Burak Yildirim

Burak Yildirim

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Universität des Saarlandes
FR Psychologie

Campus A2 4
D-66123 Saarbrücken

Raum 2.21.1
Telefon (+49) 681/ 302 58078

burak.yildirim(at)uni-saarland.de

 

 

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)