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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
- 2 Active
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Improving mental health among UK adolescents through a school-based sleep intervention
Orchard, F. (Principal Investigator), Broomfield, N. (Co-Investigator), Harrington, M. (Co-Investigator) & Reeve, S. (Co-Investigator)
1/05/26 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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Using auditory stimulation to investigate selectivity in sleep-associated memory processing
Harrington, M. (Principal Investigator) & Lazar, A. (Co-Investigator)
3/06/24 → 1/12/26
Project: Research
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Behavioural tagging effects emerge after a delay with or without sleep
Whitworth, M. (Lead Author), Gliga, T. & Harrington, M., 7 May 2026, In: BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 13, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review
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Does overnight memory consolidation prepare the brain for next-day learning?
Harrington, M. O. (Lead Author), Guttesen, A. Á. V., Gaskell, M. G. & Cairney, S. A., 7 May 2026, In: BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 13, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review
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Memory consolidation during sleep: A facilitator of new learning?
Guttesen, A. Á. V., Harrington, M. O., Fleming, M. K., Gaskell, M. G. & Cairney, S. A., 30 Jan 2026, In: Neuropsychologia. 221, 109320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?
Guttesen, A. Á. V., Harrington, M. O., Gaskell, M. G. & Cairney, S. A., Nov 2025, In: Cognition. 264, 106241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain
Harrington, M. O. (Lead Author), 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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East Anglia Sleep Scoring Course
Harrington, M. (Organiser), Gliga, T. (Organiser) & De Laet, A. (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
Harrington, M. (Speaker)
15 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Can a night in a laboratory help me sleep better?
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
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Invited speaker on BBC Radio Norfolk Breakfast Show
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
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UEA's Sleep and Brain Research Unit featured on BBC Look East
Harrington, M., Lazar, A. & Shenoy, B.
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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