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Ben Deen
@bmhdeen.bsky.social
Asst Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at Tulane, interested in how we understand other people. Rockefeller / MIT / Yale alum. New Yorker 🗽 in NOLA ⚜️
Excited to share some new work from the lab at SfN this year! #sfn25
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thrilled that this work is (finally) out! We argue that the human brain contains parallel systems for understanding people and places.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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We are searching for a Professor and Chair of Psychology at Tulane University. I am chairing the search committee and am happy to answer any questions about the position. All inquiries will be treated confidentially. Please share with your networks: apply.interfolio.com/173828
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October 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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My lab at USC is recruiting!
1) research coordinator: perfect for a recent graduate looking for research experience before applying to PhD programs: usccareers.usc.edu REQ20167829
2) PhD students: see FAQs on lab website dornsife.usc.edu/hklab/faq/
September 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Excited to announce that I started as an Assistant Professor at Tulane’s Psychology Department! Made it to the beautiful New Orleans & enjoying the oak trees! Recruiting PhD students through the Brain, Cognition & Dev Science area (deadline Dec 1). Please share widely & contact me with questions!
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Great work by @lillianbehm.bsky.social and colleagues on factors that influence successful data collection for infant fMRI! Happy to play a small part in the massive effort that went into collecting these data.
What factors impact the success of an awake infant fMRI scan? What can be done to maximize the data we collect from each infant?

In our new preprint, the Turk-Browne Lab and Saxe Lab combine our data from over 750 attempted scans to try to answer these questions:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Data retention in awake infant fMRI: Lessons from more than 750 scanning sessions
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in awake infants has the potential to reveal how the early developing brain gives rise to cognition and behavior. However, awake infant fMRI poses signific...
www.biorxiv.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hello #HiSciSky! I’m a cognitive neuroscientist and Asst Professor of Psychology at Tulane. My lab is recruiting a postdoc and graduate students to study social cognition: www.socialmemorylab.com/join-the-lab #CogSci #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #neuroimaging
Join the Lab — Social Memory Lab
Are you interested in joining the Deen Lab? Available positions and contact information are described here.
www.socialmemorylab.com
October 16, 2023 at 3:48 PM