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Karen Campbell 🇨🇦
@karampbell.bsky.social
Professor & Canada Research Chair at Brock University | Grad Program Director | neurocognitive aging, memory, & attention | mom of 3 | ally | mostly kvetching
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The brain represents the world around us as a series of neural states - stable patterns of activity that change as we move from one event to the next.

New paper by @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social showing that neural states get longer as people age. #PsychSciSky

nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08792-4
Temporal dedifferentiation of neural states with age during naturalistic viewing - Communications Biology
Movie fMRI data reveals age-related lengthening of neural states in visual and prefrontal regions, reflecting reduced temporal differentiation while preserved alignment with perceived events suggests stable coarse event segmentation.
www.nature.com
Can't talk, #olympics. 🥇
February 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
We had a great time at #LOVE2026 #psychscisky

In case you missed it, message
@hannahgthomas.bsky.social to learn about the relationship bw sustained attention & inhibition
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Day 2 of #LOVE2026 and it's so nice to not be an organizer this year.

I can drink my ☕️ before speaking to people. Win-win for everyone 🤣 #psychscisky
February 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
New preprint by @sarahehenderson.bsky.social. The *real* blood, sweat, and tears of her PhD - trying to develop an intervention to improve episodic memory in older adults under naturalistic conditions.

"Event tagging" is simple, but holds real promise. #PsychSciSky #memory
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
So sad. Love this woman 😭😭😭 #nationaltreasure
Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian actor known for her comedic roles across the decades including Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone, dies at 71.

tgam.ca/4qcKxLX
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Important review by @mnrajah.bsky.social et al. on why we need to increase the diversity of our research on #aging and #dementia.

I'm very proud to be part of this collaboratory 🤩
#psychsciscky #neuroskyence

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A roadmap for conducting more inclusive research on brain resilience in ageing and dementia - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Guidance is lacking on how to best integrate sex, gender and social and structural determinants of health into neuroscience research on brain resilience in ageing and dementia. In this Roadmap article...
www.nature.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Opportunity to move to Canada. 🍁 The Lifespan Institute @brocku.ca is looking to hire a Canada Excellence Research Chair In Healthy Development Across the Lifespan. More info in the job ad (salary negotiable).

brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree....
Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured
This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here to...
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Hey you, Professor, you don't look busy. Would you mind telling us (yet again) everything you've done over the past 7 years. Cheers, NSERC
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Reposted by Karen Campbell 🇨🇦
Fixed it!
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Olli thinks I should just stay home for all of January. 🤷🏻‍♀️
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Home for the holidays, so it's gotta be my teen drink at my teen hangout. From before social media, when we talked IRL. 😂
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Why does everyone and their uncle think they need to email season's greetings?

I don't want a look back at 2025 for your shitty journal/office/company? How'd you get my email?! 🤨

#AcademicSky #BahHumbug
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Me having trouble focusing while reading about mid-life hormonal changes affecting one's ability to focus. #PsychSciSky #perimenopause #sendhelp
a black and white photo of a person holding a mirror with a reflection of a tunnel in it
ALT: a black and white photo of a person holding a mirror with a reflection of a tunnel in it
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December 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reposted by Karen Campbell 🇨🇦
The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale.
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This includes Canadian PhDs & Postdocs looking to return to Canada 🍁 #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
📣Hey international PhDs & Postdocs, the Canadian Government has an upcoming fellowship opportunity. nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/canada-im...

I will be looking to sponsor a Postdoc to work with Linda Geerligs & me on LONGITUDINAL changes in neural states during movie watching & memory. ✉️ me your CV
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards : Q&A
As announced in Budget 2025 - Canada Strong, a resilient Canadian economy depends on a highly skilled workforce.
nserc-crsng.canada.ca
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📣Hey international PhDs & Postdocs, the Canadian Government has an upcoming fellowship opportunity. nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/canada-im...

I will be looking to sponsor a Postdoc to work with Linda Geerligs & me on LONGITUDINAL changes in neural states during movie watching & memory. ✉️ me your CV
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards : Q&A
As announced in Budget 2025 - Canada Strong, a resilient Canadian economy depends on a highly skilled workforce.
nserc-crsng.canada.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📣Hey international PhDs & Postdocs, the Canadian Government has an upcoming fellowship opportunity. nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/canada-im...

I will be looking to sponsor a Postdoc to work with Linda Geerligs & me on LONGITUDINAL changes in neural states during movie watching & memory. ✉️ me your CV
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards : Q&A
As announced in Budget 2025 - Canada Strong, a resilient Canadian economy depends on a highly skilled workforce.
nserc-crsng.canada.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Okay, I've finally lost it.

Went to put my contacts in this morning, they weren't in the case. Was like, "who threw out my contacts!?! Wait, why can I read the clock from over here...okay, yah, they're in my eyes."
a cartoon says girl sounds like you need a vacation by netflix
ALT: a cartoon says girl sounds like you need a vacation by netflix
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December 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When an 8-page grant proposal could have been 4...
a man is making a funny face while wearing a black shirt and a chain around his neck .
ALT: a man is making a funny face while wearing a black shirt and a chain around his neck .
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December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Karen Campbell 🇨🇦
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...
Assistant Professor, Psychology (T/TE)
Duties & Responsibilities:Publishing peer-reviewed scholarly works.Maintaining an active research program.Obtaining extramural funding.Teaching un...
arizona.csod.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Reposted by Karen Campbell 🇨🇦
The Groningen Spring school on Cognitive Modeling is back! Join us from March 30th-April 2nd, 2026! www.ai.rug.nl/springschool/
Groningen Spring School in Cognitive Modeling
www.ai.rug.nl
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hilarious. And my teens' listening ages were 48 and 74. We're doing it right! 😂 #SpotifyWrapped.
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
My Listening Age
Spotify
www.spotify.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The term "girl math" fills me with a special kind of rage.
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Had a great time presenting to the Applied Cognitive Neuroscience group @torontomet.bsky.social and seeing old friends. Thanks for having me, Julia Spaniol, @mnrajah.bsky.social, and @thinkauditory.bsky.social!
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM