Aidan Horner
@aidanhorner.bsky.social
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience.
Co-director of York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC).
Interested in memory, spatial navigation and brain imaging.
He/Him
http://www.aidanhorner.org/
Co-director of York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC).
Interested in memory, spatial navigation and brain imaging.
He/Him
http://www.aidanhorner.org/
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Last month, I found out I have hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, after decades of chronic pain and medical disinterest.
I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care:
medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba
I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care:
medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba
Welcome to my body
After twenty years of pain and repeated medical dead ends, a stranger sent me a message on Instagram. It led to a diagnosis all the doctors…
medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Last month, I found out I have hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, after decades of chronic pain and medical disinterest.
I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care:
medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba
I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care:
medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba
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Full professorship in general psychology open @tudresden.bsky.social
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Full professorship in general psychology open @tudresden.bsky.social
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
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Hard choices for preprint servers.
bioRxiv has always declined reviews/hypotheses b/c of concern about signal:noise and a wish to avoid subjective judgments. AI slop makes screening certain content similarly challenging so other servers are adopting new restrictions. Two thoughts... 1/3
bioRxiv has always declined reviews/hypotheses b/c of concern about signal:noise and a wish to avoid subjective judgments. AI slop makes screening certain content similarly challenging so other servers are adopting new restrictions. Two thoughts... 1/3
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hard choices for preprint servers.
bioRxiv has always declined reviews/hypotheses b/c of concern about signal:noise and a wish to avoid subjective judgments. AI slop makes screening certain content similarly challenging so other servers are adopting new restrictions. Two thoughts... 1/3
bioRxiv has always declined reviews/hypotheses b/c of concern about signal:noise and a wish to avoid subjective judgments. AI slop makes screening certain content similarly challenging so other servers are adopting new restrictions. Two thoughts... 1/3
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My awesome team won an Inclusive Impact Ward! Details are below, but my team built a Toolkit to help researchers navigate the sensitives around including disabled people in research practice.
We're delighted to announce a project we were involved in, the DISCO Including Disabled People in Research Toolkit, won the award for Building Bridges at the University of York's Inclusive Impact Awards! 1/
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My awesome team won an Inclusive Impact Ward! Details are below, but my team built a Toolkit to help researchers navigate the sensitives around including disabled people in research practice.
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Nature research paper: Building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces
go.nature.com/4ocRj3n
go.nature.com/4ocRj3n
Building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces - Nature
The brain can flexibly perform multiple tasks by compositionally combining task-relevant neural representations.
go.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Nature research paper: Building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces
go.nature.com/4ocRj3n
go.nature.com/4ocRj3n
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New preprint alert!
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
OSF
osf.io
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New preprint alert!
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
New preprint alert!
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
OSF
osf.io
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New preprint alert!
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
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CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor of Cognitive Science - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Communication and Culture - Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Dept. of, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Had some time to kill in town this morning before a meeting so went to a great coffee shop for a coffee and croissant and they are playing the whole of Jeff Buckley's Grace. Sometimes life can be kind.
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Had some time to kill in town this morning before a meeting so went to a great coffee shop for a coffee and croissant and they are playing the whole of Jeff Buckley's Grace. Sometimes life can be kind.
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** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
I might be able to drop a preprint this coming week on a paper that has taken me (and colleagues) almost exactly 4 years to write! I just checked and the first draft document was created on 26/11/2021, so Wednesday would be the 4 year anniversary!
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I might be able to drop a preprint this coming week on a paper that has taken me (and colleagues) almost exactly 4 years to write! I just checked and the first draft document was created on 26/11/2021, so Wednesday would be the 4 year anniversary!
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When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
Nothing like a lazy Saturday afternoon to sort out your tax return. The joys of being an adult!
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Nothing like a lazy Saturday afternoon to sort out your tax return. The joys of being an adult!
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This week I attended my first ever hackathon with @bhdonostia.bsky.social! We put together a functioning dashboard to estimate the carbon footprint of MRI data collection 🧠
You can access the neuro-impact-calculator here: nicksouter.shinyapps.io/neuro-impact...
(Not yet optimised for phones) 🧵
You can access the neuro-impact-calculator here: nicksouter.shinyapps.io/neuro-impact...
(Not yet optimised for phones) 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This week I attended my first ever hackathon with @bhdonostia.bsky.social! We put together a functioning dashboard to estimate the carbon footprint of MRI data collection 🧠
You can access the neuro-impact-calculator here: nicksouter.shinyapps.io/neuro-impact...
(Not yet optimised for phones) 🧵
You can access the neuro-impact-calculator here: nicksouter.shinyapps.io/neuro-impact...
(Not yet optimised for phones) 🧵
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How do changes in context influence how we organize our memories in time?
Faster contextual changes are associated with faster drift in hippocampal activity and reduced temporal clustering in recalled memories.
Elegant work led by @lindsayrait.bsky.social!
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Faster contextual changes are associated with faster drift in hippocampal activity and reduced temporal clustering in recalled memories.
Elegant work led by @lindsayrait.bsky.social!
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Hippocampal Drift Rate Reflects the Temporal Organization of Memories
When freely recalling past events, individuals tend to successively remember stimuli that were studied close together in time—a phenomenon known as temporal clustering. Temporal clustering is thought ...
www.jneurosci.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How do changes in context influence how we organize our memories in time?
Faster contextual changes are associated with faster drift in hippocampal activity and reduced temporal clustering in recalled memories.
Elegant work led by @lindsayrait.bsky.social!
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Faster contextual changes are associated with faster drift in hippocampal activity and reduced temporal clustering in recalled memories.
Elegant work led by @lindsayrait.bsky.social!
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
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This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
It's taken me far too long to get there, but season 2 of Andor does really get good in the second half. After this I might start watching Breaking Bad, or The Wire
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's taken me far too long to get there, but season 2 of Andor does really get good in the second half. After this I might start watching Breaking Bad, or The Wire
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Check out our new paper! We evaluate what we know (and don't know) about the link between memory consolidation during sleep and next-day learning 👇
😴 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...
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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authors.elsevier.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Check out our new paper! We evaluate what we know (and don't know) about the link between memory consolidation during sleep and next-day learning 👇
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Junior or mid-career group leaders working in neuroscience, apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network! We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars, committed to exchanging scientific ideas & contributing to improve Neuroscience in Europe. rb.gy/havqur
Application procedure – FKNE
rb.gy
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Junior or mid-career group leaders working in neuroscience, apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network! We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars, committed to exchanging scientific ideas & contributing to improve Neuroscience in Europe. rb.gy/havqur
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Life Sciences PhD studentships available in amazing Glasgow! Deadline Jan 12
General details here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
My project, on cognitive mapping in 3D space in mice and humans, available here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
General details here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
My project, on cognitive mapping in 3D space in mice and humans, available here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Life Sciences PhD studentships available in amazing Glasgow! Deadline Jan 12
General details here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
My project, on cognitive mapping in 3D space in mice and humans, available here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
General details here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
My project, on cognitive mapping in 3D space in mice and humans, available here: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
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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
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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November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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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Thanks to months of pitch rolling, the Labour government has now effectively told anyone paying attention that income tax rises are necessary, but they’re not going to do them because they’re politically weak. Let’s see how that plays!
November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Thanks to months of pitch rolling, the Labour government has now effectively told anyone paying attention that income tax rises are necessary, but they’re not going to do them because they’re politically weak. Let’s see how that plays!
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience
From the amazing @lauragrima.bsky.social and colleagues - definitely looking forward to reading this!
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
From the amazing @lauragrima.bsky.social and colleagues - definitely looking forward to reading this!
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience
The study of foraging is central to a renewed interest in naturalistic behavior in neuroscience. Applying a foraging framework grounded in behavioral …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience
From the amazing @lauragrima.bsky.social and colleagues - definitely looking forward to reading this!
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
From the amazing @lauragrima.bsky.social and colleagues - definitely looking forward to reading this!
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
How prediction error drives memory updating: role of locus coeruleus–hippocampal interactions
Looks interesting, from Groves et al
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
Looks interesting, from Groves et al
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
How prediction error drives memory updating: role of locus coeruleus–hippocampal interactions
The brain constantly generates predictions based on one’s knowledge of the world, as captured in memory. When these predictions are in error, our know…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
How prediction error drives memory updating: role of locus coeruleus–hippocampal interactions
Looks interesting, from Groves et al
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition
Looks interesting, from Groves et al
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition