Eitan Schechtman
@eitans.bsky.social
Asst prof at Dept of Neurobiology & Behavior + Center for Neurobiology of Learning & Memory @ucirvine.bsky.social
Sleep, cognition & wellbeing 🛌💤🔀🧠.
PhD: Hebrew U; Postdoc: Northwestern U.
He/him.
Views are my own & don't reflect those of my employers.
Sleep, cognition & wellbeing 🛌💤🔀🧠.
PhD: Hebrew U; Postdoc: Northwestern U.
He/him.
Views are my own & don't reflect those of my employers.
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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
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Registration is open. Please spread the word. The preliminary schedule will be up on the site later this month, and we've got an amazing line up!
#CNS2026 | Satellite - International Sleep Replay Workshop
Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Salon F
The workshop is open to all: experience with sleep research is not required. Register here: isrw.bio.uci.edu Registration Deadline, February 15th
@cogneuronews.bsky.social #SleepRelay
Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Salon F
The workshop is open to all: experience with sleep research is not required. Register here: isrw.bio.uci.edu Registration Deadline, February 15th
@cogneuronews.bsky.social #SleepRelay
Workshops, Socials & Special Events - Cognitive Neuroscience Society
March 7 – 10, 2026 CNS Account CNS 2026 | Workshops, Socials & Special Events SESSION DATE TIME LOCATION Satellite – International Sleep Replay Workshop Friday, March 6 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Salon F Wor...
www.cogneurosociety.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Registration is open. Please spread the word. The preliminary schedule will be up on the site later this month, and we've got an amazing line up!
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I'm delighted to see this come out: "Nine Undergraduate Biology Instructors Revealing their LGBTQ+ Identities in Class Resulted in Benefits for their LGBTQ+ Students and Students with Other Marginalized Identities" from Carly Busch and Sara Brownell and colleagues www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Nine Undergraduate Biology Instructors Revealing their LGBTQ+ Identities in Class Resulted in Benefits for their LGBTQ+ Students and Students with Other Marginalized Identities | CBE—Life Sciences Edu...
Few LGBTQ+ biology instructors reveal their identities to undergraduates, often without considering the potential student benefits. Although instructors who have revealed their LGBTQ+ identity perceiv...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I'm delighted to see this come out: "Nine Undergraduate Biology Instructors Revealing their LGBTQ+ Identities in Class Resulted in Benefits for their LGBTQ+ Students and Students with Other Marginalized Identities" from Carly Busch and Sara Brownell and colleagues www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
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I’ll soon(ish) post an ad for a postdoc position in my lab to study individual differences in brain plasticity following blindness or deafness, with a start date of spring/summer 2026. Feel free to email me if you’re interested.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ll soon(ish) post an ad for a postdoc position in my lab to study individual differences in brain plasticity following blindness or deafness, with a start date of spring/summer 2026. Feel free to email me if you’re interested.
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I am accepting graduate students for the UCI Cognitive Sciences PhD program for Fall 2026. Check out my lab website - www.relcoglab.org for our recent themes. Our funded work focuses on combinatorial reasoning, moral decision-making, and conceptual cognition in humans and large language models.
Relational Cognition Lab
www.relcoglab.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I am accepting graduate students for the UCI Cognitive Sciences PhD program for Fall 2026. Check out my lab website - www.relcoglab.org for our recent themes. Our funded work focuses on combinatorial reasoning, moral decision-making, and conceptual cognition in humans and large language models.
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New Podcast from our collaborators in Colombia!
El Sueño tiene ciencia is a new podcast on the neuroscience of sleep, hosted by psychologist Daniela Moreno Arrieta.
The podcast is in Spanish and has translated subtitles available via YouTube. We hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/@Elsue%C3%B1...
El Sueño tiene ciencia is a new podcast on the neuroscience of sleep, hosted by psychologist Daniela Moreno Arrieta.
The podcast is in Spanish and has translated subtitles available via YouTube. We hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/@Elsue%C3%B1...
