Sam Gilbert

Sam Gilbert

Sam Gilbert is a researcher and co-author of the 2016 review Cognitive Offloading and of a 2021 study of individual differences in offloading.

Who they are

Sam Gilbert is a researcher and co-author of the 2016 review Cognitive Offloading and of a 2021 study of individual differences in offloading. On this site the name is tied to Cognitive Offloading.

Key papers

Risko, E. F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2016). Cognitive offloading. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(9), 676-688.

Meyerhoff, H. S., Grinschgl, S., Papenmeier, F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2021). Individual differences in cognitive offloading: A comparison of intention offloading, pattern copy, and short-term memory capacity. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6, 34.

Key ideas

Cognitive Offloading: Using the world, or a device, to hold information so the brain does not have to.

Sources

  1. Risko, E. F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2016). Cognitive offloading. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(9), 676-688.
  2. Meyerhoff, H. S., Grinschgl, S., Papenmeier, F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2021). Individual differences in cognitive offloading: A comparison of intention offloading, pattern copy, and short-term memory capacity. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6, 34.