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Nicole L. Varga

The University of Texas at AustinORCID 0000-0002-3972-9187Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Alison R. PrestoniD· 3 shared Anthony M. DutcheriD· 2 shared Christine A. CoughliniD· 2 shared Hannah E. RoomeiD· 2 shared Margaret L. SchlichtingiD· 2 shared Owen W. FriendiD· 2 shared Elizabeth HipskindiD· 1 shared Katherine R. SherrilliD· 1 shared

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Anterior hippocampal integration tracks the developmental emergence of flexible navigation through changing environments

Nicole L. Varga, Owen W. Friend, Anthony M. Dutcher, Hannah E. Roome, Margaret L. Schlichting, Katherine R. Sherrill, Christine A. Coughlin, Alison R. Preston

This study shows that anterior hippocampal temporal autocorrelation increases with age and supports the development of flexible navigation through changing environments.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Hippocampal representations of temporal structure increase in scale and symmetry across development

Owen W. Friend, Anthony M. Dutcher, Nicole Varga, Christine A. Coughlin, Alison R. Preston

The paper shows that hippocampal representations of temporal sequences reorganize during development, with increased temporal scale and bidirectional integration.

bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Differentiation of related events in hippocampus supports memory reinstatement in development

Nicole L. Varga, Hannah E. Roome, Robert J. Molitor, Lucia Martinez, Elizabeth Hipskind, Michael Louis Mack, Alison R. Preston, Margaret L. Schlichting

The paper shows children use differentiated hippocampal representations for related memories, while adults use integrated representations in medial prefrontal cortex, supporting different memory reinstatement strategies across development.

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience