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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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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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 …
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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
What even is this Labour government? I'm just so very confused about their decision making and positioning.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
What even is this Labour government? I'm just so very confused about their decision making and positioning.
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🧠 Did you know that kids remember time differently than adults? Our new preprint review w/ @drjeni-mdlab.bsky.social discusses the real implications for juvenile justice & why we need to ask about timing in ways that match kids' developing brains ⚖️
Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps...
🧠 Did you know that kids remember time differently than adults? Our new preprint review w/ @drjeni-mdlab.bsky.social discusses the real implications for juvenile justice & why we need to ask about timing in ways that match kids' developing brains ⚖️
Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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🧠 Did you know that kids remember time differently than adults? Our new preprint review w/ @drjeni-mdlab.bsky.social discusses the real implications for juvenile justice & why we need to ask about timing in ways that match kids' developing brains ⚖️
Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps...
🧠 Did you know that kids remember time differently than adults? Our new preprint review w/ @drjeni-mdlab.bsky.social discusses the real implications for juvenile justice & why we need to ask about timing in ways that match kids' developing brains ⚖️
Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Exciting news from the chairs of Biomag 2026, Prof. Jiahong Gao and Prof. Huan Luo — the conference website is now live: biomag2026.scimeeting.cn The meetings take place in Beijing, 23–25 August 2026. Save the date and start thinking about ideas for posters and symposia! Please share with colleagues
BIOMAG 2025，在线会议，会议直播平台，网络会议直播，美迪康会务通，学术会议管理系统，会议活动管理，注册签到管理，会场幻灯片传输转播，PPT传输，会议网络直播，电子壁报管理系统，医学会，会员管理系统
biomag2026.scimeeting.cn
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Exciting news from the chairs of Biomag 2026, Prof. Jiahong Gao and Prof. Huan Luo — the conference website is now live: biomag2026.scimeeting.cn The meetings take place in Beijing, 23–25 August 2026. Save the date and start thinking about ideas for posters and symposia! Please share with colleagues
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Please sign this excellent letter to Ursula vdL, so she can see that nonsense AI hype is neither true nor appropriate for anybody to believe or spread.
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Please sign this excellent letter to Ursula vdL, so she can see that nonsense AI hype is neither true nor appropriate for anybody to believe or spread.
OK, whoops. It turns out I misread the email and we were desk rejected in 6 weeks not 6 months. I really need to read emails co-authors write to me more carefully before posting 🙄
(Deleted the previous post - fake news!)
(Deleted the previous post - fake news!)
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
OK, whoops. It turns out I misread the email and we were desk rejected in 6 weeks not 6 months. I really need to read emails co-authors write to me more carefully before posting 🙄
(Deleted the previous post - fake news!)
(Deleted the previous post - fake news!)
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We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a QJEP special issue: New Perspectives on the Mental Lexicon, guest edited by Jo Taylor, Kathy Rastle and Matthew Mak.
Expressions of interest are due by 20th December 2025.
Further details can be found here:
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Expressions of interest are due by 20th December 2025.
Further details can be found here:
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
journals.sagepub.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a QJEP special issue: New Perspectives on the Mental Lexicon, guest edited by Jo Taylor, Kathy Rastle and Matthew Mak.
Expressions of interest are due by 20th December 2025.
Further details can be found here:
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Expressions of interest are due by 20th December 2025.
Further details can be found here:
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
One final plug before the weekend, and I promise next week onwards will be a state space free zone. Have a good weekend!
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition 🧪
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition 🧪
I wrote a thing on episodic memory and systems consolidation. I hope you all enjoy it and/or find it interesting.
A neural state space for episodic memories
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition 🧪
A neural state space for episodic memories
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition 🧪
A neural state space for episodic memories
Episodic memories are highly dynamic and change in nonlinear ways over time. This dynamism is not captured by existing systems consolidation theories …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
One final plug before the weekend, and I promise next week onwards will be a state space free zone. Have a good weekend!
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition 🧪
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition 🧪
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Getting nervous for the talk I'm about to give at a workshop about "using AI to drive impact" which features slides such as these.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Getting nervous for the talk I'm about to give at a workshop about "using AI to drive impact" which features slides such as these.
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Very proud to have launched our manifesto and report to make Dutch academia more sustainable - a moment to celebrate after two years of hard work with the Green Young Academy, DJA and many inspiring colleagues
dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3148...
dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3148...
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Very proud to have launched our manifesto and report to make Dutch academia more sustainable - a moment to celebrate after two years of hard work with the Green Young Academy, DJA and many inspiring colleagues
dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3148...
dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3148...