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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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πŸŽ™οΈ New Episode Alert!
We had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Louis Renoult (@renoultlouis.bsky.social) about all things memory 🧠

The full episode is out now β€” don’t miss it! 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/3Tox...

23.07.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

🚨Check out our new paper, where we investigated the link between sleep-associated memory consolidation and subsequent encoding!

24.07.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Associate (RA2330) in University of East Anglia | UEA View details and apply for this Research Associate (RA2330) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Social Sciences School of Psychology Research Associate Ref: RA2330 Salary on ...

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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...

19.06.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A brilliant opportunity to work with an amazing PI!

07.05.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can a night in a Norwich laboratory help me sleep better? New dad Robby West turns to science in his search for a good night's sleep.

BBC reporter 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 π–πžπ¬π­ joined our researchers at the 𝐒π₯𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐒𝐧 π‘πžπ¬πžπšπ«πœπ‘ 𝐔𝐧𝐒𝐭 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...

17.04.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: multimodal models of material perception (SMITHF_UPSY25LEVERHULME) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: multimodal models of material perception (SMITHF_UPSY25LEVERHULME) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com

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

27.02.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

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

24.03.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To celebrate World Sleep Day on Friday the 𝐔𝐄𝐀 𝐒π₯𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐒𝐧 π‘πžπ¬πžπšπ«πœπ‘ 𝐔𝐧𝐒𝐭 is opening its doors to the public!

πŸ“… March 14, 12 PM – 2 PM
πŸ“ UEA, Queens Building, Level 01
🎟️ FREE event – Reserve your spot now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sleep-and-...

Learn more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

09.03.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Associate (0.65 FTE, Fixed-term for 18 months) (RA2298) in University of East Anglia | UEA View details and apply for this Research Associate (0.65 FTE, Fixed-term for 18 months) (RA2298) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Social Sciences School of Psychology Research...

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

13.02.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Do you have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or Neuroimaging & are looking for a post-doc?

Do you want to join a friendly lab?

Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!

21.01.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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FindAPhD : EPSRC Science and Engineering studentships at the University of Sussex at University of Sussex Apply for a PhD: EPSRC Science and Engineering studentships at the University of Sussex at University of Sussex

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...

10.01.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad Sleep Lets Intrusive Thoughts Flood In Findings reveal the memory-related brain processes that generate unwanted thoughts when people are sleep deprived

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-...

09.01.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

🚨 Our study on how sleep deprivation affects the neural correlates of memory suppression is now published in PNAS!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

02.01.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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