The Epstein Lab
@epstein_lab
Cognitive Neuroscience Lab @Penn. We study scene perception, navigation, spatial cognition, and memory.
We are no longer posting here. You can find me on bluesky @russellepstein.bsky.social
We are very excited to welcome two new lab members: postdoc @NathanKong, who joins us from previous sojourns at Stanford and MIT, and lab manager @JidongQ_, a recent graduate of the University of Rochester. Welcome to @Penn and Philly, Nathan and Jidong!
Another awesome and highly deserved honor for our friend and collaborator @NoraNewcombe, who is not only a brilliant scientist, but also a superb colleague and mentor. It's great to see her recognized as a member of the CogSci pantheon.
Huge congratulations to the brilliant @NoraNewcombe, recipient of the 2025 David E. Rumelhart Prize! 🏅 Visit the #RumelhartPrize page to learn more cognitivesciencesociety.org/rumelhart-priz…
Thrilled to congratulate our friend and frequent collaborator @NoraNewcombe for her election to @theNASciences. A very well-deserved honor for this inspiring leader of the fields of spatial cognition & developmental psychology. Hooray, Nora!!!!!
We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 24 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research. Congratulations to our new #NASmembers and welcome to the Academy!
We are super-excited to share the news that @ainsley_bonin has accepted @Penn's offer to enter the Psychology PhD program, and will be joining the lab in the fall. Ainsley is currently a senior @ColbyCollege, majoring in Computational Psychology. Welcome Ainsley!!!!
Congratulations to our own @ashaferskelton, who just got the NOA for her F32 postdoc fellowship. GO ANNA!!!! (If you want to join Anna, and other brilliant and nice folks like @cgahnstrom, @LinfengHan4, and @NathanKong, we still have positions available...)
The Epstein Lab @Penn is looking for new postdocs!!! NIH funded project to investigate spatial and nonspatial cognitive maps in humans. Collaboration with @NoraNewcombe. More info at the link (please RT): psych.upenn.edu/epsteinlab/ann…
How armadillos gather foliage for their nests
From lab member @michael_peer_. I (RAE) fully agree with Michael.
I usually don’t write political posts on Twitter, but I wanted to clarify a few things about the situation in Israel.
We're hiring a Director for our new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility opening at @PennovationWork this fall. The Director will be responsible for operations, maintenance, financial management, and training and support for our community of users. Pls RT! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiti…
Our postdoc positions @Penn are still open! This is a great opportunity if you're interested in spatial/episodic/semantic memory, cognitive maps, hippocampus/retrosplenial, navigation, fMRI. Ad here: tinyurl.com/3x3ee4pc. Lab website here: tinyurl.com/mrxuary5