Associate Professor at the U of Memphis studying neural mechanisms of decision-making.

Memphis, TN
Joined January 2011
Come work with us!! Please share if you know a graduate student who is looking for a postdoc opportunity: Neuroscience Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging circadian Sleep Behavior Neuroimmunology Possibilities are endless! linkedin.com/jobs/view/41222… Postdoctoral Position
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✴️THRILLED to announce I’ll be starting my lab in the Dept of Anatomy & Neurobio at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (@uthsc) early 2025!! I’m not at #sfn2024 #SfN24 this year, but trainees at all levels stop by the grad fair to get info on my research program!!
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We are hiring again! This makes three years of fresh faces in our Neuroscience Program/Psychology Department. Teaching/research expertise in systems neuro, sensation & perception, and/or motor systems is esp. encouraged. #AcademicChatter #slac (Link ⬇️)
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Very excited and proud to announce Dr. Kristen Thomas and my new paper on synaptic plasticity mechanisms in fused, human-derived thalamocortical #organoids out in @CellReports this week! (1/5)
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New paper from the lab posted this weekend! I'm so proud of @drcameronogg, @HunterFranks17 and the rest of the team for pushing us into this new direction (in vivo calcium imaging! behavior! ensemble analysis! the cortex!😂).
Locus Coeruleus Norepinephrine Neurons Facilitate Orbitofrontal Cortex Remapping and Behavioral Flexibility biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
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We're hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in School Psychology! Come work in a fun department in a vibrant and diverse city where you can really make a difference in local education!
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What’s better than giving my first @SfNtweets nanosymposium talk this year? Getting to do it with my favorite lab twin @mikeyfan7 by my side along with so many incredible scientists from @Cate_cholamine @Bangasser_Lab @ampolter @DemaestriC @lauren_malave labs and more! #sfn2023
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Come visit our posters TT11-14 Tuesday afternoon and chat w @labratDBKG @AnnaLiley (and others not on Twitter) about cost benefit decision-making! Take the risk and reap the rewards #SfN22
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And if you'll be looking for grad students in the next couple years with the training to come in and collect 🔥 data on day 1, come meet our @NSF REU supported students Tiya Q and Boulah B and former lab member/current @KateWassum lab tech Anna W!
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Now that she's back from interviews, I'll announce it: so proud of Dr. @AnnaLiley for a magnificent dissertation defense AND multiple job offers just days later! She just wrapped on her @SfNtweets poster, and it's a heater - come congratulate her on Tuesday afternoon! TT12/566.09
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What is the claustrum doing? 🧵 We synthesize a new theory Network Instantiation in Cognitive Control (NICC) It's built from reptile, rodent & primate data indomitable first-author @maxwell_madden + @SamKrimmel @FredBarrettPhD @daspainbrain @HoumanQ cell.com/trends/cognitive-sc…
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Children with the neurocognitive disorder Williams-Beuren Syndrome can have perfect pitch and other enhanced auditory abilities. St. Jude scientists now know why. bit.ly/3LE0NTL @CellPressNews #raredisorder
Be my colleague! The Psychology Dept/Neuroscience Program is hiring for a tenure-track position; candidates in Cognitive or Health Psych/Neuro with expertise in human subjects research a plus! @BlackInNeuro @LatinxInNeuro @network_alba @AcademicChatter sites.allegheny.edu/hr/job_p…
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Just got an email that Reviewer 1 has just submitted a review for a manuscript I'm reviewing, and they're currently awaiting my submission to proceed. I was invited to review this paper YESTERDAY... call off your goons!!
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Really proud of @StJudeResearch for recognizing the challenges postdocs face and stepping up their salaries. Now starting at $70k🎉 And lots of amazing labs and mentors, come join us! bit.ly/3B2Ty48
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According to new research in #eNeuro, @AnnaLiley et al. found the lateral orbitofrontal cortex & basolateral amygdala regulate the discounting of delayed punishment, suggesting these regions may be targets to improve decision-making in psychopathology eneuro.org/lookup/DOI/10.152…
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So thrilled to announce that the amazing Dr. @labratDBKG crushed his PhD defense yesterday - we're going to miss him, but cannot wait to follow his work with @sanghalab from afar! Thanks to his A1 committee @DerandaLester @JgmurphyJim @TheErinCalipari
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