Arne Ekstrom
- really nice and well done meta-analyses and review here...highly recommended!
- Can humans & animals really use internal maps to take shortcuts? Tolman famously said yes - based largely on his Sunburst maze. Our new review & meta-analysis suggests evidence is far weaker than you might think. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1111/ejn.... @uofgpsychneuro.bsky.social @ejneuroscience.bsky.social
- Reposted by Arne EkstromWith some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world: gershmanlab.com/textbook.html It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class. My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
- We are still accepting applications for a tenure track position in cognitive and neural systems in the Psychology Department at University of Arizona. Please repost: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
- We are hiring an assistant professor in cognitive neural systems in the department of psychology at the university of arizona. please use this link to check out the requirements and apply! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
- how important are space and time to memory? the surprising result from a new paper with graduate student Sameer Sabharwal-Siddiqi is that several measures of space and time show no correlation with the richness of episodic memories! check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- what happens when you spend two weeks learning new navigation or memory skills? as shown in our recent paper below, brain network connectivity changes but not hippocampal or other brain volumes! special thanks to collaborators Li Zheng and Steve Weisberg elifesciences.org/articles/106...
- Reposted by Arne EkstromThis is truly amazing. 85% accurate test in 45 minutes. The work was funded by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Good thinking on the part of Trump/Musk to cut its funding. Make Cancer Great Again.
- The university of arizona psychology department is hiring faculty with a strong interest in teaching to join our outstanding career track teaching unit! Please use this link to apply: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
- Reposted by Arne EkstromA pleasure to speak to host Joe Murray of The Human Podcast about my research, career & journey through life Covering: London taxi drivers, dreaming rats, virtual worlds, my navigation test/game: Sea Hero Quest, & navigators of micronesia: youtube.com/watch?v=9eTz...
- Reposted by Arne EkstromNew role for a Project Coordinator at COS. Perfect for an early career researcher passionate about open scholarship and looking to gain research experience, whether to then go to grad school or stay in industry. jobs.lever.co/cos/ce551e5d...
- Reposted by Arne EkstromAmazing opportunity to be a lab manager in @sarahsolomon.bsky.social's new lab!!
- Thank you Benjamin for a fun conversation. Chance to learn about science...and more...from our discussion!
- New episode! I talked to @adekstreme.bsky.social about his work on spatial navigation & memory, invasive recordings in humans, the advantages of using multiple methods, his unusual path to a PhD, the problem with simple stories in cognitive neuro, & much more. Thanks Arne for being a guest! 1/3
- Reposted by Arne EkstromWe're looking for a new postdoc to join my lab group! Please help spread the word. Our project is collaborative study with the Washington State Twin Registry (WSTR) and affords incredible research opportunities related to the behavior genetic study of social relationships and health. Details in link
- Reposted by Arne EkstromWe have filled two positions but one is still open. Please apply to the position ending in 305– it’s a silly HR thing. Feel free to email me directly for more info.
- Reposted by Arne EkstromMy lab is recruiting new members for an NIH-funded project to uncover neural mechanisms of motivation and its regulation w fMRI neurofeedback and innovative multivariate modeling. Please share! Full postings: careers.duke.edu/job-invite/2... Postdocs careers.duke.edu/job-invite/2... ResearchCoord
- Reposted by Arne EkstromI really liked this as well!
- Reposted by Arne EkstromDoes the hippocampus play a time-limited or perpetual role in spatial memory? In naturalistic tasks, the hippocampus is NOT necessary for gross representations of large-scale environments. But it plays a long-lasting role in memory for local layouts and details. #neuroskyence @PsychSciSky
- Reposted by Arne EkstromI wrote a j-club commentary on a recent article published in #Jneurosci by @neurosteel.bsky.social et al. I discuss the phenomenon of retrieval-related 'anterior shift' and I highlight the implications that this work has on studies examining neural reinstatement. www.jneurosci.org/content/44/1...
- Very pleased to announce our recent paper on aging and spatial memory in PNAS with research scientist Dr. Li Zheng! We find both age-related and performance-related heterogeneity that contribute to older adults having, on average, worse spatial memory. Check it out! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
