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Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves29 Nov 2017: Their results are published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). ... Dr Victoria Leong is an Affiliated Lecturer at Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, and also an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Nanyang Technological
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Cambridge researchers recognised by 2022 Academy of Medical Sciences…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-researchers-recognised-by-2022-academy-of-medical-sciences-fellowships11 May 2022: The new Cambridge Fellows are:. Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge. ... Professor Susan Ozanne, Professor of Developmental Endocrinology, University of Cambridge. Professor Miles
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Sealed with a hiss: The letters of the “acid-bath murderer” |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/sealed-with-a-hiss-the-letters-of-the-acid-bath-murderer29 Jun 2007: Search. Search. Sealed with a hiss: The letters of the “acid-bath murderer”. ... Professor Friedrich Loesel, Director of the Institute of Criminology at Cambridge and an expert in forensic psychology, said: “Obviously the documents are of immense -
Honorary Degree nominations for 2013 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degree-nominations-for-20136 Feb 2013: The eight people proposed for Honorary Doctorates are:. Daniel Kahneman, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus, Princeton University, Nobel Laureate in Economic Science (Doctor of Science). ... Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History
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People more afraid of catching COVID-19 are more judgemental, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/people-more-afraid-of-catching-covid-19-are-more-judgemental-study-finds9 Jun 2021: Department of Psychology, senior author of the report. ... of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology and first author of the report.
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The educational neuroscience of dyslexia and dyscalculia | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-educational-neuroscience-of-dyslexia-and-dyscalculia1 Jan 2010: Staff are trained in a variety of disciplines, spanning psychology, education, medicine, linguistics and physics. ... In November 2010, the Centre moved to the Department of Experimental Psychology in order to take advantage of on-site new high
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Cocaine addiction: Scientists discover ‘back door’ into the brain |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cocaine-addiction-scientists-discover-back-door-into-the-brain12 Jan 2016: Previous research by Professor Barry Everitt from the Department of Psychology at Cambridge showed that when rats were allowed to self-administer cocaine, dopamine-related activity occurred initially in an area ... However, in a study published today in
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Seven Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of The British Academy | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/seven-cambridge-academics-elected-as-fellows-of-the-british-academy16 Jul 2009: Professor Philip Ford is a Professor of French and Neo-Latin literature and a Fellow of Clare College. ... Professor Susan Rankin is a Professor of Medieval Music and a Fellow of Emmanuel College. -
Nine Cambridge researchers among this year’s Royal Society medal and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/nine-cambridge-researchers-among-this-years-royal-society-medal-and-award-winners4 Aug 2020: 2014). Professor Barry Everitt FMedSci FRS, from the Department of Psychology and former Master of Downing College, receives the Croonian Medal and Lecture for research which has elucidated brain mechanisms of ... Croonian Medal and Lecture. Professor
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Women much less likely to ask questions in academic seminars than men …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-much-less-likely-to-ask-questions-in-academic-seminars-than-men27 Sep 2018: Alyssa Croft is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. ... Gillian Sandstrom is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex, UK.
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Patients with OCD have difficulty learning when a stimulus is safe |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/patients-with-ocd-have-difficulty-learning-when-a-stimulus-is-safe6 Mar 2017: Professor Trevor Robbins, Head of Psychology at Cambridge, senior author on both studies, says: “When we look at this two studies together, we can see that there is a clear imbalance ... between key regions at the front of the brain in people with OCD.
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A step towards solving the enduring puzzle of ‘infantile amnesia’ |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-step-towards-solving-the-enduring-puzzle-of-infantile-amnesia29 Nov 2014: A team led by Professor James Russell from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology has shed some light on this fascinating puzzle by carrying out a study on two- ... Professor Madeline Eacott at Durham University found that
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Investigating child abuse: how interview training really matters |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/investigating-child-abuse-how-interview-training-really-matters5 Apr 2013: The research was carried out by an international team including Michael Lamb, Professor of Psychology at Cambridge University, who is an expert on children and forensic interviewing. ... version of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law in May.
