π΄ Sleep stabilises old memories and supports new learning. Are these benefits of sleep causally linked, driven by a common underlying mechanism, or largely independent? Our new paper digs into this important question! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Marcus O. Harrington
Marcus O. Harrington
@harrington-mo.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East Anglia. Interested in why sleep disturbances increase vulnerability to mental health problems and how memories are consolidated during sleep.
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It was a pleasure to work on this paper with the spectacular @annaavali.bsky.social, @mels-science.bsky.social, @mggaskell.bsky.social, and @sacairney.bsky.social.
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Please repost! Fully funded four-year PhD studentship opportunity on sleep deprivation and neurovascular dysfunction on the BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, including annual stipend, research costs and home tuition fees tinyurl.com/ms7v2pcx
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ποΈ New Episode Alert! We had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Louis Renoult (@renoultlouis.bsky.social) about all things memory π§ The full episode is out now β donβt miss it! π§ open.spotify.com/episode/3Tox...
π¨Check out our new paper, where we investigated the link between sleep-associated memory consolidation and subsequent encoding!
"Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?" π’ New paper from: Anna Guttesen (annaavali.bsky.social), Marcus Harrington (@harrington-mo.bsky.social), Gareth Gaskell (mggaskell.bsky.social), & Scott Cairney (sacairney.bsky.social) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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π¨π‘π²π ππΌπ― ππΉπ²πΏππ¨ Join a research team with Professor Andrew Bayliss to investigate how we process other people's reactions to our actions. This project uses experimental and neuroimaging approaches to study this important aspect of social cognition. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/16...
A brilliant opportunity to work with an amazing PI!
Please share; My lab at @psychologyuea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is recruiting a post-doc for a cognitive neuroscience memory project. It is a 3-year post, with a proposed start date of 8th September. Application deadline is 15th of June. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
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BBC reporter ππ¨πππ² πππ¬π joined our researchers at the ππ₯πππ© ππ§π ππ«ππ’π§ πππ¬πππ«ππ‘ ππ§π’π for an overnight stay, experiencing first-hand how we monitor brain activity during sleep and picking up some expert tips for better rest along the way. Find out more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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3 year PhD position in cognitive computational neuroscience available @psychologyuea.bsky.social Working with @timkietzmann.bsky.social @stephanierossit.bsky.social Deadline 30th April. Unfortunately only open to UK candidates. Pls retweet. #neuroskyence #VisionScience #compneurosky
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Check out our TINS Forum article on the role of respiration in coordinating sleep oscillations and memory consolidation! Spearheaded by the great @fabian31415.bsky.social and @estebanbt.bsky.social A big thank you to our editor Moran Furman for making the whole journey very enjoyable #neuroskyence
In our recent @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social forum article www.cell.com/trends/neuro..., we highlight respiration's potential role in coordinating sleep oscillations and memory consolidation. With the fabulous @tschreiner.bsky.social and @estebanbt.bsky.social
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To celebrate World Sleep Day on Friday the πππ ππ₯πππ© ππ§π ππ«ππ’π§ πππ¬πππ«ππ‘ ππ§π’π is opening its doors to the public! π March 14, 12 PM β 2 PM π UEA, Queens Building, Level 01 ποΈ FREE event β Reserve your spot now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sleep-and-... Learn more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
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New RA position! We are looking for an excellent graduate/MSc student with some experience in developmental psy and interest in language, deafness, conceptual knowledge, infancy @psychologyuea.bsky.social
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Interested in pursuing a PhD on how technology can aid learning and education? If so, consider applying for an EPSRC-funded studentship with Prof Kate Howland and myself at Sussex (deadline: 14th February 2025). Feel free to get in touch for more details. www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
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Why do we suffer from more intrusive thoughts when we're sleep deprived? Find out in this SciAm article on our latest work by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social, featuring @zarabergstrom.bsky.social and @marwimber.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-...
π¨ Our study on how sleep deprivation affects the neural correlates of memory suppression is now published in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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