El sueño tiene ciencia
Somos un podcast de divulgación sobre neurociencias del sueño. Este es un podcast que surge en el marco de una investigación ejecutada por la universidad de los Andes, la universidad de Cardiff y la u...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New Podcast from our collaborators in Colombia!
El Sueño tiene ciencia is a new podcast on the neuroscience of sleep, hosted by psychologist Daniela Moreno Arrieta.
The podcast is in Spanish and has translated subtitles available via YouTube. We hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/@Elsue%C3%B1...
El Sueño tiene ciencia is a new podcast on the neuroscience of sleep, hosted by psychologist Daniela Moreno Arrieta.
The podcast is in Spanish and has translated subtitles available via YouTube. We hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/@Elsue%C3%B1...
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📖 DAY 3 related read: Ten simple rules for queer data collection and analysis by STEM researchers – The guidelines in an editorial featuring tips to make sex and gender data collection & reporting more inclusive.
🔗 loom.ly/N0DiSgI
@dgrijseels.bsky.social @eitans.bsky.social @dpagliaccio.bsky.social
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@dgrijseels.bsky.social @eitans.bsky.social @dpagliaccio.bsky.social
Ten simple rules for queer data collection and analysis by STEM researchers
Queer people are still underrepresented both as STEM researchers and participants, partially due to a dearth of accurate data on this demographic. The lack of consideration for queer identities in dat...
loom.ly
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
📖 DAY 3 related read: Ten simple rules for queer data collection and analysis by STEM researchers – The guidelines in an editorial featuring tips to make sex and gender data collection & reporting more inclusive.
🔗 loom.ly/N0DiSgI
@dgrijseels.bsky.social @eitans.bsky.social @dpagliaccio.bsky.social
🔗 loom.ly/N0DiSgI
@dgrijseels.bsky.social @eitans.bsky.social @dpagliaccio.bsky.social
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We are searching for a lab manager!
If you are detailed oriented, like southern california, HSV-1, sequencing and microscopy, please get in touch :)
If you are detailed oriented, like southern california, HSV-1, sequencing and microscopy, please get in touch :)
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We are searching for a lab manager!
If you are detailed oriented, like southern california, HSV-1, sequencing and microscopy, please get in touch :)
If you are detailed oriented, like southern california, HSV-1, sequencing and microscopy, please get in touch :)
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We may not know who needs these resources, so let's share as widely as possible.
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We may not know who needs these resources, so let's share as widely as possible.
Registration is now! Come one, come all
#CNS2026 Satellite - International Sleep Replay Workshop, Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Grand Ballroom
CNS 2026 will be preceded by a one-day satellite event focusing on sleep and memory - the 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop. Learn more: isrw.bio.uci.edu
@cnsnews.bsky.social
CNS 2026 will be preceded by a one-day satellite event focusing on sleep and memory - the 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop. Learn more: isrw.bio.uci.edu
@cnsnews.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Registration is now! Come one, come all
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#CNS2026 Satellite - International Sleep Replay Workshop, Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Grand Ballroom
CNS 2026 will be preceded by a one-day satellite event focusing on sleep and memory - the 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop. Learn more: isrw.bio.uci.edu
@cnsnews.bsky.social
CNS 2026 will be preceded by a one-day satellite event focusing on sleep and memory - the 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop. Learn more: isrw.bio.uci.edu
@cnsnews.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#CNS2026 Satellite - International Sleep Replay Workshop, Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Grand Ballroom
CNS 2026 will be preceded by a one-day satellite event focusing on sleep and memory - the 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop. Learn more: isrw.bio.uci.edu
@cnsnews.bsky.social
CNS 2026 will be preceded by a one-day satellite event focusing on sleep and memory - the 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop. Learn more: isrw.bio.uci.edu
@cnsnews.bsky.social
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There is a link between dreaming and memory consolidation. In this experiment, researchers put this theory to the test by recording dreams after #REM and #NREM sleep. academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
Incorporation of complex narratives into dreaming
Statement of Significance This study introduces a systematic approach to assessing dream incorporation by linking presleep experiences to dream content usi
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October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
There is a link between dreaming and memory consolidation. In this experiment, researchers put this theory to the test by recording dreams after #REM and #NREM sleep. academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
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(please repost) If you're looking for a #neuroscience PhD program - and interested in human brain plasticity and reorganization (neuroimaging in people born with blindness, deafness or without hands), my lab is accepting students this cycle. Email me!
