Research Interests
- Self-regulation
- Mental time travel
- Mind wandering
- Executive functioning
Education
- 06/2025 – Present: PhD in Experimental Neuropsychology in the RTG “FlexBar”, Saarland University
- 09/2021 – 07/2024: M.S. Psychology, Istanbul Medipol University
- 09/2016 – 06/2020: B.A. Psychology, Marmara University
Career
- Since 06/2025: PhD student, Experimental Neuropsychology Unit, Saarland University
- 09/2023 – 05/2025: Research Assistant, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul
- 10/2024 – 11/2024: Visiting Researcher, Charles University, Czech Republic
- 06/2023 – 08/2023: Erasmus+ Research Intern, Heidelberg University, Germany
Teaching
- 2024 – 2025 Fall: Cognitive Psychology, Istanbul Medipol University, Psychology (English) Department
Publications
Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)
2025
Yildirim, B. & Mutlutürk, A. (2025). The Role of Visual and Verbal Working Memory in Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future (Under peer-review, this work was funded by TUBITAK, Project Number: 223K315)
Yildirim, B. & Rummel, J. (2025). No Effect of Preceding Smartphone Usage on Mind Wandering and Cognitive Performance (Under peer-review)
Conference Contributions
Yildirim, B. & Mutlutürk, A. (2024). The Utilization of Working Memory Components in Episodic Future Thinking and Episodic Memory Processes (Oral presentation at Working Memory Symposium, July 11, 2024) (wmsymposium.org)