chair, McMaster Research Ethics Board, McMaster University, Center For Health Economics & Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

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Behavioral neuroscience of learning and memory (RA)
Brain-computer interface (RA)
Cognition, communication and behavior (including sleep and memory) (RA)
Computation models (RA)
Computational neuroscience (RA)
Machine learning (RA)
Neurocognitive patterns and neural networks (RA)
Neurogenesis and plasticity (RA)
Psychology and cognitive sciences (RA)

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books
- Correlative Learning: A Basis for Brain and Adaptive Systems 2007
chapters
- Restricted Boltzmann Machine Models of Hippocampal Coding and Neurogenesis. 443-461. 2017
- Chapter 21 Restricted Boltzmann Machine Models of Hippocampal Coding and Neurogenesis. 443-461. 2017
- Marr’s theory of the hippocampus as a simple memory: Decades of subsequent research suggest it is not that simple. 159-177. 2017
- Marr's simple memory theory of archicortex, then and now: four decades later, things are not quite as simple. 159-178. 2016
- Marr’s theory of the hippocampus as a simple memory. 159-178. 2016
- Grammar from the lexicon: Evidence from neural network simulations of language acquisition. 245-264. 2013
- Memory for events and their spatial context: models and experiments. 249-268. 2002
- Spatial coherence as an internal teacher for a neural network 1995
conferences
- Mechanisms of Input-Frequency Dependent Pattern Separation in the Dentate Gyrus. 2023 Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. 2023
- BCI Illiteracy: It’s Us, Not Them. Optimizing BCIs for Individual Brains. 2022 10th International Winter Conference on Brain-Computer Interface (BCI). 2022
- Grading Prenatal Hydronephrosis from Ultrasound Imaging Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. 2018 15th Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV). 80-87. 2018
- Emotional reaction recognition from EEG. ... International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in NeuroImaging. International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging. 2017
- Examining the effects of physical exercise and cognitive training on memory and neurotrophic factors. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology (JSEP). S263-S263. 2017
- A brain-computer interface based on abstract visual and auditory imagery: Evidence for an effect of artistic training. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 313-332. 2017
- Emotional Memory in Pregnant Women with and Without Major Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 197S-197S. 2014
- A model of visual-proprioceptive interactions in the recall and manipulation of allocentric spatial maps via egocentric mental imagery. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 234-234. 2005
- Modelling cortical cochleotopic map reorganization in tinnitus. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 80-80. 2005
- Machine learning and the auditory nerve. Canadian Acoustics - Acoustique Canadienne. 64-65. 2004
- Development of a flexible, realistic hearing in noise test environment (R-HINT-E). Signal Processing. 299-309. 2004
- Predicting speech intelligibility from a population of neurons. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 1409-1416. 2004
- Theory of Monte Carlo sampling-based Alopex algorithms for neural networks. ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings. 501-504. 2004
- A computational model of the role of dopamine and psychotropic drugs in modulating motivated action. Schizophrenia Research. 164-164. 2003
- From Dopamine to Psychosis: A Computational Approach. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 1115-1121. 2003
- Modeling intelligibility of hearing-aid compression circuits. Conference Record of the Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers. 720-724. 2003
- A computational network model of the neural circuits subserving motivated behaviors. Biological Psychiatry. 130S-130S. 2002
- Associative Arithmetic with Boltzmann Machines: The Role of Number Representations. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 277-283. 2002
- A fMRI data analysis method using a fast infomax-based ICA algorithm. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1105-1110. 2001
- Modelling spatial recall, mental imagery and neglect. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 96-102. 2001
- A model of prefrontal-hippocampal interactions in strategic recall. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY. 1041-1041. 2000
- Modelling language acquisition at multiple temporal scales. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY. 1031-1031. 2000
- A model for associative multiplication. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 17-23. 1999
- Improving associative memory capacity: One-shot learning in multilayer Hopfield networks. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY. 442-447. 1997
- Learning temporally persistent hierarchical representations. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 824-830. 1997
- JPMAX: Learning to Recognize Moving Objects as a Model-fitting Problem. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 933-940. 1995