Home Page - Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
The Georgetown Difference We are invested in providing a transformative experience through holistic training, accessible resources, and personalized career strategies to help you reach your aspiration...
neuroscience.georgetown.edu
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
(please repost) If you're looking for a #neuroscience PhD program - and interested in human brain plasticity and reorganization (neuroimaging in people born with blindness, deafness or without hands), my lab is accepting students this cycle. Email me!
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*PhD positions available**Deadline - 10th November**
The NaPS lab are recruiting 2 Research Assistant roles to undertake a PhD developing novel treatments for depression and PTSD through the manipulation of memory in sleep - apply here:
#sciencejobs #phd
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY753/r...
The NaPS lab are recruiting 2 Research Assistant roles to undertake a PhD developing novel treatments for depression and PTSD through the manipulation of memory in sleep - apply here:
#sciencejobs #phd
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY753/r...
Research Assistant (2 posts) at Cardiff University
Discover Research Assistant (2 posts) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
*PhD positions available**Deadline - 10th November**
The NaPS lab are recruiting 2 Research Assistant roles to undertake a PhD developing novel treatments for depression and PTSD through the manipulation of memory in sleep - apply here:
#sciencejobs #phd
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY753/r...
The NaPS lab are recruiting 2 Research Assistant roles to undertake a PhD developing novel treatments for depression and PTSD through the manipulation of memory in sleep - apply here:
#sciencejobs #phd
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY753/r...
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If you're interested in the cognitive neuroscience of memory feel free to email me!
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
It's that time of year when many start thinking about applying for PhDs. If you're applying for a UK PhD position, here is a blog post I wrote a while back that might be helpful
#cognition #psychscisky #neuroskyence #psychjobs
#cognition #psychscisky #neuroskyence #psychjobs
How to get PhD funding in the UK
It is that time of year again. The leaves are turning golden, red, and orange (or just brown), the nights are drawing in, and there is a chi...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If you're interested in the cognitive neuroscience of memory feel free to email me!
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
I won't be in SD until Saturday, but you should all attend this fantastic event.
Going to SfN? Join us for the first Middle-Eastern Systems Neuroscience meeting the day before SfN! We’ve got great speakers, all with Middle-Eastern origins! But also an exclusive chance to network with leading Neuroscientists!
Visit our website for more information:
www.middleeastneuro.com
Visit our website for more information:
www.middleeastneuro.com
Middle Eastern Systems Neuroscience Symposium
Join the Middle Eastern Systems Neuroscience Symposium on November 14, 2025, at UCSD Faculty Club, San Diego, in conjunction with the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting. This event fosters scienti...
www.middleeastneuro.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I won't be in SD until Saturday, but you should all attend this fantastic event.
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Our new episode is out now!
We're joined by Professor Xioaqing Hu from The University of Hong Kong to discuss his work using Targeted Memory Reactivation to alter negative bias and update disturbing memories.
www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...
We're joined by Professor Xioaqing Hu from The University of Hong Kong to discuss his work using Targeted Memory Reactivation to alter negative bias and update disturbing memories.
www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...
S3E7 - Can sleep help us unlearn negative bias and update disturbing memories?- Xiaoqing Hu - Sleep Science Podcast
Can sleep help us unlearn biases and make our memories more positive?Implicit biases are unconscious stereotypes that influence our judgments and decisions - like assuming a particular gender for a sp...
www.buzzsprout.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Our new episode is out now!
We're joined by Professor Xioaqing Hu from The University of Hong Kong to discuss his work using Targeted Memory Reactivation to alter negative bias and update disturbing memories.
www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...
We're joined by Professor Xioaqing Hu from The University of Hong Kong to discuss his work using Targeted Memory Reactivation to alter negative bias and update disturbing memories.
www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...
