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Brynn Sherman @brynnsherman.bsky.social · Jun 24

Incredibly excited and grateful to share that I’ll be starting a lab at The Ohio State University this(!) fall! My lab will study human learning and memory, with related interests in sleep, stress, and time perception. More info soon, but do get in touch if you’re interested in joining!

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thank you so much, Emily! ☺️

Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you so much! ☺️

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you so much for your kind words! It truly means a lot to know that you appreciate our work! ☺️

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

Overall, retrieval doesn’t just strengthen real-world memories—it embeds them into semantic knowledge networks (a mechanism that may underlie the testing effect itself) without disrupting overall episodic integrity.

Thanks for reading! ✨ (7/7)

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

3. Beyond strengthening explicitly reviewed content, retrieval practice did not affect broader episodic memory: memory for unreviewed details, overall accuracy, event organization (temporal & thematic), and subjective memory phenomenology were similar across groups. (6/7)

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

2. Retrieval promoted semantic integration of episodes:
participants incorporated more pre-existing semantic knowledge into their recall following retrieval (without a loss of episodic detail), suggesting that retrieval—like sleep—embeds memories into stable semantic knowledge networks. (5/7)

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

1. We provide the first demonstration of a testing effect for real-world memories: retrieval boosted memory for successfully-reviewed tour content more than restudy. This held across various types of episodic details (e.g., actions, sensory details, spatial info, newly-acquired facts, etc.). (4/7)

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

Methodology: Participants first experienced an immersive, episodically-rich staged tour event.

Then, participants either:
❓ Retrieved event details
📖 Passively restudied event details

Finally, two weeks after the tour, they completed a comprehensive battery of memory assessments.

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

The testing effect (retrieval practice > restudy for strengthening memory) is one of the most robust findings in memory research. But how does retrieval transform memory beyond mere strengthening? We leveraged the complexity of real-world memories to assess retrieval’s multidimensional impact. (2/7)

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Jun 19

Proud to share the first preprint of my PhD w/ @barense.bsky.social & Mursal Jahed:

“Putting the testing effect to the test in the wild: Retrieval enhances real-world memories and promotes their semantic integration while preserving episodic integrity”

See thread! 🧵 osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Cognitive Neuroscience Society @cogneuronews.bsky.social · Apr 21

Miss the #CNS2025 CNSTA Career Panel? We've got you covered! Check out this new guest blog post about the panel by @laurenhomann.bsky.social www.cogneurosociety.org/moving-beyon...
#science #neuroscience #careers #scicomm

Moving Beyond Traditional Pathways in Cognitive Neuroscience

The CNSTA career panel at CNS 2025 offered candid insights on skills development, risk-taking, and the value of nonlinear career paths.

www.cogneurosociety.org

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Morgan Barense @barense.bsky.social · Mar 30

If you're at #CNS2025 come check out our lab's Sunday line-up of posters from @catalinayang.bsky.social, @bryanhong.bsky.social, @nellymatorina.bsky.social, and @laurenhomann.bsky.social.

CNS 2025 presentations from the Barense lab

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Cognitive Neuroscience Society @cogneuronews.bsky.social · Mar 20

Join our new CNS Trainee Association community on Discord, to connect, share, and grow with fellow CNS trainees! Scan the QR code below to get started. 👇
And hope to see you all at #CNS2025 in Boston!

Flyer for CNS Trainee Discord community. Has a QR code and text... Summary: Join our new community on Discord, to connect, share, and grow alongside fellow CNS trainees (grad students and postdocs).

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Brian Levine @brianlevine.bsky.social · Feb 28

#TAMeG2025 is coming (our 10th anniversary!) May 27 feat keynote @charan-neuro.bsky.social and panel on SciCom & Disinformation, with Carrie Boyce of RCIScience, @schalllab.bsky.social & @barense.bsky.social (chair)

Call for presentations is open for GTA and southern ON trainees 👉 tameg.ca!

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · Sep 16

Episodic memory allows us to relive past experiences. What have we learned about episodic memory over the last 40 years of research?

These articles explore episodic (-like) memory and mental time travel in children, non-human animals, human adults, and artificial agents.

#PsychSciSky

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 379, No 1913

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · Nov 16

1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Nov 9

Doing good science is 90% finding a science buddy to constantly talk to about the project.

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Ali Cohen @aliocohen.bsky.social · Nov 18

Our lab is recruiting a PhD student this cycle! Apps for Emory are due in exactly 2 weeks & many of my awesome colleagues are also recruiting including @pf-hitchcock.bsky.social @vanessabrown.bsky.social @jaredmedina.bsky.social & more! More info: psychology.emory.edu/home/graduat...

Become a LUMeNary! The Learning, Understanding, Memory, & Neurodevelopment Lab is growing! Visit our website to learn more about getting involved with research in our lab at Emory University (Atlanta, GA): thelumenlab.org

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Nov 18

Thanks so much! 🙌

Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Nov 18

Im doing work on dynamic autocorrelation! Would love to be added if there’s room ☺️

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Nov 17

By popular demand, Cognitive Psychology starter pack, part 2!

If you are a professional conducting research in cognitive psych: Comment here if you would like to be added.

If you are just interested in the topic: Open the starter pack and click "follow all" to join the convo!

go.bsky.app/RgVxacV

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Desmond Warren, M.A. @desmondwarren.bsky.social · Nov 17

I've created a Black In Psychology Starter Pack to highlight the excellence of Black psychologists, #psychology trainees, psych organizations, & prospective students. Let me know, if you'd like to be added! 👨🏾‍🏫👩🏾‍🏫🧠

Help me spread the word by reposting 🙏🏽
go.bsky.app/KbrZvB8

#BlackSky #PsychSky #SciSky

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Lauren Homann @laurenhomann.bsky.social · Nov 18

Would love to be added if there’s still space, Allie! ☺️

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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Nov 12

OK folks, I've started an episodic memory starter pack. By no means a full list so reply below if you're an episodic memory nerd! go.bsky.app/2mtNK43

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