Pleased to share that our MEG and eye-tracking study of visual memory formation, saccades, & alpha oscillations is now published (as a Featured Article!) in the Journal of Neuroscience! Full paper here: doi.org/10.1523/JNEU... w/ Jed Meltzer @drjenryan.bsky.social @rosannaolsen.bsky.social

Phase-Locking Saccades to Posterior Alpha Oscillations Improves the Neural Representation of Visual Objects during Memory Formation

Visual memory formation relies on the intake and neural processing of discrete samples provided by gaze fixations and saccades. Past research has highlighted a functional relationship between the timi...

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Hi Colleagues who use eyetracking! 👋 👀 @shen4brains.bsky.social , @jordwynn.bsky.social, Zhong Xu Liu and I are guest editing a Special Issue for Neuropsychologia on Contributions of eyetracking to cognitive neuroscience.

New paper from our team led by the incredibly talented Dr. Erik Wing (with Jordan Chad, Geneva Mariotti and @drjenryan.bsky.social). www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

The tuned cortex: Convergent expertise-related structural and functional remodeling across the adult lifespan

Neuroplasticity is a defining property of the brain. Structural and functional brain changes arise soon after learning and are particularly evident following years of practice that underpin expert per...

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Aligning eye tracking and free recall time series, we found that increased saccades predict episodic (vs. non-episodic) by 0.5 s. Just out in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social, led by Ryan Barker with the inimitable @drjenryan.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Memory might depend on when you look, not just what you see Happy to share a new preprint from my postdoctoral work with Jed Meltzer, @drjenryan.bsky.social, and @rosannaolsen.bsky.social Paper: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Phase-locking saccades to posterior alpha oscillations improves the neural representation of visual objects during memory formation

Visual memory formation begins with the intake and neural processing of discrete samples provided by gaze fixations and saccades. Past research has highlighted a functional relationship between the ti...

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Memory problems will change how you see the world...literally 👀 Across two new papers, we examined the eye movement patterns of younger adults, older adults, individuals with mild cognitive impairment, and amnesic cases. 1/5

Well this brought tears to my eyes 😭 thank you so much @mariamaly.bsky.social ❤️ funny thing is, we had a really hard time getting this published. Rejected from other journals. Reviewers who said “everyone knows the hippocampus does conscious/explicit memory, so the data must be wrong”….1/n

Mariam Aly@mariamaly.bsky.social · last yr.

I was given the opportunity to write a brief highlight of a paper that is important to the field & personally meaningful, and I chose to write about @drjenryan.bsky.social's elegant work linking the hippocampus to eye movement markers of relational memory. Read more about it here! 👇🏼 rdcu.be/eyaXA

Pete Buttigieg explains why basic science research matters. Source: Flagrant Podcast @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Writing sucks. It sucks so much for everyone at every stage that I wrote a blog post about it, and I discuss some strategies to make it more enjoyable. 1/3 drjenryan.com/the-keys-blo...

Writing sucks for everyone — DR JEN RYAN

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash .

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“…justify military ops in Mexico/Canada.” This is reprehensible. Stay on your representatives, everyone. Tagging mine in here; reminding you that these are allies AND you have constituents- like me- living in these countries: @duckworth.senate.gov @budzinski.house.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

SCOOP—Trump plans to issue an executive order designating fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per copy of EO reviewed by me. Source at State speculates purpose is to designate cartels as terrorist orgs/justify military ops in Mexico/Canada. Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:

It is so disheartening that it has come to this. For those who are still going to the US, particularly for CNS in Boston, please make sure you have a plan. Share your flight itinerary with someone, and check in with them when you get through arrivals. Other tips?? Please share 👇

Randy McIntosh@ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · last yr.

With a heavy heart, I've decided to suspend all academic travel to the USA for me and my lab. Given the escalation of tensions and uncertainties, it seems to be the wisest move. To our US colleagues, please be certain that we will continue to do what we can to support you. Science is global.

“…hope is the consequence of action, rather than its cause.” Inspiring vision, message, and playbook that I think we, as scientists, can adopt as well to counteract the cruel cuts being made to science and education in the US.

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · last yr.

I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race. I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:

🇨🇦Hey ON voters‼️ Today is our provincial election 🗳️ Find your electoral district & #vote!! #onpoli voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...