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New paper from the lab led by Ali Golbabaei. If you’re interested in systems consolidation, generalization and hippocampal neurogenesis a short 🧵 follows:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lsO73QW8S...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lsO73QW8S...
authors.elsevier.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
New paper from the lab led by Ali Golbabaei. If you’re interested in systems consolidation, generalization and hippocampal neurogenesis a short 🧵 follows:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lsO73QW8S...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lsO73QW8S...
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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
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...
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How does spontaneous memory reinstatement at rest relate to episodic memory during development? And how do early experiences influence neural mechanisms of episodic memory encoding and reinstatement? New preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Spontaneous reinstatement of episodic memories in the developing human brain
The hippocampus supports episodic memories in development, and yet how the brain stabilizes these memories determines their long-term accessibility. This study examined how episodic memories formed in...
www.biorxiv.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How does spontaneous memory reinstatement at rest relate to episodic memory during development? And how do early experiences influence neural mechanisms of episodic memory encoding and reinstatement? New preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Come work with us! UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09896
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
Assistant Professor - Cognitive Sciences
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
September 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Come work with us! UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09896
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
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🚨 New paper alert! 🚨(1/6)
Excited to share our work, out now in Science Advances
We show that a rapid norepinephrine surge along a brainstem pathway (LC→PRN) is a key driver of sound-evoked awakenings
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Excited to share our work, out now in Science Advances
We show that a rapid norepinephrine surge along a brainstem pathway (LC→PRN) is a key driver of sound-evoked awakenings
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An early surge of norepinephrine along brainstem pathways drives sensory-evoked awakening
The locus coeruleus has a specialized pathway to the brainstem that controls sound-evoked awakening from sleep.
www.science.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨(1/6)
Excited to share our work, out now in Science Advances
We show that a rapid norepinephrine surge along a brainstem pathway (LC→PRN) is a key driver of sound-evoked awakenings
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Excited to share our work, out now in Science Advances
We show that a rapid norepinephrine surge along a brainstem pathway (LC→PRN) is a key driver of sound-evoked awakenings
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Kudos to the Philly Inquirer for actually centering the voices of trans youth and their families.
"It's not about protecting the kids. It's about taking away the rights of people who you don't want to exist."
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"It's not about protecting the kids. It's about taking away the rights of people who you don't want to exist."
share.inquirer.com/TE1hNg
Transgender kids’ lives are on the line as CHOP fights Trump over patient medical records, parents say
Trump’s justice department wants CHOP to hand over medical records for transgender children receiving gender-affirming care. Many parents support CHOP’s fight to protect their private information.
share.inquirer.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Kudos to the Philly Inquirer for actually centering the voices of trans youth and their families.
"It's not about protecting the kids. It's about taking away the rights of people who you don't want to exist."
share.inquirer.com/TE1hNg
"It's not about protecting the kids. It's about taking away the rights of people who you don't want to exist."
share.inquirer.com/TE1hNg
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How do the brain’s event representations change as we gain familiarity with an experience?
Brain regions’ representations can become coarser or finer as event familiarity increases. Fine-tuning predicts memory recall.
Excited to share this work with Narjes Al-Zahli & @chrisbaldassano.bsky.social!
Brain regions’ representations can become coarser or finer as event familiarity increases. Fine-tuning predicts memory recall.
Excited to share this work with Narjes Al-Zahli & @chrisbaldassano.bsky.social!
Repeated Viewing of a Narrative Movie Changes Event Timescales in The Brain
Many experiences occur repeatedly throughout our lives: we might watch the same movie more than once and listen to the same song on repeat. How does the brain modify its representations of events when...
www.biorxiv.org
September 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
How do the brain’s event representations change as we gain familiarity with an experience?
Brain regions’ representations can become coarser or finer as event familiarity increases. Fine-tuning predicts memory recall.
Excited to share this work with Narjes Al-Zahli & @chrisbaldassano.bsky.social!
Brain regions’ representations can become coarser or finer as event familiarity increases. Fine-tuning predicts memory recall.
Excited to share this work with Narjes Al-Zahli & @chrisbaldassano.bsky.social!