David Clewett

Title(s)Associate Professor, Psychology
SchoolCollege of Letters and Science
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    1. Cognitive reappraisal influences the organization of emotional episodes in memory. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2026 Jul 27. Harris B, McClay M, Clewett D. PMID: 42509531.
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    2. A protocol for the Teen Bugs study: An integrative, multi-omics approach to understanding the role of the gut microbiome and mesocorticolimbic system in adolescent mental health following early adverse caregiving. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2026 Aug; 55:101275. Flores GD, Damon ZF, Ford M, Gancz NN, Savoca PW, Esfand SM, Chu KA, Querdasi FR, McCann CF, Westman JG, Labus JS, Clewett D, Parr AC, Hsiao EY, Jacobs J, Silvers J, Callaghan BL. PMID: 42358480; PMCID: PMC13292554.
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    3. Working Memory Facilitates Event Segmentation Via Boundary-triggered Reactivation and Partial Accumulation during Events. J Cogn Neurosci. 2026 May 27; 1-13. Güler B, Karahamza S, Sentürk YD, Bein O, Clewett D, Günseli E. PMID: 42213527.
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    4. Eye movements reveal an impairing role of context reinstatement in temporal memory retrieval. Cognition. 2026 Sep; 274:106563. Peck F, Clewett D. PMID: 42127466.
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    5. Dopaminergic processes predict temporal distortions in event memory. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 14; 17(1). Morrow E, Huang R, Clewett D. PMID: 41832137; PMCID: PMC13133266.
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    6. A dynamic affective surprise signal influences episodic memory. Cognition. 2026 Jul; 272:106487. Kumar R, Savalia T, Clewett D, Cohen AO. PMID: 41734512; PMCID: PMC12991312.
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    7. Locus coeruleus activation "resets" hippocampal event representations and separates adjacent memories. Neuron. 2025 Aug 06; 113(15):2521-2535.e8. Clewett D, Huang R, Davachi L. PMID: 40482639.
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    8. Dopaminergic processes predict temporal distortions in event memory. bioRxiv. 2025 May 18. Morrow E, Huang R, Clewett D. PMID: 40463131; PMCID: PMC12132335.
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    9. Locus coeruleus activation 'resets' hippocampal event representations and separates adjacent memories. bioRxiv. 2025 May 14. Clewett D, Huang R, Davachi L. PMID: 39185215; PMCID: PMC11343187.
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    10. Negative emotional events retroactively disrupt semantic scaffolding of temporal-order memory. Emotion. 2025 Oct; 25(7):1716-1729. McClay M, Rouhani N, Clewett D. PMID: 40167555.
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    11. Goal Shifts Structure Memories and Prioritize Event-defining Information in Memory. J Cogn Neurosci. 2024 Nov 01; 36(11):2415-2431. Cowan ET, Chanales AJ, Davachi L, Clewett D. PMID: 38991135.
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    12. Building and Breaking the Chain: A Model of Reward Prediction Error Integration and Segmentation of Memory. J Cogn Neurosci. 2024 Nov 01; 36(11):2401-2414. Rouhani N, Clewett D, Antony JW. PMID: 38991138.
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    13. Distortion of overlapping memories relates to arousal and anxiety. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 Feb; 25(1):154-172. Morrow E, Clewett D. PMID: 39379767.
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    14. Effortful retrieval of semantic memories induces forgetting of related negative and neutral episodic memories. Cognition. 2024 Oct; 251:105908. Greer J, Ali A, Laksman C, Huang R, McClay M, Clewett D. PMID: 39094255.
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    15. Emotional arousal lingers in time to bind discrete episodes in memory. Cogn Emot. 2025 Feb; 39(1):97-116. Clewett D, McClay M. PMID: 38271625.
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    16. Dynamic emotional states shape the episodic structure of memory. Nat Commun. 2023 10 17; 14(1):6533. McClay M, Sachs ME, Clewett D. PMID: 37848429; PMCID: PMC10582075.
