Lab Updates
Continuing to redefine episodic memory
This article represents my latest and most comprehensive attempt to revise the definition of episodic memory.
Moving to MacEwan
After nearly a decade at the University of Nottingham, I’ll be moving on this summer. As of July, I’ll be returning to Canada to take up a position at MacEwan University in Edmonton.
Invited keynote for BASICS
Dr. Madan provided one of the keynote presentations for this year’s Banff Area Seminar In Cognitive Science (BASICS) meeting, “Memory², Methods, and Mentorship”.
Publication in Nature
The University of Nottingham issued a press release on this work.
James' first paper!
James’ first paper is accepted for publication in Human Brain Mapping!
New paper in Nature Neuroscience
About 10 years ago I came across ‘fractal dimensionality’ as a measure of brain structure. Studying it’s utility with healthy aging, clinical populations, and across species has led to 19 papers since then. The most recent paper is now online at Nature Neuroscience!
2025 BACN Early Career Award
Dr. Madan gave the Early-Career Prize talk at the 2025 meeting of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience (BACN).
“This award aims to reward and to recognise distinguished scholarship and research excellence undertaken over a period by a cognitive neuroscientist who is currently active in research, and who has made a substantial contribution to Cognitive Neuroscience in the UK.”
Spotify Science Vs episode
Dr. Madan served as a consulting topic expert for a recent Spotify podcast episode on memory.
SIPS Commendation
A recent collaborative paper has been recognised with a 2025 Commendation from the Society for the Improvement in Psychological Science (SIPS) for collective efforts advancing training and research practices in psychological science.
Bressanone Debates paper is out!
In January 2024, Dr. Madan spoke in a symposium at European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology on Language and/or memory: How to slice the domain-cake?, organised by Vitória Piai.
This symposium was well received and we were invited to prepare a joint paper as part of the Bressanone Debates series for Cognitive Neuropsychology. This paper is now out!
Lord Dearing Award for Teaching and Learning
I’m honoured to have received the Lord Dearing Award for Teaching and Learning from the University of Nottingham earlier this month. The award recognises outstanding contributions to high-quality teaching and the support of student learning.
In my application, I highlighted work I’ve done to (1) enhance research methods teaching, including through a MATLAB textbook now used internationally, (2) develop career resources for doctoral students, and (3) share evidence-based learning practices across disciplines.
I’m grateful to the students and colleagues who continue to make this work meaningful and collaborative.