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Dr Jen Ryan

@drjenryan.bsky.social
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Cognitive Neuroscientist. Excited to talk about memory, eyetracking, leadership, sports, Peloton, and 90s R&B. Views are my own. www.drjenryan.com

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Graham Flick @grahamflick.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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
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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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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
More details here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Reach out if you have any questions, and please share with your networks! Thanks!
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Neuropsychologia | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Neuropsychologia | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Neuropsychologia at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
We also encourage submission of review articles that provide novel insights regarding cognition, brain function, and neural circuitry through the use of eyetracking. Deadline for submission for contributions is August 31, 2026 and publication of the special issue is anticipated for early 2027.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
We invite discussion of how eyetracking can be leveraged to provide new understanding of how the brain supports cognition. We invite submission of empirical studies that combine eyetracking with neuroimaging methods, case studies, neuromodulation techniques, and computational modelling.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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.
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Asaf Gilboa @agilboa.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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...
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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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Brian Levine @brianlevine.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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...
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Graham Flick @grahamflick.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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...
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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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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Huge gratitude to @jordwynn.bsky.social and Anisha Khosla who led the research and to @shen4brains.bsky.social who ate lunch with me 10 years ago at a conference where we first dreamt up this line of work. 🤩 5/5
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
What does this mean? Two things. 1. When the hippocampus starts to become dysfunctional, this creates real-time changes in the the operations of other systems. 2. Tracking eye movements may be key for early detection of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias. 4/5
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
With increasing hippocampal compromise, the information that is built up over time from eye movements becomes less distinct, leading to increasingly impoverished memories that likely become confusable with one another. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 3/5
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Decoding memory function through naturalistic gaze patterns | PNAS
Eye movements are closely linked to encoding and retrieval processes, with changes in viewing behavior reflecting age- and pathology-related memory...
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
People with memory problems have altered patterns of eye movements, even when they're looking at something new and we're not asking them to remember anything. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... This change in how the eyes move has consequences. 2/5
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Changes in Naturalistic Viewing in Healthy Aging and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Visual exploration—where the eyes move and when—is guided by prior experiences. Memory-guided viewing behavior is altered in healthy aging and is further disrupted in amnestic mild cognitive impairme...
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
This job is HARD. So this article is incredibly validating that maybe there’s something to what we’re doing here. And if it sparks new ideas that generates success for others, then it’s definitely been worth it. Really appreciate you @mariamaly.bsky.social and everyone who has supported us ❤️ 3/3
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Lots of challenges over the years getting people to consider that maybe there’s something more than attention that drives eye movements. My favorite grant on this topic never got funded (one reviewer hated it and wouldn’t budge); but we found ways to get some of the work done anyway. 2/n
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Oh my goodness! 🥹❤️ This is quite the honour, thank you so much! I spent so many years wondering if I was just going to survive in this field. It’s really validating to know that someone amazing like you found inspiration in it. 😭
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Congratulations!! So well-deserved!! 🎉
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Rhydhimma @rhydhimma.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Pete Buttigieg explains why basic science research matters. Source: Flagrant Podcast @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I’m so sorry, Anna. I would also add to the great advice from others to call or write your representatives and senators. Maybe an op-ed in local papers or radios to explain how these terminations impact local economies as well as the overall science.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
One messy sentence at a time ☺️
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Does writing suck for you? How do you make it better? Personally, I make my practice more enjoyable by writing in the morning with coffee and lo-fi music and, if I’m feeling particularly bougie, a fave candle burning. 🕯️ 3/3
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
This week, @shen4brains.bsky.social and I discuss one of the reasons why writing is so hard: because it’s personal and because it requires empathy for your reader. 2/3 drjenryan.com/the-keys-blo...
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Writing is personal — DR JEN RYAN
Photo by Nik on Unsplash .
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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...
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Writing sucks for everyone — DR JEN RYAN
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash .
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I appreciate your voice in this 🙏 we are quite alarmed up here and taking this very seriously.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
“…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
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Ahh thanks should have tagged Cognitive Neuroscience Society @cogneuronews.bsky.social in the original post.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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 👇
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
“…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.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Frustrating. 😣 I also heard that DOGE folks have been wandering around NASA HQ trying to sort out who everyone is and what they do, including whether they are a contractor or a direct employee. I can’t even imagine the stress everyone at NASA must be feeling 🥺
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Awful and terrifying. At least it’s completely clear (not like it wasn’t before) that they’re not interested in preserving democracy anywhere.
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Dr. Natasha Rajah, Ph.D. @mnrajah.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
🇨🇦Hey ON voters‼️ Today is our provincial election 🗳️ Find your electoral district & #vote!! #onpoli voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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!
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The Keys — DR JEN RYAN
Unlocking success in academia
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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.
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Congratulations! 🎉
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This is absolutely giving me anxiety as it’s clear the end goal is really to get all of Canada’s resources: oil, gas, minerals, fresh water. Canada should absolutely be taking proactive measures in every way possible to shore up the economy and diversify trade partners.
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
@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
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Zen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 31/01/2025
So. You’re realizing federal funding for your research is not as stable as you thought. Let’s talk crowdfunding. 🧵
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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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Ari B Friedman @abfriedman.com · 28/01/2025
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:
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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...
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I feel ill from anxiety about *waves hands around* all of this 🤢
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Got my hoodie today!! 💙
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Congratulations @rachaelelward.bsky.social @lauren-ford.bsky.social 🎉 great conversation on a great show! 🤩
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Good luck! I’ve tried this and it’s never worked for me 😂 would love to hear other’s strategies!
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Mine is called ‘blurb’ 😝
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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
She’s the best ✨
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Philipp Büchel @philippbuchel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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...
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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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Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Congratulations on your amazing work 🤩 it was definitely my honor to write the dispatch!
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