Paul Hill

Assistant Research Professor
Human Spatial Cognition Lab
Headshot of faculty member Paul Hill

Psychology 108

paulhill@arizona.edu

Research Interests:

  • Cognitive neuroscience of aging, with an emphasis on episodic memory and spatial navigation in healthy aging & preclinical Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Relationship between cognition and physical mobility across the adult lifespan.
  • Multimodal research using immersive virtual reality, fMRI, fluid biomarkers, and wearable sensors.

Updated: 07/18/25

Selected Publications:

  • Hill PF & Ekstrom AD (2025). A cognitive-motor framework for spatial navigation in aging and early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Cortex, 185. 133-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2025.02.003
  • Hill PF, Bermudez S, McAvan AS, Garren JD, Grilli MD, Barnes CA, & Ekstrom AD. (2024). Age differences in spatial memory are mitigated during naturalistic navigation. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 31(6), 1106-1130. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2024.2326244
  • Ekstrom AD & Hill PF (2023). Spatial navigation and memory: A review of the similarities and differences relative to brain models and age. Neuron, 111(7), 1037-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2023.03.001
  • Hill PF, Seger SE, Yoo HB, King DR, Wang DX, Lega BC, & Rugg MD (2021). Distinct neurophysiological correlates of the fMRI BOLD signal in the hippocampus and neocortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(29), 6343-6352. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0278-21.2021
  • Hill PF, King DR, Rugg MD. (2021). Age differences in retrieval-related reinstatement reflect age-related dedifferentiation at encoding, Cerebral Cortex, 31(1), 106-122. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaa210

Courses Taught:

  • CGSC 321 – Methods in Cognitive Science (2025)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course

Updated: 07/25/25

Degrees

  • Ph.D.