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    17. Subliminal backdoors to forgetting emotional memories. Trends Cogn Sci. 2023 03; 27(3):222-223. Greer J, Morrow E, Clewett D. PMID: 36549964.
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    18. Novel strategies for expanding memory's penumbra in aging. Trends Cogn Sci. 2023 02; 27(2):120-121. Clewett D, Dunsmoor J. PMID: 36517378.
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    19. Tag and capture: how salient experiences target and rescue nearby events in memory. Trends Cogn Sci. 2022 09; 26(9):782-795. Dunsmoor JE, Murty VP, Clewett D, Phelps EA, Davachi L. PMID: 35842373; PMCID: PMC9378568.
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    20. Survival of the salient: Aversive learning rescues otherwise forgettable memories via neural reactivation and post-encoding hippocampal connectivity. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2022 01; 187:107572. Clewett D, Dunsmoor J, Bachman SL, Phelps EA, Davachi L. PMID: 34871800; PMCID: PMC8755594.
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    21. Pupil-linked arousal signals track the temporal organization of events in memory. Nat Commun. 2020 08 11; 11(1):4007. Clewett D, Gasser C, Davachi L. PMID: 32782282; PMCID: PMC7421896.
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    22. Two Routes to Incidental Memory under Arousal: Dopamine and Norepinephrine. J Neurosci. 2020 02 26; 40(9):1790-1792. Thorp J, Clewett D, Riegel M. PMID: 32102905; PMCID: PMC7046452.
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    23. Isometric exercise facilitates attention to salient events in women via the noradrenergic system. Neuroimage. 2020 04 15; 210:116560. Mather M, Huang R, Clewett D, Nielsen SE, Velasco R, Tu K, Han S, Kennedy BL. PMID: 31978545; PMCID: PMC7061882.
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    24. Echoes of Emotions Past: How Neuromodulators Determine What We Recollect. eNeuro. 2019 Mar-Apr; 6(2). Clewett D, Murty VP. PMID: 30923742; PMCID: PMC6437660.
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    25. Transcending time in the brain: How event memories are constructed from experience. Hippocampus. 2019 03; 29(3):162-183. Clewett D, DuBrow S, Davachi L. PMID: 30734391; PMCID: PMC6629464.
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    26. Arousal increases neural gain via the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in younger adults but not in older adults. Nat Hum Behav. 2018; 2:356-366. Lee TH, Greening SG, Ueno T, Clewett D, Ponzio A, Sakaki M, Mather M. PMID: 30320223; PMCID: PMC6176734.
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    27. Age differences in selective memory of goal-relevant stimuli under threat. Emotion. 2018 Sep; 18(6):906-911. Durbin KA, Clewett D, Huang R, Mather M. PMID: 29389199; PMCID: PMC6070439.
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    28. Locus Coeruleus Activity Strengthens Prioritized Memories Under Arousal. J Neurosci. 2018 02 07; 38(6):1558-1574. Clewett DV, Huang R, Velasco R, Lee TH, Mather M. PMID: 29301874; PMCID: PMC5815354.
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    29. The Ebb and Flow of Experience Determines the Temporal Structure of Memory. Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2017 Oct; 17:186-193. Clewett D, Davachi L. PMID: 29276730; PMCID: PMC5739077.
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    30. Arousal amplifies biased competition between high and low priority memories more in women than in men: The role of elevated noradrenergic activity. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Jun; 80:80-91. Clewett D, Sakaki M, Huang R, Nielsen SE, Mather M. PMID: 28324703; PMCID: PMC5502746.
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    31. Higher locus coeruleus MRI contrast is associated with lower parasympathetic influence over heart rate variability. Neuroimage. 2017 04 15; 150:329-335. Mather M, Joo Yoo H, Clewett DV, Lee TH, Greening SG, Ponzio A, Min J, Thayer JF. PMID: 28215623; PMCID: PMC5391255.