- Model Synapses with Frequency Potentiation Characteristics Can Cooperatively Enhance Hebbian Learning. NEUROBIOLOGY OF COMPUTATION. 197-202. 1995
- Tuning and Filtering in Associative Learning. OSCILLATORY EVENT-RELATED BRAIN DYNAMICS. 415-433. 1994
- WORD PRIMING IN ATTRACTOR NETWORKS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY. 231-236. 1993
- LEARNING TO MAKE COHERENT PREDICTIONS IN DOMAINS WITH DISCONTINUITIES. ADVANCES IN NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS 4. 372-379. 1992
- Learning to categorize objects using temporal coherence. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 361-368. 1992
- <title>Learning spatially coherent properties of the visual world in connectionist networks</title>. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 218-226. 1991
journal articles
- A pilot study examining the impact of lithium treatment and responsiveness on mnemonic discrimination in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 351:49-57. 2024
- Granule cells perform frequency‐dependent pattern separation in a computational model of the dentate gyrus. Hippocampus. 34:14-28. 2024
- Altered Resting-State functional connectivity in the anterior and posterior hippocampus in Post-traumatic stress disorder: The central role of the anterior hippocampus. NeuroImage: Clinical. 38:103417-103417. 2023
- Rationale, methods, and progress of the ArthroCaP Study: A prospective cohort study exploring the associations between chronic postsurgical pain and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after elective knee or hip arthroplasty. Canadian Journal of Pain. 6. 2022
- A critical evaluation of dynamical systems models of bipolar disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 12:416. 2022
- Pathologies of precision: A Bayesian account of goals, habits, and episodic foresight in addiction. Brain and Cognition. 158:105843-105843. 2022
- Combined Aerobic Exercise and Neurofeedback Lead to Improved Task-Relevant Intrinsic Network Synchrony. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 16:838614. 2022
- The Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Mood Symptoms in Trauma-Exposed Young Adults: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 16:829571. 2022
- Visual perspective as a two-dimensional construct in episodic future thought. Consciousness and Cognition. 93:103148-103148. 2021
- Dynamic task-linked switching between brain networks – A tri-network perspective. Brain and Cognition. 151:105725-105725. 2021
- Recovery of High Interference Memory in Spite of Lingering Cognitive Deficits in a Longitudinal Pilot Study of Hospitalized Depressed Patients. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11:736. 2020
- Using Deep Learning Algorithms to Grade Hydronephrosis Severity: Toward a Clinical Adjunct. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 8:1. 2020
- Capturing the Forest but Missing the Trees: Microstates Inadequate for Characterizing Shorter-Scale EEG Dynamics. Neural Computation. 31:2177-2211. 2019
- Impact of a structured, group-based running programme on clinical, cognitive and social function in youth and adults with complex mood disorders: a 12-week pilot study. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 5:e000521-e000521. 2019
- Progressive Thresholding: Shaping and Specificity in Automated Neurofeedback Training. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering. 26:2297-2305. 2018
- Early Intervention with a Multi-Ingredient Dietary Supplement Improves Mood and Spatial Memory in a Triple Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 64:835-857. 2018
- Effects of a 12-week running programme in youth and adults with complex mood disorders. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 4:e000314-e000314. 2018
- The Effects of Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training on Memory and Neurotrophic Factors. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 29:1895-1907. 2017
- Toward an Open-Ended BCI: A User-Centered Coadaptive Design. Neural Computation. 29:2742-2768. 2017
- Neurogenesis and pattern separation: time for a divorce. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science. 8. 2017
- Stress and binge drinking: A toxic combination for the teenage brain. Neuropsychologia. 90:251-260. 2016
- Synergistic effects of diet and exercise on hippocampal function in chronically stressed mice. Neuroscience. 308:180-193. 2015
- Emotional memory in pregnant women at risk for postpartum depression. Psychiatry Research. 229:777-783. 2015
- A role for adult hippocampal neurogenesis at multiple time scales: A study of recent and remote memory in humans.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 129:435-449. 2015
- Neurogenesis paradoxically decreases both pattern separation and memory interference. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 9:136. 2015
- One spatial map or many? Spatial coding of connected environments.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 40:511-531. 2014
- Examining the role of the temporo-parietal network in memory, imagery, and viewpoint transformations. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8:709. 2014
- Adult hippocampal neurogenesis reduces memory interference in humans: opposing effects of aerobic exercise and depression. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 7:66. 2013
