Matthew Grilli

Research Interests:

• Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience of memory, imagination, and associated cognitive disorders (e.g., amnesia).
  Individual differences in autobiographical thought.
• Cognitive and brain aging.
• Alzheimer’s disease.
• Novel approaches to neuropsychological assessment.

Updated: 07/05/22

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Selected Publications: 

• Grilli, M.D., & Verfaellie, M. (in press). Supporting the self-concept with memory: insight from amnesia. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.
• Grilli, M.D., & Verfaellie, M. (2014). Personal semantic memory: insights from neuropsychological research on amnesia. Neuropsychologia, 61, 56-64.
• Grilli, M.D., & Glisky, E.L. (2013). Imagining a better memory: self-imagination in memory-impaired patients. Clinical Psychological Science, 1(1), 93-99.
• Grilli, M.D., & McFarland, C.P. (2011). Imagine that: self-imagining enhances prospective memory in memory-impaired individuals with neurological damage. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21(6), 847-859.
• Grilli, M.D., & Glisky, E.L. (2010). Self-Imagination enhances recognition memory in memory-impaired individuals with neurological damage. Neuropsychology, 24 (6), 698 -710.

Courses Taught:

• PSY 300 - Cognitive Neuroscience: A Guide to Mind & Brain (2017)
• PSY 425 - Get Real! Cognition Applied to You and Current Topics (2024)
• PSY 504A - Human Brain and Behavior Relationships (2018)
• PSY 504B - Clinical Neuropsychology Practice: Evaluation of the Older Adult (2024)
• PSY 694D - Clinical Neuropsychology Practicum (2024)
• PSY 696C - Cognitive/Affective Independent Study (2016)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.

Updated: 07/07/25