Olivia Larson
@olivialarson.bsky.social
clinical psychology phd candidate @ penn studying sleep + emotional memory // library patron, muay thai fighter, plant appreciator, cruciverbalist
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Olivia Larson
@olivialarson.bsky.social
· Sep 30
The first chapter of my dissertation is officially published! 🎆🌺💤 We found that folks with depression show similar impairments in cognitive functioning after total sleep deprivation as non-depressed folks (and bounce back similarly after recovery sleep):
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
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Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories
Your Brain’s Memory of a Story Depends on How It Was Told
Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories
www.scientificamerican.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories
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Members of the Penn community: please sign this actionnetwork.org/petitions/ju...
Just Say No to Trump's Compact for Academic Extortion
Yesterday, the University of Pennsylvania was one of nine targets of the Trump Administration's "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." Through it, Trump asks once again for universitie...
actionnetwork.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Members of the Penn community: please sign this actionnetwork.org/petitions/ju...
I defended my dissertation! 🥹 I am incredibly grateful to Phil Gehrman, @annaschapiro.bsky.social, and Martha Farah for their mentorship over these six wonderful, whirlwind years! There are not enough !!!s in the world to convey my gratitude for all of the many others who supported me along the way!
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I defended my dissertation! 🥹 I am incredibly grateful to Phil Gehrman, @annaschapiro.bsky.social, and Martha Farah for their mentorship over these six wonderful, whirlwind years! There are not enough !!!s in the world to convey my gratitude for all of the many others who supported me along the way!
The first chapter of my dissertation is officially published! 🎆🌺💤 We found that folks with depression show similar impairments in cognitive functioning after total sleep deprivation as non-depressed folks (and bounce back similarly after recovery sleep):
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
September 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The first chapter of my dissertation is officially published! 🎆🌺💤 We found that folks with depression show similar impairments in cognitive functioning after total sleep deprivation as non-depressed folks (and bounce back similarly after recovery sleep):
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
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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!
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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!
Me editing a draft of a "methods" section that I myself wrote
June 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Me editing a draft of a "methods" section that I myself wrote
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New preprint! How do we integrate new information into prior knowledge? We find that existing knowledge enables rapid new learning but that interleaved replay during sleep promotes integration of new and old information. Modeling suggests a sleep context suppression mechanism.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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osf.io
June 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New preprint! How do we integrate new information into prior knowledge? We find that existing knowledge enables rapid new learning but that interleaved replay during sleep promotes integration of new and old information. Modeling suggests a sleep context suppression mechanism.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
I'm in Seattle at #SLEEP2025! Come see me at poster 52 on Tuesday 6/10 at 11am! It's called "No Added Benefit of Targeted Memory Reactivation During Naps on Negative Memory Rescripting" because that is what we found!
June 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm in Seattle at #SLEEP2025! Come see me at poster 52 on Tuesday 6/10 at 11am! It's called "No Added Benefit of Targeted Memory Reactivation During Naps on Negative Memory Rescripting" because that is what we found!
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pedestrianize the Italian Market! it's one of the biggest no-brainers out there—who wants to drive up 9th Street anyway?!
www.inquirer.com/food/angelos...
www.inquirer.com/food/angelos...
Has Angelo’s become too big for Bella Vista?
No Ninth Street institution commands the crowds that Angelo's Pizzeria does. Some neighbors say they are taking an outsize toll on Bella Vista.
www.inquirer.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
pedestrianize the Italian Market! it's one of the biggest no-brainers out there—who wants to drive up 9th Street anyway?!
www.inquirer.com/food/angelos...
www.inquirer.com/food/angelos...
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I just learned that there's a national graduate student crisis line - gradresources.org. Might be worth spreading the word as I'm pretty sure exactly *checks notes* zero grad students are doing well emotionally right now.
Grad Resources
Encouraging and equipping graduate students for impact.
gradresources.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I just learned that there's a national graduate student crisis line - gradresources.org. Might be worth spreading the word as I'm pretty sure exactly *checks notes* zero grad students are doing well emotionally right now.
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In Veterans Affairs facilities across the U.S., therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil
A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In Veterans Affairs facilities across the U.S., therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
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Don't mess with our clocks!
March 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Don't mess with our clocks!
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We had a great crew this morning working on signs before they headed out to @standupforscience.bsky.social in Philly!
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
March 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We had a great crew this morning working on signs before they headed out to @standupforscience.bsky.social in Philly!
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Are there any lists of which labs are hiring postbacs this year? With the IRTA program down, there are many more undergrads looking for positions! 🧪 🧠 #science #neuroscience #psychology
February 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Are there any lists of which labs are hiring postbacs this year? With the IRTA program down, there are many more undergrads looking for positions! 🧪 🧠 #science #neuroscience #psychology
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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Hi! I'm a political scientist who studies what makes advocacy effective (sent here by my psychologist spouse @tierneylorenz.bsky.social ). A phone call with the staffer dealing with the issue > letter you compose on your own >>>>> a form letter. Key: be unique + courteous + make effort.
January 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hi! I'm a political scientist who studies what makes advocacy effective (sent here by my psychologist spouse @tierneylorenz.bsky.social ). A phone call with the staffer dealing with the issue > letter you compose on your own >>>>> a form letter. Key: be unique + courteous + make effort.
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Why do we suffer from more intrusive thoughts when we're sleep deprived? Find out in this SciAm article on our latest work by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social, featuring @zarabergstrom.bsky.social and @marwimber.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-...
Bad Sleep Lets Intrusive Thoughts Flood In
Findings reveal the memory-related brain processes that generate unwanted thoughts when people are sleep deprived
www.scientificamerican.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Why do we suffer from more intrusive thoughts when we're sleep deprived? Find out in this SciAm article on our latest work by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social, featuring @zarabergstrom.bsky.social and @marwimber.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-...
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"Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results" w @ken-lxl.bsky.social
and braingpt.org. LLMs integrate a noisy yet interrelated scientific literature to forecast outcomes. nature.com/articles/s41... 1/8
and braingpt.org. LLMs integrate a noisy yet interrelated scientific literature to forecast outcomes. nature.com/articles/s41... 1/8
November 27, 2024 at 2:13 PM
"Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results" w @ken-lxl.bsky.social
and braingpt.org. LLMs integrate a noisy yet interrelated scientific literature to forecast outcomes. nature.com/articles/s41... 1/8
and braingpt.org. LLMs integrate a noisy yet interrelated scientific literature to forecast outcomes. nature.com/articles/s41... 1/8
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So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!!
Check out the ToC!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
Check out the ToC!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
The Portable Mentor
Cambridge Core - Psychiatry - The Portable Mentor
www.cambridge.org
December 13, 2024 at 6:26 PM
So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!!
Check out the ToC!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
Check out the ToC!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
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We are extremely excited to announce Anna Schapiro from the University of Pennsylvania as the first keynote speaker of CCN2025!
Join us next August for the 8th CCN conference, on cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI. Details on paper submissions (both short & full) below!
Join us next August for the 8th CCN conference, on cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI. Details on paper submissions (both short & full) below!
December 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
We are extremely excited to announce Anna Schapiro from the University of Pennsylvania as the first keynote speaker of CCN2025!
Join us next August for the 8th CCN conference, on cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI. Details on paper submissions (both short & full) below!
Join us next August for the 8th CCN conference, on cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI. Details on paper submissions (both short & full) below!
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New paper out! Memory for object features is warped according to their role in a category, w/ features shared across category-mates misremembered as more similar. We explored the phenomenon in our NN model of the hipp. w/ @annaschapiro.bsky.social & @codydong.bsky.social doi.org/10.1162/opmi...
Object Feature Memory Is Distorted by Category Structure
Abstract. Memory systems constantly confront the challenge of capturing both the shared features that connect experiences together and the unique features that distinguish them. Across two experiments...
doi.org
December 9, 2024 at 3:08 PM
New paper out! Memory for object features is warped according to their role in a category, w/ features shared across category-mates misremembered as more similar. We explored the phenomenon in our NN model of the hipp. w/ @annaschapiro.bsky.social & @codydong.bsky.social doi.org/10.1162/opmi...