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A European first in Dementia research
A new type of brain scan which will detect tau protein has recently been developed. This is a very significant step forward for Dementia research, opening up a new way to diagnose and distinguish dementias and to test drugs that may slow down or prevent dementia.
Posted on Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Astrocyte response to motor neuron injury promotes structural synaptic plasticity
New research describes a novel mechanism that helps rewiring neuronal networks in the brain following remote neuronal insults.
Posted on Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Professor Barbara Sahakian speaking at Latitude festival this weekend
How Fit is Your Brain - Join Barbara Sahakian at this year's Latitude festival where she is one of the scientists taking part in the Wellcome Trust Science and Secrets.
Posted on Wednesday 16 July, 2014
2014 International Neuroethics Society Meeting, Washington DC, November 13th and 14th
Registration is now open for the 2014 International Neuroethics Society meeting (Professor Barbara Sahakian is President), which will take place before SFN in Washington DC.
Posted on Tuesday 15 July, 2014
Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour (sex addiction) similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts.
Posted on Tuesday 15 July, 2014
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s worldwide potentially preventable, new estimate suggests
A third of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide can be attributed to risk factors that can be potentially modified, such as lack of education and physical inactivity, according to NIHR-funded research published this week.
Posted on Tuesday 15 July, 2014
Earn £30 and get a picture of your brain!
Testing will involve making several decisions and pressing buttons on a button box while lying in an MRI scanner.
Posted on Wednesday 2 July, 2014
Six Cambridge Neuroscientists feature in Highly Cited Researchers 2014
Highly cited researchers rank among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication, earning them the mark of exceptional impact.
Posted on Friday 27 June, 2014
Help with memory research and receive £25
We are looking for volunteers to take part in brain stimulation study being conducted by researchers in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.
Posted on Friday 27 June, 2014
Reproducible Research, Dynamic Documents, and Push-Button Publishing - Nature NeuroPod Podcast available
Researchers release a treasure trove of data on the developing retina, pushing the boundaries of neuroscience publishing by presenting it in an unprecedentedly dynamic and reproducible manner.
Posted on Friday 4 April, 2014
Post Doc position available in Bordeaux
A post-doctoral position is available starting fall-winter 2014 at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience in the group “dynamic organization of synapses”, headed by Daniel Choquet and funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the Ministry of research (ANR)
Posted on Friday 27 June, 2014
Naked Neuroscience - Addrssing Autism
Featuring Professor Simon Baron Cohen, this is the second special Naked Neuroscience podcast produced in association with Cambridge Neuroscience.
Posted on Friday 27 June, 2014
Possible endophenotypes of autism identified
Progress has been made in the search for endophenotypes – biological traits of a condition linked to its genetic causes – of autism spectrum conditions (ASC).
Posted on Friday 27 June, 2014
Naked Neuroscience - Latest podcast - Can chocolate make you happy?
Beat anxiety, form healthy habits and induce a happy state of mind - all about chocolate.
Posted on Friday 27 June, 2014
Modelling how neurons work together
A highly accurate model of how neurons behave when performing complex movements could aid in the design of robotic limbs which behave more realistically.
Posted on Thursday 19 June, 2014
Somil Desai wins Part II Neuroscience Prize
Cambridge Neuroscience would like to congratulate Somil Desai who has received this year's Cambridge Neuroscience Part II Neuroscience Prize.
Posted on Monday 16 June, 2014
Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb
New research has shown that children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (for example testosterone, progesterone and cortisol) in the womb.
Posted on Monday 16 June, 2014
Creatures of habit: disorders of compulsivity share common pattern and brain structure
New research shows that people affected by binge eating, substance abuse and obsessive compulsive disorder all share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure.
Posted on Monday 16 June, 2014
NICE approves MS drug developed by Cambridge Neuroscientists
A new drug based on decades of research at the University of Cambridge has today been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Posted on Wednesday 28 May, 2014
Functional nerve cells from skin cells
Research will make the study of diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s easier, and could lead to personalised therapies for a variety of neurodegenerative disorders.
Posted on Thursday 22 May, 2014
What do experts think we should do to achieve brain health?
Professor Barbara Sahakian was invited to write an article on the subject of achieving brain health for a flourishing society within the next decade - see what the experts had to say!
Posted on Tuesday 6 May, 2014
Congratulations to Dr James Rowe on Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship renewal
"Restoring brain function: from cortical microcircuits to complex behaviours in neurodegenerative disease"
Posted on Monday 19 May, 2014
Congratulations to Professor Brian Moore on being awarded Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America
Professor Brian Moore has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) for "leadership in research on human hearing and its clinical applications".
