Paul Hill
Assistant Research Professor
Human Spatial Cognition Lab

Research Interests:
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.