From a friend: DOGE threw out every living plant in NASA’s HQ, even the ones on people’s desks, because ‘watering plants is a waste of taxpayers’ money’. So that’s how this is going.

Lori Lou Freshwater@lorifreshwater.bsky.social · last yr.

Letter from congress that is incredibly alarming. Looks like #DOGE got access to #nasa and they use the word ominous. democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...

A lot still to do… Academia can be a challenging place, and it’s one of many reasons why I am committing to writing a weekly blog this year to try to do *something/anything* to help out. Blog is here: drjenryan.com/the-keys-blog And if you have feedback, questions or topics in mind, let me know!

The Keys — DR JEN RYAN

Unlocking success in academia

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Women in Cognitive Science Canada+@wicscanada.bsky.social · last yr.

Gains made, but still underrepresented: Women in Canadian universities from 1970 to 2022 universityaffairs.ca/features/wom...

Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

@itsafronomics.bsky.social put together a list of starter packs with Black academics, scientists, and more. This #BlackHistoryMonth follow Black people, center & raise their voices, don't ask them to do work for you, but listen. (This entire thread is 🔥) bsky.app/profile/itsa... #BlackHisyoryMonth

So. You’re realizing federal funding for your research is not as stable as you thought. Let’s talk crowdfunding. 🧵

a man in a superhero costume is standing in a hallway next to a chair .

Alt: Captain America turning a chair around and spitting down.

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Dear fellow scientists, Go talk to the press about what is going on. Talk to local news about how it will impact jobs. Be specific, but don't pity yourself. Instead focus on how your own situation affects local jobs, the national economy, beating the growing scientific race with China. Suggestions:

To our many American friends. The National Academies have assembled a package of resources for researchers facing threats or attacks in the US www.nationalacademies.org/chr/resource...

Congratulations @rachaelelward.bsky.social @lauren-ford.bsky.social 🎉 great conversation on a great show! 🤩

Dr Rachael Elward @rachaelelward.bsky.social · 2y ago

Writing a public engagement piece with your new student is a great way to get the PhD started - thanks for all your work on this @lauren-ford.bsky.social Maybe we can pivot your thesis to experimental workplace neurosurgeries ;)

Honored that Dr.Jennifer Ryan took the time to write a dispatch on our recent paper "Brain and eye movement dynamics track the transition from learning to memory-guided action". Its a truly excellent summary of the study: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Memory: Using the past to anticipate the future

Memories can be decoded from brain responses and eye movements. A combined electroencephalogram–eyetracking study now shows that learning is marked by dynamic shifts in brain patterns and eye movements that go from remembering the past to anticipating the future.

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Proud of my first contribution to memory research: “Brain and eye movement dynamics track the transition from learning to memory-guided action” out in @currentbiology.bsky.social, great team effort together with Janina Klingspohr, Marcel Kehl & Bernhard Staresina. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Brain and eye movement dynamics track the transition from learning to memory-guided action

This study reveals how the brain dynamically shifts from learning to memory-guided behavior. Büchel et al. use electroencephalography (EEG) and eye tracking in a spatiotemporal learning task to show a...

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Can you predict the future? Your brain and your eyes can. 🧵 I had the honour of writing a @currentbiology.bsky.social Dispatch in which I discuss exciting new findings from @philippbuchel.bsky.social, Klingspohr, Kehl & Staresina (2024). Read the Dispatch here: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... 1/3

Early commute = beauty sunrises from subway platforms 🌞

Excited to be a part of this! Check out our talks and discussions starting tomorrow and let us know what you think! 🤩

Matthias Nau@matthiasnau.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fantastic workshop on eye tracking coming up at NIH this week (Sept 4-5)! All talks can be followed online. cmn.nimh.nih.gov/cmnworkshop2... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky

Come see Anisha talk about how amnesic cases BL and DA fare on an eye movement analogue of path integration. Happening now at B129!🥳

Excited to share a preprint on sleep + memory transformation with co-first author Stephanie Simpson & @brianlevine.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵

Sleep selectively and durably enhances real-world sequence memory

bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

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Happy New Year, peeps! I am happy to announce our lab's first paper of 2024 led by graduate student Lydia Jiang! doi.org/10.1002/hipo...