Eric Leshikar

Associate professor; memory researcher; social cognition; cognitive neuroscientist; aging and memory scientist; loves good energy; loves laughter.

[Eric Leshikar @leshikar]

Our most recent work showing that non-invasive brain stimulation improves memory. #brainstimulation https://t.co/kX84akAfwM

[mark stewart @StewarrMark]

Pele is going again and is just incredible on the webcam right now!

https://t.co/X6D0Kekz1k

[UW-Madison CIMSS @UWCIMSS]

There GOES 2025! We're celebrating with a full disk image in CIMSS Natural Color every day of 2025 at satellite noon (17:00UTC) from @NOAASatellites #GOESEast. Look back at some of the most exciting weather events (from GOES) on the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://t.co/KtIKKgqYiC

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

This footage from inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa might be the most jaw-dropping video ever captured of a hurricane’s eye, showcasing the infamous “stadium effect."

[U.S. National Science Foundation @NSF]

In about 10 hours of test observations, NSF-DOE @VRubinObs already discovered 2,104 never-before-seen asteroids in our solar system, including seven near-Earth asteroids (which pose no danger). https://t.co/FvSan4Elrh

#CaptureTheCosmos #RubinFirstLook

[CIRA @CIRA_CSU]

Simply incredible satellite imagery of a dust storm hitting Chicago this evening.

[UW-Madison CIMSS @UWCIMSS]

A recap of 2024, with one @NOAASatellites #GOESEast Full Disk True Color RGB image from every day (at 1700 UTC): https://t.co/2SAGm1bhBW Created by @GOESguy

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

Matthew P. McCurdy & @leshikar developed a framework of the generation effect to describe experimental conditions that lead to ⬆️ or ⬇️ memory performance by considering interactions between 4 experimental factors. In American Journal of Psychology 135.3. https://t.co/PcS0KFepgx

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

June 20 is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere — the beginning of astronomical summer! ☀️ This marks the point when the Northern Hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun, and the Southern Hemisphere is most tilted away. https://t.co/UAIeEhwVII

[Eric Leshikar @leshikar]

@Sunkensie Your hippocampus is important in encoding information spread across time, but also helps to encode spatial information. In a sense this part of your brain is how you mentally navigate space and time. (I jokingly say this is how you understand the space-time continuum.)

[Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven]

Storytime: Over 100 years ago, a physician was treating a patient who could barely remember basic details of their own life. When the patient passed, the doctor examined the patients brain and found plaques and deformities all around the brain. 1/

[Eric Leshikar @leshikar]

Whoa! Just saw a snowy owl! #birder

[Eric Leshikar @leshikar]

What a breathtaking video of the Mars rover Perseverance landing (watch to the end.) Whoa!

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.

#CountdownToMars

[Eric Leshikar @leshikar]

Perseverance!

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

On Feb. 18, the @NASAPersevere rover lands on Mars to search for signs of ancient life and to test technologies that will prepare the way for future human exploration of the Red Planet. Here’s how to ride along: https://t.co/my2sbHYtRh #CountdownToMars

[Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell]

The polar vortex in action (Dec 3-Jan 16), as captured by data from three polar-orbiting weather satellites. https://t.co/rgKcWJOY8y

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Chemist Martin Burke developed a coronavirus test for the University of Illinois that has been called a model system. The school, though, has seen a spike in cases. He spoke with Nature about the challenges and lessons from the past few weeks. https://t.co/3ymfxgxQxp

[Joalda Morancy @solarrsystem]

Space Fun Fact of the Day:

So you might be seeing the terms "LIGO" and "Black Hole" being thrown around today, and may be wondering what the big deal is. Well, we basically were able to detect two HUGE Black Holes colliding somewhere very far away in our universe. (1/5) #scicomm

[Scientific American @sciam]

Fire tornadoes are terrifying forces of nature. They're rare, but as wildfires become bigger and more frequent, they may grow more common.

Read the full story on this hellish phenomenon: https://t.co/KPaKJeuHOs

[Scientific American @sciam]

The worldwide “forgetting” and ongoing rediscovery of the 1918 flu provide a window into the science of collective memory. And they offer tantalizing clues about how future generations might regard the current coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/5xIy2JV1Ic