Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Sleep and emotional memory processing.
Memory reactivation in sleep.
Polysomnography.
ECG/GSR.
fMRI.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing
Sullivan, E., McCall, C. A., Henderson, L.-M. & Cairney, S. A., 15 Dec 2025, In: Neuropsychologia. 219, 8 p., 109269.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?
Guttesen, A., Harrington, M. O., Gaskell, G. & Cairney, S. A., 1 Nov 2025, In: Cognition. 264, 13 p., 106241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No Evidence for a Targeted Memory Reactivation Effect on Word-Meaning Priming
Ball, L. V., Kimel, E., Keller, V., Ward, E., Cairney, S. A., Mak, M., Li, L., Rodd, J. M. & Gaskell, G., 27 Aug 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Neuropsychologia. 109264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep
CAIRNEY, S. A. (Principal investigator)
1/10/25 → 30/09/30
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Tired minds, Stubborn Emotions: The Influence of Sleep Parameters on Emotional Inertia
CAIRNEY, S. A. (Co-investigator)
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)
1/02/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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NIHR RfPB : Developing and testing the feasibility of a low-effort sleep intervention for adults admitted to a secure psychiatric inpatient setting: a co-production study
PERRY, A. E. (Principal investigator), CAIRNEY, S. A. (Co-investigator) & COLEMAN, I. (Co-investigator)
1/07/24 → 31/03/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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980 CKNW Global News: How does sleep deprivation impact our thoughts?
Cairney, S. A. (Advisor)
Jan 2025Activity: Other › Media (Radio)
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Failing to forget: how sleep problems disrupt your health
Cairney, S. A. (Chair)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture
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York Festival of Ideas
Cairney, S. A. (Advisor)
6 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Outreach (e.g. schools, community groups)
Datasets
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Data, Analyses, and Materials - Targeted memory reactivation during sleep can induce forgetting of overlapping memories
Horner, A. J. (Creator), Joensen, B. (Creator), Harrington, M. O. (Creator), Berens, S. (Creator), Cairney, S. A. (Creator) & Gaskell, G. (Creator), OSF, 2022
Dataset
Prizes
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Senior Translational Research Prize
Cairney, S. A. (Recipient), 29 Jun 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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University of York Open Science Prize
Cairney, S. A. (Recipient), 1 Jul 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)