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High impulsivity predicts the switch to compulsive cocaine-taking |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-impulsivity-predicts-the-switch-to-compulsive-cocaine-taking7 Jun 2008: The Cambridge research team, which included Professor Everitt, Drs David Belin, Adam Mar, Jeff Dalley and Professor Trevor Robbins working in the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry within the Behavioural ... Professor Everitt's team is
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Cuttlefish eat less for lunch when they know there’ll be shrimp for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuttlefish-eat-less-for-lunch-when-they-know-therell-be-shrimp-for-dinner4 Feb 2020: Psychology and Unicaen, France, and first author of the report. ... This flexible foraging strategy shows that cuttlefish can adapt quickly to changes in their environment using previous experience,” said Professor Nicola Clayton in the University of
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Search is on for ‘super memorisers’ to help scientists unlock the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/search-is-on-for-super-memorisers-to-help-scientists-unlock-the-secrets-of-memory3 May 2023: Professor Jon Simons from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge said: “Memory is one of the best understood psychological processes in terms of brain networks and yet we ... Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism
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Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/simple-sniff-test-reliably-predicts-recovery-of-severely-brain-injured-patients29 Apr 2020: University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology and the Weizmann Institute of Science Israel, who led the research, together with Professor Noam Sobel from the Weizmann Institute of Science Israel and ... the University of Cambridge’s Department
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Elephants’ ‘body awareness’ adds to increasing evidence of their…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/elephants-body-awareness-adds-to-increasing-evidence-of-their-intelligence12 Apr 2017: To test for body-awareness in Asian elephants, Dr Josh Plotnik, visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge, visiting assistant professor of psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York ... up the stick and pass it to an experimenter
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Socio-economic status predicts UK boys’ development of essential…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/socio-economic-status-predicts-uk-boys-development-of-essential-thinking-skills21 Jul 2020: Claire Hughes, Professor of Developmental Psychology in the Centre for Family Research, said: “There is concern in the UK that among children from less-advantaged backgrounds, boys in particular often ... said. Both studies are published in the Journal
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Rewarding accuracy instead of partisan pandering reduces political…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rewarding-accuracy-instead-of-partisan-pandering-reduces-political-divisions-over-the-truth6 Mar 2023: Research. Rewarding accuracy instead of partisan pandering reduces political divisions over the truth.. ... Jay Van Bavel, Professor of Psychology at New York University and co-author of the study, said: “It is not possible to pay everyone on the
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Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-2023-launch10 Feb 2023: current research seeks to find a way to increase rice yields; David Christian Rose, Professor of Sustainable Agricultural Systems; and Dr Emelyn Rude, founding editor of Eaten: the Food History Magazine. ... Two of the country’s leading thinkers in
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Annual Disability Lecture launched | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/annual-disability-lecture-launched21 May 2003: Previously Professor of Cognitive Developmental Psychology at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. ... Professor Goswami's appointment is intended to strengthen psychology in the Faculty of Education, which hopes eventually to offer -
The OCD Brain: how animal research helps us understand a devastating…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-ocd-brain-how-animal-research-helps-us-understand-a-devastating-condition28 Mar 2017: In the films, Professor Trevor Robbins, Head of Psychology at Cambridge, introduces David to scientists who use a combination of studies to explore the inner workings of the brain. ... As Professor Robbins explains, this would not be possible in human
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Willingness to give to charity depends on how inferior or superior…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/willingness-to-give-to-charity-depends-on-how-inferior-or-superior-you-feel22 Mar 2016: In a study published online in Journal of Consumer Psychology, Professor Ann Schlosser of Foster School of Business, University of Washington, and Dr Eric Levy of the University of Cambridge Judge ... Journal of Consumer Psychology; 22 Feb 2016; DOI:
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Professor Trevor Robbins awarded prize for research on higher brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-trevor-robbins-awarded-prize-for-research-on-higher-brain-functions10 Mar 2014: British professor Colin Blakemore, chairman of the Foundation's selection committee, said: “These three scientists are internationally recognised for the scale and outstanding quality of their work in the difficult field ... Professor Robbins, head of -
Trainee teachers made sharper assessments about learning difficulties …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trainee-teachers-made-sharper-assessments-about-learning-difficulties-after-receiving-feedback-from11 Apr 2022: Riikka Hofmann, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, said: “Teachers play a critical role in recognising the signs of disorders and learning difficulties in pupils and referring ... Frank Fischer, Professor of
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Social media influencers could encourage adolescents to follow social …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/social-media-influencers-could-encourage-adolescents-to-follow-social-distancing-guidelines-say12 May 2020: The speed and extent of peer influence online is likely to amplified, because social media has such a wide and immediate reach,” said Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore at the University of ... Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, who led the report.
