Looking at it from a different angle: The role of viewpoint-dependency in traumatic intrusions.

Project Information

TRAUMA_CONTEXT

Grant agreement ID: 749206

DOI 10.3030/749206

Project closed

EC signature date 30 November 2017

Start date 1 April 2018

End date 31 March 2020

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 183 454,80

EU contribution € 183 454,80

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom

Objective

Many victims of psychological trauma suffer from recurrent intrusive trauma memories. According to Dual-Representation Theory (DRT), intrusive memories reflect functional deficiencies in the brain’s hippocampal system, which fails to translate the egocentric perceptual impressions of the trauma into viewpoint-independent (or allocentric) spatial representations. This proposal tests this assumption and explores allocentric memory training as a potential novel intervention against intrusive memories.
I propose to induce intrusive memories in healthy participants using aversive scenarios in real-time 3D Virtual Reality, and to afterwards test location memory from the original versus a shifted viewpoint, requiring allocentric memory. Study 1 links allocentric memory to intrusion levels. Study 2 explores the potential of an allocentric memory training. Furthermore, both studies will assess the potentially moderating role of hormonal and sympathetic stress markers known to affect hippocampal learning.
The project will provide novel insights into mechanisms of trauma memory, with potentially important implications for theory and treatment. It will be conducted in Prof. Chris Brewin’s research group at University College London (UCL) that is renowned for empirical tests of DRT specifically, and for world-leading expertise in clinical, experimental, neurocognitive and neuroendocrine approaches to psychology, providing an inspiring environment that perfectly fits the interdisciplinary character of this project.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• social sciences › psychology
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › virtual reality

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Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

• Net EU contribution: € 183 454,80
• Address: GOWER STREET ; WC1E 6BT London ; United Kingdom
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Camden and City of London
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: € 183 454,80