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Paul Hill
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Assistant Research Professor at the University of Arizona. Interested in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, spatial navigation, and cognitive aging.
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In a recent review, @adekstreme.bsky.social and I revisit how spatial navigation breaks down in aging and early Alzheimer’s disease - and why it’s not just about the brain.

doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

#SpatialNavigation #AgingBrain #EmbodiedCognition #AlzheimerResearch
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July 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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My excuse for skipping #SfN26 this year 😉💛
June 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Jonas Kransberg, Kristine B. Walhovd, et al:

Failure to detect entorhinal grid-like signals in a passive navigation human fMRI study

doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
April 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Replicability of representational similarity and its role in
successful memory retrieval

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Replicability of representational similarity and its role in successful memory retrieval
Abstract. Studies of hippocampal pattern similarity during event encoding and its relationship to subsequent memory retrieval have revealed inconsistent results. Our lab recently found evidence that d...
direct.mit.edu
April 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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This book has just been published, open access, edited by Ken Cheng and me. It contains multiple chapters originating in a wonderful Strungmann Forum held in Frankfurt around a year ago.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Navigation Research
This open access book explores navigation across species using a multidisciplinary approach to address challenges in research and clinical applications.
link.springer.com
April 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Aging reorganizes human large-scale brain networks, with consequences for cognition & dementia risk. We’ve now mapped brain network changes over a wide range of the mouse lifespan. The changes mirror key features of human aging, but not entirely

New @pnas.org paper🧵

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
March 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Honoring Dr. Denise C. Park, the Aging, Neuropsychology, & Cognition journal invites manuscripts building on her work. Send your 200-word abstract and cover letter to Dr. Ian McDonough: [email protected] by Aug 31. Decisions on invitations for full submissions will be made by Sep 30.
March 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Excited to announce our new paper in Trends in Cognitive Science (TICS) on the importance of naturalistic body movements and mobile immersive virtual reality to the study of cognition! Check it out!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 13, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Denise C. Park, founder of CVL, passed away on Sunday, Feb 1. A pioneering cognitive neuroscientist, mentor, & leader, Dr. Park shaped the study of memory, aging, & the brain. Read the full remembrance here: cvl.utdallas.edu/in-memory-of-dr-denise-c-park/
In Memory of Dr. Denise C. Park
In Memory of Dr. Denise C. Park Dr. Denise C. Park passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at age 74. She was a beloved cognitive neuroscientist and colleague whose remarkable career spanned over 50…
cvl.utdallas.edu
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Impressive MEGA-analysis:

Vulnerability to memory decline in aging revealed by a mega-analysis of structural brain change
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Vulnerability to memory decline in aging revealed by a mega-analysis of structural brain change - Nature Communications
Across 13 longitudinal studies (3,737 adults), the authors show that brain atrophy parallels memory loss, with a stronger coupling in later life. APOE ε4 increases decline, yet genetic risk does not m...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Headed to SfN? My group will be presenting new work on aging, memory, and immersive VR, including early Alzheimer’s markers, aphantasia, and a new VR tool for spatial behavior. Come check us out.
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Update: our latest paper is now available with open access: doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Hou and colleagues reveal the unique role of both the hippocampus and angular gyrus in supporting high fidelity episodic memories!
fMRI BOLD signals in the left angular gyrus and hippocampus are associated with memory precision
Abstract. It has been proposed that the neural correlates of successful memory retrieval can be dissociated from the correlates of retrieval precision (fidelity). The specific findings supporting this...
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex actions are naturally exhibited in kitchens from chopping to 🧽!

arxiv.org/abs/2506.01608
EPFL-Smart-Kitchen-30: Densely annotated cooking dataset with 3D kinematics to challenge video and language models
Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex...
arxiv.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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New paper alert! 🚨 We show that age-related neural dedifferentiation in scene-selective cortex is tied to changes in eye movements. Using simultaneous fMRI + eye-tracking, we found that younger adults’ fixations covary with scene specificity, but this link weakens with age.

Link in post below 👇
September 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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🚨 New preprint! 🚨

Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇

📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩

#neuroskyence
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Out of 800+ studies on blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's, not a single one measured actual changes in patient outcomes.

doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
Evidence gap in blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Willem van Gool and colleagues argue that moves to use blood biomarkers in clinical practice or population screening are inappropriate without evidence on outcomes important to patients and carers T...
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Delighted to share our latest review in Nature Reviews Neuroscience!
We examine the growing evidence that vascular dysfunction plays a key role in cognitive decline in ageing and dementia, and argue that preserving/restoring CBF should be central to future therapies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The vascular contribution to cognitive decline in ageing and dementia - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Growing evidence suggests that reduced cerebral blood flow contributes to cognitive decline in ageing and dementia. Attwell and colleagues discuss the underlying mechanisms and functional consequences...
www.nature.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🚨 New paper in Journal of Vision!
We show that scene affordances—what you can do in a space—shape how we perceive and categorize scenes. This shapes your similarity preferences, predicts your categorization false alarms, and even alters neural representations. 🧵👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1167/jov....
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Function over form: The temporal evolution of affordance-based scene categorization | JOV | ARVO Journals
doi.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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JNeurosci’s Early career researcher (ECR) Advisory Board just opened a call for applications (due July 18 at 5pm ET). Join our team for a unique opportunity to serve the ECR community and advocate for ECR needs in scientific publishing: www.jneurosci.org/content/ecr-...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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New Paper Alert! de Chastelaine et al found that young adults are able to employ 'retrieval gating' to allow mnemonic content to be aligned with a retrieval goal, but older adults failed to do this even when their memory was boosted to match young adults! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Representation of locomotive action affordances in human behavior, brains, and deep neural networks

www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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June 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In a recent review, @adekstreme.bsky.social and I revisit how spatial navigation breaks down in aging and early Alzheimer’s disease - and why it’s not just about the brain.

doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

#SpatialNavigation #AgingBrain #EmbodiedCognition #AlzheimerResearch
May 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Please share; My lab at @psychologyuea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is recruiting a post-doc for a cognitive neuroscience memory project. It is a 3-year post, with a proposed start date of 8th September. Application deadline is 15th of June.

vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
Senior Research Associate (RA2312) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Senior Research Associate (RA2312) vacancy in University of East Anglia. School of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences Senior Research Associate Ref: RA...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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It is important now more than ever for scientists to share their work with the general public. I am pleased to have contributed to investNScience’s campaign which they are currently running across numerous social media platforms. It is a great initiative that makes science more relevant to everyone.
Flagging warning signs of dementia, @sabina-srokova.bsky.social studies memory and brain changes in aging.

#academicsky #neurosky #aging #dementia #Alzheimers #investinscience
April 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM