David Clewett

Title(s)	Assistant Professor, Psychology
School	College of Letters and Science
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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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Negative emotional events retroactively disrupt semantic scaffolding of temporal-order memory. Emotion. 2025 Mar 31. McClay M, Rouhani N, Clewett D. PMID: 40167555.

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Psy Psychology
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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Neu Neurology
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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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Neu Neurology
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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Neu Neurology
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Locus coeruleus activation 'resets' hippocampal event representations and separates adjacent memories. bioRxiv. 2024 Aug 18. Clewett D, Huang R, Davachi L. PMID: 39185215; PMCID: PMC11343187.

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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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Psy Psychology
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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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Psy Psychology
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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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Bio Biology Sci Science
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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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Psy Psychology
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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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Psy Psychology
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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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Psy Psychology
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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Bio Biology Neu Neurology
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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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Bio Biology Sci Science
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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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Neu Neurology
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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Dia Diagnostic Imaging
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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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Bra Brain Neu Neurology
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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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Bra Brain
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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Psy Psychology
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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Psy Psychology
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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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Neu Neurology
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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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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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End Endocrinology Neu Neurology Psy Psychiatry
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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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Dia Diagnostic Imaging
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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Bio Biology Neu Neurology
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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Bra Brain Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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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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Ger Geriatrics Neu Neurology Phy Physiology
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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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End Endocrinology Neu Neurology Psy Psychiatry
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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Bra Brain Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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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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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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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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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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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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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Bio Biology Neu Neurology
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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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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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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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Bra Brain
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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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Beh Behavioral Sciences Neu Neurology
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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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Sci Science
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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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Psy Psychology
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