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    32. Noradrenergic mechanisms of arousal's bidirectional effects on episodic memory. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2017 Jan; 137:1-14. Clewett D, Sakaki M, Nielsen S, Petzinger G, Mather M. PMID: 27815214; PMCID: PMC5217170.
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    33. GANEing traction: The broad applicability of NE hotspots to diverse cognitive and arousal phenomena. Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan; 39:e228. Mather M, Clewett D, Sakaki M, Harley CW. PMID: 28355836; PMCID: PMC5780186.
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    34. Neuromelanin marks the spot: identifying a locus coeruleus biomarker of cognitive reserve in healthy aging. Neurobiol Aging. 2016 Jan; 37:117-126. Clewett DV, Lee TH, Greening S, Ponzio A, Margalit E, Mather M. PMID: 26521135; PMCID: PMC5134892.
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    35. Sympathetic arousal increases a negative memory bias in young women with low sex hormone levels. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Dec; 62:96-106. Nielsen SE, Barber SJ, Chai A, Clewett DV, Mather M. PMID: 26276087; PMCID: PMC4637251.
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    36. Norepinephrine ignites local hotspots of neuronal excitation: How arousal amplifies selectivity in perception and memory. Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan; 39:e200. Mather M, Clewett D, Sakaki M, Harley CW. PMID: 26126507; PMCID: PMC5830137.
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    37. Maintaining a cautious state of mind during a recognition test: a large-scale fMRI study. Neuropsychologia. 2015 Jan; 67:132-47. Aminoff EM, Freeman S, Clewett D, Tipper C, Frithsen A, Johnson A, Grafton ST, Miller MB. PMID: 25499146.
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    38. The posteromedial region of the default mode network shows attenuated task-induced deactivation in psychopathic prisoners. Neuropsychology. 2015 May; 29(3):493-500. Freeman SM, Clewett DV, Bennett CM, Kiehl KA, Gazzaniga MS, Miller MB. PMID: 25133317; PMCID: PMC4333113.
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    39. Not all that glittered is gold: neural mechanisms that determine when reward will enhance or impair memory. Front Neurosci. 2014; 8:194. Clewett DV, Mather M. PMID: 25076871; PMCID: PMC4099934.
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    40. Locus coeruleus neuromodulation of memories encoded during negative or unexpected action outcomes. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2014 May; 111:65-70. Clewett D, Schoeke A, Mather M. PMID: 24667494; PMCID: PMC4039187.
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    41. Age-related reduced prefrontal-amygdala structural connectivity is associated with lower trait anxiety. Neuropsychology. 2014 Jul; 28(4):631-42. Clewett D, Bachman S, Mather M. PMID: 24635708; PMCID: PMC4087066.
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    42. Increased functional coupling between the left fronto-parietal network and anterior insula predicts steeper delay discounting in smokers. Hum Brain Mapp. 2014 Aug; 35(8):3774-87. Clewett D, Luo S, Hsu E, Ainslie G, Mather M, Monterosso J. PMID: 24523255; PMCID: PMC6869514.
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    43. Amygdala functional connectivity is reduced after the cold pressor task. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2013 Sep; 13(3):501-18. Clewett D, Schoeke A, Mather M. PMID: 23645370; PMCID: PMC3778131.
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    44. Structural foundations of resting-state and task-based functional connectivity in the human brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 09; 110(15):6169-74. Hermundstad AM, Bassett DS, Brown KS, Aminoff EM, Clewett D, Freeman S, Frithsen A, Johnson A, Tipper CM, Miller MB, Grafton ST, Carlson JM. PMID: 23530246; PMCID: PMC3625268.
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    45. Individual differences in shifting decision criterion: a recognition memory study. Mem Cognit. 2012 Oct; 40(7):1016-30. Aminoff EM, Clewett D, Freeman S, Frithsen A, Tipper C, Johnson A, Grafton ST, Miller MB. PMID: 22555888.
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