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Rebecca Hennessy

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Clinical Psychology PhD student @ Emory | Penn alum | developmental cognitive neuroscience 🧠

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Changes in our feelings, or "affective surprise," may act as a learning signal that influences what we remember. Large magnitude deviations in experienced valence during encoding relate to better long-term associative memory.

26.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My time as a MindCORE summer research fellow was invaluable - this experience fueled my passion for conducting independent research! HIGHLY recommend!!

31.10.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So grateful for this collab with rockstar @caitlyncody.bsky.social and our mentors! Excited to share our translational take on the neurodevelopment of anxiety in adolescence (and can’t believe my first publication is live!)

10.10.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to share that I will pursue my PhD in Clinical Psychology at Emory University under the mentorship of the incredible @aliocohen.bsky.social! Shoutout to my lab mates in the Learning & Brain Development Lab for their unwavering support - I could not be more excited for this new chapter! πŸ§ πŸŽ‰

12.05.2025 13:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Be my replacement!! Great opportunity for gaining experience before applying to PhD programs. Please share widely! @fluxsociety.bsky.social @sfn.org @cogscisociety.bsky.social @blackinneuro.bsky.social @psychinout.bsky.social

29.04.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lab Technician - Learning and Brain Development Lab About the Opportunity SUMMARY The Learning and Brain Development Lab (PI: Juliet Y. Davidow) at Northeastern University in Boston, MA (https://lbdlpsych.sites.northeastern.edu/) is excited to invite a...

The Learning and Brain Development Lab (PI: Juliet Y. Davidow, PhD) at Northeastern in Boston is hiring a full-time lab manager! Assist in conducting an NSF CAREER awarded project on adolescent neurocognitive development of motivated learning! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...

29.04.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Proud to #StandUpforScience in Boston today!! πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸ”¬πŸ§¬

08.03.2025 01:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to be on Bluesky! Here’s a little bit about me:
πŸ”ΉI graduated from Penn in 2023 and studied cognitive neuroscience (first gen!)
πŸ”ΉI’m a postbac lab manager studying neurocognitive development
πŸ”ΉI’m applying to clinical psych PhDs this cycle (to start in Fall β€˜25)
Here’s me at my first conference!

18.11.2024 23:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0