Posted on Monday 19 May, 2014
"Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders" - New book by Dr Sam Chamberlain
Dr Sam Chamberlain has recently published a book at Oxford University Press entitled "Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders". Save 20% with PROMO code here.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
Congratulations to Karalyn Patterson on election to Royal Society
Congratulations to Dr Karalyn Patterson from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and Clinical Neurosciences on being elected to the Royal Society.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
New headway in battle against neurodegenerative diseases
Conditions which may accelerate the spread of Parkinson’s disease, and a potential means of enhancing naturally-occurring defences against neurodegenerative disorders, have been identified in two new studies.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
All the latest podcasts from Naked Neuroscience
Check out all the latest Naked Neuroscience podcasts from Dr Hannah Critchlow, featuring several Cambridge Neuroscientists.
Posted on Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Professor Christopher Dobson awarded 2014 Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
The award recognises Professor Chris Dobson's achievements in helping to identify the root causes of so-called “modern” disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
Professors Wolfram Schultz and Barry Everitt elected to EMBO
EMBO announced today that 106 outstanding researchers in the life sciences were newly elected to its membership.
Posted on Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Professors Carol Brayne and John O'Brien elected to Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Eight researchers from the University of Cambridge have been recognised for their contribution to the advancement of medical science by election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Posted on Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Evidence that dedicated information highway connects what we see with what we do
Experiments have identified a dedicated information highway that combines visual cues with body motion.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
Scientists wake up to causes of sleep disruption in Alzheimer’s disease
New research using fruit flies with Alzheimer’s protein finds that the disease doesn’t stop the biological clock ticking, but detaches it from the sleep-wake cycle that it usually regulates.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
Cambridge Neuroscientists part of group to identify part of brain linked to gambling addiction
New research reveals that brain damage affecting the insula – an area with a key role in emotions – disrupts errors of thinking linked to gambling addiction.
Posted on Thursday 15 May, 2014
Participants required for study at BCNI
We are looking for paid participants for a psychology study about how people learn, make decisions and control their actions.
Posted on Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Brain imaging in Alzheimer’s disease – Progress of the dementia in Down’s syndrome study
As CIDDRG’s Dementia in Down’s syndrome study approaches its recruitment target, researchers have started to take a preliminary look at the data collected so far.
Posted on Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Lorraine Tyler features at global policy Forum: OECD IdeaFactory: A New Age, Paris, May 2014
Professor Lorraine Tyler led discussions within the OECD IdeaFactory on Ageing: A New Age to explore the potential of new approaches and solutions to the demographic shift towards an older population.
Posted on Tuesday 13 May, 2014
News from the British Neuroscience Association
A brief round-up of recent activities from the BNA
Posted on Wednesday 7 May, 2014
Congratulations to Dr Ewan Smith on award from the IASP
Congratulations to Dr Ewan St. John Smith from the Department of Pharmacology who received an award for a project entitled: "Determining the impact of tissue acidosis on nociceptor excitability in inflammatory pain"
Posted on Thursday 1 May, 2014
Discovery of new structure of cell’s communication channel could aid drug development
The structure of sodium channels – which play an essential role in the functioning of heart and nerve cells – are different than previously believed. Researchers hope their discovery will lead to improvements in drugs that act on the sodium channel to treat a range of cardiac and pain conditions.
Posted on Thursday 1 May, 2014
Registration is now open for Human Brain Anatomy Course(s) July and August, London
UCL are pleased to announce the dates for the summer 2014 Human Brain Anatomy Course (3-day) and the Limbic Brain Anatomy Course (2-day).
Posted on Thursday 1 May, 2014
Cambridge Neuroscience papers feature in Elsevier's top 10 most downloaded open access papers
2 papers from Cambridge Neuroscience have featured in the top 10 most downloaded open access papers from our Elsevier's Neuroscience journals during 2013.
Posted on Wednesday 30 April, 2014
A-level students interview Cambridge Neuroscience Profs
A level students got the opportunity to do a week long internship with Dr Hannah Critchlow at the Naked Scientists thanks to the generous support of the David Ross Education Trust.
Posted on Monday 14 April, 2014
Jan Freyberg reports on very successful Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar
Friday the 14th of March saw the Department of Psychiatry host the 26th annual Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar (CNS). Jan Freyberg reports.
Posted on Wednesday 26 March, 2014
Join the British Neuroscience Association
The BNA is the largest neuroscience society in the UK with nearly 1800 members covering the breadth of neuroscience from the lab to the clinic.
Posted on Tuesday 8 October, 2013
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