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Biography
Marcus is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East Anglia, specialising in sleep, memory, emotion, and mental health. Marcus completed his PhD at the University of Lincoln, where he investigated the interplay between REM sleep, emotional memory consolidation, and major depressive disorder. Marcus subsequently spent over five years as a Postdoc at the University of York studying thought suppression, sleep-associated memory consolidation, and sleep engineering.
Areas of Expertise
Marcus is a cognitive psychologist with expertise in sleep, memory, emotion, and mental health.
Teaching Interests
Module organiser: Psychology of Sleep (3rd-year BSc)
Dissertation project supervisor (MSc and 3rd-year BSc)
Co-tutor: Themes in Cognitive Neuroscience (MSc)
Co-tutor: Brain and Cognition (3rd-year BSc)
Co-tutor: Cognitive and Biological Psychology (2nd-year BSc)
Co-tutor: Research Methods and Statistics (1st-year BSc)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, REM sleep and emotional memory in depression vulnerability, University of Lincoln
Award Date: 12 Jul 2018
Keywords
- Cognition
- Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry & Neuropsychiatry
- Psychology (General)
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 1 Active
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Using auditory stimulation to investigate selectivity in sleep-associated memory processing
3/06/24 → 2/09/26
Project: Research
Research output
- 15 Article
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Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?
Harrington, M., 5 Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Cognition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain
Harrington, M. O., Karapanagiotidis, T., Phillips, L., Smallwood, J., Anderson, M. C. & Cairney, S. A., 7 Jan 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 122, 1, e2400743122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do the sleep features that characterise depression impact memory?
Harrington, M. O., Reeve, S., Bower, J. L. & Renoult, L., Dec 2023, In: Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. 7, 5, p. 499-512 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)21 Downloads (Pure) -
Targeted memory reactivation during sleep can induce forgetting of overlapping memories
Joensen, B. H., Harrington, M. O., Berens, S. C., Cairney, S. A., Gaskell, M. G. & Horner, A. J., 1 Nov 2022, In: Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.). 29, 11, p. 401-411 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Losing control: Sleep deprivation impairs the suppression of unwanted thoughts
Harrington, M. O., Ashton, J. E., Sankarasubramanian, S., Anderson, M. C. & Cairney, S. A., Jan 2021, In: Clinical Psychological Science. 9, 1, p. 97-113 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile32 Citations (Scopus)47 Downloads (Pure)
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East Anglia Sleep Scoring Course
Marcus Harrington (Organiser), Teodora Gliga (Organiser) & Anna De Laet (Organiser)
10 Jul 2024 → 12 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Pint of Science Festival
Marcus Harrington (Speaker)
15 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Invited speaker on BBC Radio Norfolk Breakfast Show
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
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Can a night in a laboratory help me sleep better?
Marcus Harrington & Alpar Lazar
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
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UEA's Sleep and Brain Research Unit featured on BBC Look East
Marcus Harrington, Alpar Lazar & Bindiya Shenoy
16/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
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How a good night's sleep may help us restrict bad memories
25/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
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