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Vanessa Keller

@vanessakeller.bsky.social

PhD Student in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging at the University of York. Interested in language, memory, and sleep.

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Jobs - The University of York

Job alert!!

We're looking for a Postdoc and two RAs on a 3-year project examining the effects of smartphones on sleep and mental health in adolescents. Details below:

RA: tinyurl.com/7h6zrz2k
Postdoc: tinyurl.com/ykmsk757

Please repost :)

06.02.2026 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out our new paper! We evaluate what we know (and don't know) about the link between memory consolidation during sleep and next-day learning πŸ‘‡

19.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

😴 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...

19.11.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Disrupted Sleep: Mechanisms Linking Sleep Deprivation, Neurovascular Dysfunction, and Metabolic Pathways at Leeds Beckett University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Disrupted Sleep: Mechanisms Linking Sleep Deprivation, Neurovascular Dysfunction, and Metabolic Pathways at Leeds Beckett University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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

14.11.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you thinking of starting a #PhD in 2026? πŸŽ“ I'm keen to hear from potential applicants interested in #language, #learning, or #literacy! Visit the website to find out more about developing a proposal ahead of the January deadline sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

22.10.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Jobs - The University of York

πŸ“£ New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT πŸ™ @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

17.07.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Aw congrats Sophie!! πŸ₯³

28.02.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interested in word-meaning priming, memory consolidation, targeted memory reactivation, all of the above? 🧠 πŸ’€
Check out our new preprint, led by the brilliant @lewis-ball.bsky.social !

@yorkpsychology.bsky.social

19.02.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain | PNAS Sleep disturbances are associated with intrusive memories, but the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning this relationship are poorly understood. ...

Out now in @pnas.org "Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain" doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

02.01.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dual pathway cog/neuro account of word learning, repetition and integration

Dual pathway cog/neuro account of word learning, repetition and integration

I think the last single author publication I had was my thesis, but in any case, here's another. An integrated framework for the learning, recognition and interpretation of words. 100% Gaskell, for better or for worse: doi.org/10.1177/1747...

13.11.2024 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!! Amazing news πŸ₯³

05.09.2024 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-supervised my first BSc project student this year, I think it went well πŸ₯Ί

18.06.2024 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jobs - The University of York

🚨Job alert (York, UK)! I’m recruiting a postdoc to join our ERC/UKRI funded project on bilingualism and ageing. Position is for three years + option to extend for another 21 months. Details here: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Please share & feel free to get in touch with any questions!

01.05.2024 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Memory control immediately improves unpleasant emotions associated with autobiographical memories of past immoral actions The ability to stop unwanted memories from coming to mind is theorised to be essential for maintaining good mental health. People can employ intentional strategies to prevent conscious intrusions o...

Our paper with showing that memory control improves immediate emotions of autobiographical memories just got published. Massive thanks to @robinhellerstedt.bsky.social, @memorycontrol.bsky.social and @zarabergstrom.bsky.social πŸ™πŸ˜

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

24.04.2024 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Theta and alpha oscillations in human hippocampus and medial parietal cortex support the formation of location‐based representations Hippocampus is an international neuroscience journal exploring the hippocampal formation and its interactions with other brain regions.

Very excited that @akulsatish.bsky.social's MEG paper on spatial representations and theta/alpha is officially published in Hippocampus!

Theta and alpha oscillations in human hippocampus and medial parietal cortex support the formation of location-based representations

#neuroskyence #psychscisky

27.03.2024 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boosting long-term memory via environmental structure in virtual reality at University of York on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Boosting long-term memory via environmental structure in virtual reality at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com

Fully funded PhD position to work with me & @jamiecockcroft.bsky.social on the Leverhulme funded project:

Boosting long-term memory via environmental structure in virtual reality

Funding covers PhD stipend and UK fees. Please email me with a cover letter and CV. #neuroskyence #psychscisky

14.03.2024 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

So happy that this was acceptedπŸ˜„πŸŽ‰ loved working on this and congrats to you too aidanhorner.bsky.social + Vanessa, Maya and Shona!

06.03.2024 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Theta and alpha oscillations in human hippocampus and medial parietal cortex support the formation of location-based representations bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

Congrats to @akulsatish.bsky.social for getting his MEG project fully accepted @ Hippocampus today! Big thanks to co-authors @vanessakeller.bsky.social, Maya Raza, and Shona Fitzpatrick as well.

#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition

06.03.2024 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Jobs - The University of York

Postdoc alert! Come work with me on an ESRC project on the role of narratives in the learning and retention of educational material.

2 year position, start date flexible but no later than 1st September.

Application deadline 1st March.

#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition

03.02.2024 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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