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Marcus O. Harrington

@harrington-mo.bsky.social
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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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Marcus O. Harrington @harrington-mo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
😴 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...
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Scott Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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
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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
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neurologicpodcast.bsky.social @neurologicpodcast.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🎙️ 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 — don’t miss it! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3Tox...
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Marcus O. Harrington @harrington-mo.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🚨Check out our new paper, where we investigated the link between sleep-associated memory consolidation and subsequent encoding!
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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁🚨 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...
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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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Marcus O. Harrington @harrington-mo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A brilliant opportunity to work with an amazing PI!
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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
BBC reporter 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 joined our researchers at the 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 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...
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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.
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FraserWSmith @fraserwsmith.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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
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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
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Thomas Schreiner @tschreiner.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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
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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
To celebrate World Sleep Day on Friday the 𝐔𝐄𝐀 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 is opening its doors to the public! 📅 March 14, 12 PM – 2 PM 📍 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...
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Teea Gliga @teeagliga.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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
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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...
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Stephanie Rossit @stephanierossit.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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!
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Sam Berens @samberens.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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...
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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
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Scott Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
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-...
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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
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Marcus O. Harrington @harrington-mo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
🚨 Our study on how sleep deprivation affects the neural correlates of memory suppression is now published in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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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...
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