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Ryan O’Donnell
@dreospeedwagon.bsky.social
Post doc at Drexel University
Visual Attention and Memory Research; investigating impact of conceptual knowledge on these processes
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Spatial attention and working memory are popularly thought to be tightly coupled. Yet, distinct neural activity tracks attentional breadth and WM load.

In a new paper @jocn.bsky.social, we show that pupil size independently tracks breadth and load.

doi.org/10.1162/JOCN...
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The MAC lab at Drexel is looking for a new post-doc to work on NIH-funded projects investigating the intersection of prior knowledge and long-term memory consolidation. Please pass along to any interested lab members! careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Careers at Drexel - Human Resources
careers.drexel.edu
September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Thirdly, we have not received too many applications for our professional development award so if you apply then your chances are good! We have increased our reward amount to $500 so if you submitted an OPAM abstract then consider talking to your supervisor about applying before July 31st!
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July 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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OPAM33 is now accepting abstract submissions for our conference this year and will be open until July 15th, 2025 (last time zone on earth)!
Abstracts can be submitted on our website: www.opamconference.com/abstract-sub.... Please see our OPAM 2025 conference page for additional instructions.
www.opamconference.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Head on over to our brand-new website opamconference.com to create a free account and register for our first free online workshop taking place later this month!
May 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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We are excited to welcome three new organizers joining our team this year: Hong Nguyen, Giovanna del Sordo, and Sisi Wang! They will be joining Dock Duncan, Noah Britt and William Narhi-Martinez to lead OPAM 2025 this year. Stay tuned for more announcements regarding our new website and workshops!
March 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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🚨 Announcing PupEyes, a Python library for pupil size and eye movement data analysis! github.com/HanZhang-psy... Highlights: *Pupil preprocessing pipeline based on best practices* *Interactive data viz tools* *Integration with pandas ecosystem. 🧵 (1/8)
GitHub - HanZhang-psych/pupeyes: PupEyes: Your Buddy for Pupil Size and Eye Movement Data Analysis
PupEyes: Your Buddy for Pupil Size and Eye Movement Data Analysis - HanZhang-psych/pupeyes
github.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
a great opportunity to lead a prestigious conference!
OPAM is looking for new organizers! We are seeking three new team members to help us run the next two iterations of OPAM. If you are interested, check out our website for more info! Deadline this year will be March 1st.
www.opam.net
OPAM 2024
OPAM
www.opam.net
January 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Hello world! We're excited to be on Bluesky after a social media hiatus. To kick things off, we're building a starter pack for attention researchers. Please suggest names here or via DM, and we'll add them! #AttentionResearchSky

go.bsky.app/CUyGE3q
December 19, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Currently presenting at the evening psychonomics poster session! Come Have a night cap and talk science! #psynom24 #4142
November 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM
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Excited for the MAC lab's debut at OPAM & Psychonomic! Please come find us today and tomorrow ⬇️
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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If you're interested in episodic & semantic memory, apply to come work with us! We'd love to have you be a part of our team!
What better first post than an annoucment that my lab is recruiting a PhD student! The deadline for the PhD program in Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences at
Drexel University is 12/1 - join us in fabulous Philadelphia!
October 10, 2024 at 3:14 PM