- The role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in reducing interference.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 126:381-391. 2012
- Adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory interference. Behavioural Brain Research. 227:464-469. 2012
- When Do Objects Become Landmarks? A VR Study of the Effect of Task Relevance on Spatial Memory. PLoS ONE. 7:e35940-e35940. 2012
- Peer victimization, depressive symptoms, and high salivary cortisol predict poorer memory in children. Brain and Cognition. 77:191-199. 2011
- Can homeostatic plasticity in deafferented primary auditory cortex lead to travelling waves of excitation?. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 30:279-299. 2011
- Preface to the special issue on computational cognitive neuroscience. Brain Research. 1365:1-2. 2010
- Computational cognitive neuroscience. Brain Research. 1299:1-2. 2009
- Computational modeling and empirical studies of hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent memory: Effects of interference, stress and depression. Brain Research. 1299:45-54. 2009
- Computational Models of Millisecond Level Duration Tuning in Neural Circuits. Journal of Neuroscience. 29:9255-9270. 2009
- A neural network model of hippocampal–striatal–prefrontal interactions in contextual conditioning. Brain Research. 1202:87-98. 2008
- Preface to the special issue: Computational cognitive neuroscience. Brain Research. 1202:1-2. 2008
- A Principle for Learning Egocentric-Allocentric Transformation. Neural Computation. 20:709-737. 2008
- Editorial. Network: Computation in Neural Systems. 19:1-2. 2008
- Correlative Learning 2007
- Remembering the past and imagining the future: A neural model of spatial memory and imagery.. Psychological review. 114:340-375. 2007
- A model of hippocampal neurogenesis in memory and mood disorders. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 11:70-76. 2007
- Linking Animal Models of Psychosis to Computational Models of Dopamine Function. Neuropsychopharmacology. 32:54-66. 2007
- A Spiking Neuron Model of Cortical Correlates of Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Spontaneous Firing, Synchrony, and Tinnitus. Neural Computation. 18:2942-2958. 2006
- Dopamine, prediction error and associative learning: A model-based account. Network: Computation in Neural Systems. 17:61-84. 2006
- A Novel Model-Based Hearing Compensation Design Using a Gradient-Free Optimization Method. Neural Computation. 17:2648-2671. 2005
- A model of grounded language acquisition: Sensorimotor features improve lexical and grammatical learning. Journal of Memory and Language. 53:258-276. 2005
- A Computational Model of the Functional Role of the Ventral-Striatal D2 Receptor in the Expression of Previously Acquired Behaviors. Neural Computation. 17:361-395. 2005
- A computational principle for hippocampal learning and neurogenesis. Hippocampus. 15:722-738. 2005
- Modeling Mental Navigation in Scenes with Multiple Objects. Neural Computation. 16:1851-1872. 2004
- Stochastic correlative learning algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 52:2200-2209. 2004
- A novel signal-processing strategy for hearing-aid design: neurocompensation. Signal Processing. 84:1239-1253. 2004
- A Model of Antipsychotic Action in Conditioned Avoidance: A Computational Approach. Neuropsychopharmacology. 29:1040-1049. 2004
- A Computational Model of Prefrontal Control in Free Recall: Strategic Memory Use in the California Verbal Learning Task. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 15:821-832. 2003
- Memory for events and their spatial context: models and experiments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 356:1493-1503. 2001
- Implicit Learning in 3D Object Recognition: The Importance of Temporal Context. Neural Computation. 11:347-374. 1999
- Long-term semantic priming: A computational account and empirical evidence. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 23:1059-1082. 1997
- Long-term semantic priming: A computational account and empirical evidence.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 23:1059-1082. 1997
- The long and short of semantic priming effects in lexical decision.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 23:1083-1105. 1997
- The long and short of semantic priming effects in lexical decision.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 23:1083-1105. 1997
- Unsupervised neural network learning procedures for feature extraction and classification. Applied intelligence (Boston). 6:185-203. 1996
- Mutual information maximization: models of cortical self-organization. Network: Computation in Neural Systems. 7:7-31. 1996
- Learning Mixture Models of Spatial Coherence. Neural Computation. 5:267-277. 1993
- Self-organizing neural network that discovers surfaces in random-dot stereograms. Nature. 355:161-163. 1992
- UNSUPERVISED LEARNING PROCEDURES FOR NEURAL NETWORKS. International Journal of Neural Systems. 02:17-33. 1991
- A review of machine learning at AAAI-87. Machine Learning. 3:79-92. 1988
- A Review of Machine Learning at AAAI-87. Machine Learning. 3:79-92. 1988
preprints
theses
- An information-theoretic unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks 1992