Author Melissa Troyer

Melissa Troyer

Melissa Troyer is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego, where she studies the cognitive neuroscience of language and memory. Melissa holds B.S. degrees in Psychology and Cognitive Science and a double B.A. in Linguistics and French from Indiana University and a master's degree in Cognitive Science from MIT. Melissa is also a contributor to the UCSD-based writing group NeuWrite San Diego.

Language, Memory, and Aging–And the Words To Say It

Melissa Troyer

Science, Science & Medicine

Few memories from my first course in cognitive psychology have stuck with me over time. There was the time the time the professor was appalled when he learned how many drinks the young fraternity member who...

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Author Melissa Troyer

Melissa Troyer

Language, Memory, and Aging–And the Words To Say It