When we anticipate the future, several brain areas show graded representations of the future and the past. These representations reach further in hippocampus and more anterior regions. Proud of this work by Hannah Tarder-Stoll, a collab w/ Chris Baldassano! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

This month marks the first two PhDs from my lab – both passing with no revisions. I'm so tremendously proud of Dr. Michael Cohanpour & Dr. Hannah Tarder-Stoll. Not sure why no one warned me I'd be crying but many tears were shed 😭 So proud of you two 👏🏼❤️

I'm so unbelievably excited to share our latest work, the heart and soul of my PhD! With Chris Baldassano & Mariam Aly We show that temporal structure is represented bidirectionally and hierarchically across the brain to guide multistep prediction 👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I thought this paper was fascinating, for obvious reasons.

How do we balance paying attention to the external world vs our internal thoughts? The basal forebrain & dorsal attention network dynamically interact with the hippocampus to balance external and internal attention. Super proud of Craig Poskanzer! 😊 jneurosci.org/content/early/…

Thrilled to share my first paper from grad school! Thanks so much to Mariam Aly and to the everyone from the Aly Lab for all the help along the way!

Excited and motivated to start my new job on Monday! Some first-day jitters I haven't had in years. Cheers to a new chapter!

Michael Cohanpour Welcome to dsm-firmenich! We are so excited that you're joining us. Wishing you all the best in your new role!⭐

Shout out to my great friend Erfan Zabeh and team on this awesome publication. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Shout out to Chey Wakeland-Hart (superv. by Mariam Aly) for this exceptional work on image memorability. The field of image memorability is very exciting, and here they find interesting effects of valence & arousal on memorability. I loved the discussion. psyarxiv.com/grxdz/

What makes an image memorable? Images that are highly arousing and moderately negative are most memorable. But the arousal/valence of an image explains surprisingly little variance in memorability! So proud of the amazing Chey Wakeland-Hart for leading this work!

👇amen. Shout out to Reviewer Zero, check out their new paper!

A former Jeopardy! winner led a new study that probes how linked memory systems may give trivia buffs an edge in their game trib.al/wimWdaj

When I moved to California for my PhD, I felt like I was home. I never wanted to leave. So I am *delighted* to be going back – to join the faculty UC Berkeley! Thanks to my lab, mentors, letter writers, friends, & partner for helping me land a dream job UCBerkeley Psychology❤️☀️ (1/3)

Finally, I'm moving *this summer* and will be looking to recruit! Reach out if you are interested in joining the lab. Learn more about us here: alylab.org (3/3)

Oooooff... best news in a while. One of the best scientists and people I've ever known is starting a lab at UC Berkeley! Woohoo Mariam Aly!!

Many congrats to the wonderful and brilliant Dr. Manasi Jayakumar (she/her) for defending her dissertation today! You’ve done excellent, thorough, and scholarly work and I couldn’t be prouder of you. It was an honor to be your mentor!🎉👏🏼🎊💐

Why do we think? Judith Mildner and I answer this question by analyzing the dynamics of thousands of spontaneous thought streams. We test two functions of spontaneous thought: optimizing memory and keeping the mind focused on ongoing goal pursuits. (1/5) psnlab.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/…

Super happy to see my PhD work out. This was work that couldn't have been done without the brilliance and mentorship of Mariam Aly and Jackie Gottlieb.

Curious about curiosity? In brain-imaging studies, our own Jacqueline Gottlieb and colleagues have witnessed the neural mechanisms underlying subjective feelings of curiosity in people. Satisfy your own curiosity and read more! @Mcohanpour #neuroscience zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/brain-imaging-…