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Adapt and survive: how conservation and animal psychology can work…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/adapt-and-survive-how-conservation-and-animal-psychology-can-work-together8 Oct 2014: In a recent paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, specialists in animal cognition, including Professor Nicky Clayton from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, argue that by understanding ... They are setting up a website based on
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Cambridge scientist shares world’s largest neuroscience prize for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-scientist-shares-worlds-largest-neuroscience-prize-for-research-on-the-brains-reward6 Mar 2017: Thirty years ago, German-born Wolfram Schultz, professor of neuroscience now at the University of Cambridge, was studying learning in monkeys at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. ... Professor Ray Dolan was born in the Irish Republic and is the
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Gates Cambridge Scholars: Facing new frontiers
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/facing-new-frontiers1 Oct 2020: Dr Jimin Yu, an Associate Professor in the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University and an expert in paleoceanography. ... Molly Crockett [pictured above], who is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale University with
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Hard Brexiter or ardent Remainer? Psychologists aim to find out what…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hard-brexiter-or-ardent-remainer-psychologists-aim-to-find-out-what-drives-our-political-ideologies1 Dec 2016: Leor Zmigrod. Now, researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge have launched an online survey looking at the relationship between political attitudes and cognitive thinking styles, exploring ... It will be interesting to
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Reactions to Time | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/reactions-to-time17 Mar 2004: The experts will include three academics from the University of Cambridge, representing different models of research and work on the role of time in physical science, psychology and philosophy. ... The speakers will include Professor Peter Lipton, Head -
‘Map’ of teenage brain provides strong evidence of link between…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/map-of-teenage-brain-provides-strong-evidence-of-link-between-serious-antisocial-behaviour-and-brain16 Jun 2016: of the brain,” says Dr Graeme Fairchild, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Southampton. ... Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; 16 June 2016 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12581.
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Male Eurasian jays know that their female partners’ desires can…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/male-eurasian-jays-know-that-their-female-partners-desires-can-differ-from-their-own26 Mar 2014: Professor Nicky Clayton, whose Comparative Cognition lab at Cambridge University’s Department of Psychology conducted the study, said: “As humans, we ‘put ourselves into someone else’s shoes’ in order to ... Our selection of the week's biggest
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Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/horizons_issue_40.pdf19 Nov 2020: Words Louise WalshIllustrations Tracy Worrall. Professor Julia Gog OBEDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. ... Professor Sarah-Jayne BlakemoreDepartment of Psychology. Humans are inherently social. The parts of the brain that enable -
Cambridge makes Hay
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Cambridge-Hay-Festival-202317 May 2023: Other Cambridge Series speakers include Dame Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics, who will speak about her new book, Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science. ... Another speaker is Sander van der Linden [below], Professor of
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Virtual violins | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/virtual-violins1 Sep 2008: The approach has involved collaboration between four departments – Professor Jim Woodhouse from the Department of Engineering, Dr Claudia Fritz and Dr Ian Cross from the Faculty of Music, Professor Brian Moore ... from the Department of Experimental
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Honorary Degrees 2013 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degrees-201318 Jun 2013: The graduands this year were:. Daniel Kahneman, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus, Princeton University, Nobel Laureate in Economic Science (Doctor of Science). ... Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University
