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MEG and MeClinical School, Lecture theatre 2 Have you ever wondered how the brain works? Do you want to know how neuroscientists go about understanding the brain? We will be revealing the results of the MEG and Me brain experiment looking at our dynamic brains doing things such as lying, being stressed and learning. The MEG and Me project...  Looking into how the brain is builtPhysiology, Development and Neuroscience, Department of, Main Lecture Theatre, Physiology Building There are those who say that to fully understand how a machine works, you have to know how it is built. But how to build something as complicated as the brain is a most challenging problem in itself. New technologies are allowing us to image how the cells of the brain arise, differentiate and...  Perception of colourDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Anatomy Lecture Theatre Colour vision is one of our most delicate senses. Most mammals have only limited colour vision, a consequence of their nocturnal ancestry, but colour perception comparable to ours evolved in the primates, perhaps as a result of fruit eating. Professor John Mallon show within the human...  The unbelievable lightness of seeingDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Anatomy Lecture Theatre As visual animals, we depend on light. Yet, when we ‘see’, light is not what we perceive. Rather, the brain adroitly infers the complex and intertwined physical causes of our sensations, with seemingly no effort on our behalves. In this lecture, Dr Andrew Welchman uses a series of illusions and...  This RoomDowning College, Howard Room Supported by the Wellcome Trust.  Dementia research in Cambridge: from bench to bedsideSanger Building, Biochemistry Lecture Theatre Dementia affects over 8,000 people in Cambridgeshire, but the region is also home to some of the world’s leading dementia researchers. Come along and hear short talks from a range of researchers using different techniques from stem cells to brain scans to understand what happens in the brain in...  Brain mechanisms of drug addiction: are abstinence and prevention of relapse realistic treatment goals?Clinical School, William Harvey lecture theatre The Cambridge Neuroscience Public Lecture Professor Barry Everitt, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge discusses the psychological and neural mechanisms by which some individuals compulsively seek and take drugs. Those addicted to drugs find it extremely difficult to abstain...  Cambridge stars: big ideas 1Mill Lane Lecture Rooms , Room 3 Royal Society Fellows are the most eminent scientists and engineers in the UK and Commonwealth. In 2014, 11 new Fellows were elected from Cambridge. Tonight we welcome Martin Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Sciences; Dr Julian Parkhill, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute; Richard Hills...  The science of moralityAnglia Ruskin University, Lord Ashcroft International Business School For the 2015 Science Festival, the Cambridge Humanist Group brings together Julian Huppert MP, Kenan Malik, Raymond Tallis and Peter Cave to help us understand the impact that science is having on the understanding of human morality and the various ethics that our cultures are built on. In the...  How to get the best out of life: resilience and stress management organiserMill Lane Lecture Rooms , Room 3 We are busy people living in a competitive world with stresses from commuting on crowded trains to unpleasant and dangerous news events. How do we remain optimistic and resilient? Professor Barbara J Sahakian (University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry and MRC/Wellcome Trust Behavioural... 
Open your mind with the Naked ScientistsUniversity Technical College Join Dr Hannah Critchlow and Ginny Smith to take a journey through your nervous system, electrocute your senses, read your brainwaves and enter a different state of reality with some mind boggling illusions!  What is the point of playing?Faculty of Education, Donald McIntyre Building Is play a way of learning, or merely a way to release excess energy? Members of the Faculty of Education's Psychology & Education group will shed some light on the topic. Our panel, led by Dr Sara Baker with Dr David Whitebread and Dr Jenny Gibson, discuss types of play, purposes for...  Seeing and interacting with our worldMain Psychology Building and Anatomy lecture theatre, Practical Classroom 10am - 12noon & 2pm - 4pm Discover how people our vision plays tricks on us, what our tastes tell us about ourselves, the intelligence of crows, and much, much more. Research groups at the Department of Psychology showcase their latest...  Health psychology labDeakin Learning Centre Are you ready to become a ‘lab rat’ for the day? Visit the Health Psychology Lab, run by the Behaviour and Health Research Unit team from the Institute of Public Health. Take part in a series of mini-experiments to discover how health psychologists study behaviour.  The science of living playfullyKing's College , Audit Room Why is being playful important for adults too? Join Professor Patrick Bateson and creative facilitators Playful Being for this unique interactive event where theory meets practice. Learn about the biology and psychology of playfulness and its links to creativity and innovation, and remind...  Ageing artists and creativityDepartment of Psychology, Psychology Lecture Theatre The common view of ageing is of decline and dysfunction. What’s missing is a depiction of abilities which are preserved or enhanced with age. Creativity increases in the late work of some artists, writers, and composers but what are the cognitive and neural underpinnings of this renewal? Dr...  Bird brain nevermore! From canny crows to judicious jays.Experimental Psychology, Department of, Practical Classroom Can a rook use tools? Why are jays deceitful? What of the remarkable memories of scrub-jays? These are a few questions we investigate in the Comparative Cognition Lab where we study the cognitive feats of the crow family. Whether you are a bird enthusiast, keen to work with animals or simply...  The light of consciousnessAnglia Ruskin University Before consciousness evolved, the universe was in subjective darkness - nothing was aware of its existence. Does this most remarkable of life’s abilities have a function? How does matter become mind? Dr Jane Aspell - Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University - will discuss some...  Synchronised fireflies and balancing broomsticks (or why bridges wobble!)Department of Physics, Pippard Lecture Theatre Supporting a stationary traffic jam in the sky is easy: it just needs cables, towers and one line of calculation. Things become much trickier when the wind blows. When the bridge’s live load moves, it become even more interesting: the physics, biology and psychology of people all come in to...  Stem cells: unravelling brain diseaseMurray Edwards College Our brain is composed equally of grey and white matter. White matter provides a ‘data superhighway’ linking ~100 billion neurons situated in the grey matter, the brain’s computational area. White matter damage can cause disability; but, unlike grey matter, white matter can be repaired. Dr Thóra...  CSF@The GuildhallThe Guildhall Seeing the world in a different light  Dementia research in Cambridge: from bench to bedsideSanger Building, Biochemistry Lecture Theatre Dementia affects over 8,000 people in Cambridgeshire, but the region is also home to some of the world’s leading dementia researchers. Come along and hear short talks from a range of researchers using different techniques from stem cells to brain scans to understand what happens in the brain in... Exploring mind and brainCognition and Brain Sciences Unit, MRC For the first hour, from 6pm, there will be practical demonstrations of experiments for you to try out, and lots of hands-on activities with many of our scientists on hand to explain their work. Then at 7pm our three varied talks begin. Each talk will be 20-25 minutes followed by questions and...  Shining light on the newborn brainClinical School, Lecture theatre 2 Brain injury is a major problem facing premature infants. Using light Dr Topun Austin shows how we reconstruct 3D images of blood flow in newborns.  Take a look behind the scenes and discover what makes CUH tickAddenbrookes Treatment Centre CUH is your local hospital but we are also a leading national centre for specialist treatment and part of the biggest biomedical research centres in the UK. This is your chance to delve into the hi-tech science, research and innovation underway in the hospital. In partnership with the University...  Posted on 05/02/2015 Further newsGo to the news index page. |