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Research in Japan suggests that a ‘relationship-based’ police…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/research-in-japan-suggests-that-a-relationship-based-police-interviewing-style-gets-the-best-results15 Feb 2014: Prize-winning research undertaken in Japan by Dr Taeko Wachi, while a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, suggests that a ‘relationship-based’ interviewing style ... At Cambridge, Dr Wachi’s research was
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Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_37_research_horizons.pdf9 Oct 2018: Prince Philip Professor of Technology in Cambridge’s Department of Engineering, who leads the IRC. ... and present them to the world in editions,” says Khan, who is the Regius Professor of Hebrew in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. -
Global violence rates could be halved in just 30 years, say leading…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/global-violence-rates-could-be-halved-in-just-30-years-say-leading-experts18 Sep 2014: The causes of violence extend to the institutional backbone of many of these countries. ... The conference, supported by the UBS Optimus Foundation, will close with a speech from one of the world’s pre-eminent writers and thinkers: Steven Pinker,
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A mental health revolution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/a-mental-health-revolution7 Oct 2021: Barbara Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology in the University’s Department of Psychiatry. ... She collaborated with her husband Trevor Robbins, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the University’s Department of Psychology, to
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R E S E A R C H HORIZONS ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_4_research_horizons.pdf16 Jan 2023: Professor Friedrich Lösel, Director ofthe Institute of Criminology and anexpert in forensic psychology, explainsthe significance of the bequest:‘Obviously the documents are ofimmense interest to us because we areinvolved in analysing ... For more -
The authoritative lectures on authority | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-authoritative-lectures-on-authority8 Nov 2011: He is Professor of Microeconomics and Experimental Economic Research at the University of Zurich. ... Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at UCL’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, will speak on the power of belief and authority.
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Telling the truth | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/telling-the-truth21 Dec 2011: Professor Michael Lamb. A new study shows that children as young as three or four years old can talk informatively and accurately about experiences – including incidents of abuse – if they are ... In the light of this recent research, we need to
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From Antarctica to the Universe: the Cambridge Festival 2022
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridgefestival202228 Feb 2022: More on AI in medicine as Dr Duncan Astle from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Professor Zoe Kourtzi from the Department of Psychology and Mr Stephen Price from the ... He will be joined by Hans Van de Ven, Professor of Modern Chinese History
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University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 27
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_27_research_horizons.pdf29 May 2015: Shall we take one of the sheep for a walk?” asks Professor Jenny Morton before we head down to the farmyard. ... Crucially, their brains also have. Features. S. Counting on sheep. Professor Jenny Morton ajm41@cam.ac.ukDr Nicholas Perentos Department of -
Cambridge professor and ScienceGrrl celebrate women in science with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-professor-and-sciencegrrl-celebrate-women-in-science-with-release-of-she-blinded-me-with6 Nov 2014: Tim Bussey. The song is performed by Violet Transmissions, a band whose lead singer Tim Bussey is also Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience and a Fellow and Director of Studies in Natural ... Professor Anne Davis, Professor of Mathematical Physics and a
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Pioneering research from the University of Cambridge Research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_30_research_horizons.pdf20 May 2016: A reflection of our diversity in research! Professor Chris AbellPro-Vice-Chancellor for Research. ... Professor Alison Smith, from the Department of Plant Sciences, explains: “It’s a unique facility for the UK. -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons Issue 5
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_5_research_horizons.pdf1 Feb 2008: Professor Zoubin GhahramaniDept of EngineeringDr Máté LengyelDept of EngineeringProfessor Seth GrantWellcome Trust Sanger Institute. ... Professor Daniel WolpertDept of EngineeringProfessor Christopher BishopMicrosoft Research CambridgeProfessor Nicola
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