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Smart thinking | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smart-thinking7 Apr 2011: For example, neuroscience is critical in the understanding of the brain in health and disease and in developing more accurate diagnosis and new treatments across the lifespan. ... However, we need to ensure that these new advances in neuroscience are -
The authoritative lectures on authority | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-authoritative-lectures-on-authority8 Nov 2011: Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at UCL’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, will speak on the power of belief and authority. ... of Cognitive Neuroscience, will consider authority from a neurobiological dimension. -
Keeping track of reality | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keeping-track-of-reality5 Oct 2011: Dr Jon Simons from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Experimental Psychology and Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, who led the research. ... Dr Jon Simons from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Experimental -
Lecture on free will and human responsibility | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/lecture-on-free-will-and-human-responsibility2 Feb 2011: They are ideally placed to make academic research accessible to the public through close links with a network of experts from diverse disciplines including astrophysics, geology, neuroscience, genetics, evolutionary biology, theology -
Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_16_research_horizons.pdf24 Oct 2011: From philosophy to neuroscience, from phonetics to engineering, language researchspans institutions and disciplines right across the University, with over 150 researchers workingwithin the full multidisciplinary spectrum. -
Cambridge-Elan Centre for Research Innovation and Drug Discovery…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-elan-centre-for-research-innovation-and-drug-discovery-launched28 Nov 2011: This collaborative effort complements our portfolio of programs in neuroscience and supports the process of discovery which we believe may lead to a class of therapeutics that no one has thought -
What does Twitter have to do with the human brain? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/what-does-twitter-have-to-do-with-the-human-brain11 Mar 2011: This interdisciplinary public engagement project is a collaboration between Cambridge Neuroscience and the University Communications Office. -
Looking into the brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/looking-into-the-brain4 Jan 2011: Neurosurgeon Professor John Pickard is chairman and clinical director of the centre, which uses state-of-the-art positron emission tomography (PET) and -
Women’s brains are hardwired differently to men, or are they? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/womens-brains-are-hardwired-differently-to-men-or-are-they16 Mar 2011: Two other Cambridge academics will also take part. Dr Sabine Bahn is a lecturer at Cambridge Neuroscience with specialist interests in mental health. -
Memory like a fish | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/memory-like-a-fish9 Dec 2011: Heard the one about the goldfish with the short memory? It is a commonly held belief that fish are the polar opposites to elephants. They always forget. Alex -
Bob Edwards Nobel Prize lecture comes to Cambridge | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bob-edwards-nobel-prize-lecture-comes-to-cambridge7 Mar 2011: It is free of charge and open to all. Given by Martin Johnson, Professor of Reproductive Sciences at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and titled “Bob Edwards: the Early -
New insight into how OCD develops | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-insight-into-how-ocd-develops23 May 2011: The team, led by Claire Gillan and Trevor Robbins at the University of Cambridge MRC/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute and Sanne de Wit at the University of Amsterdam, -
Neuro-tweets: #hashtagging the brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/neuro-tweets-hashtagging-the-brain6 May 2011: The Twitter Brain Team. Conception: Dr. Hannah Critchlow, Cambridge Neuroscience Strategic Manager, working with Mr Nick Saffell, University Communications Office. ... Presenter: Professor Ed Bullmore, Department of Psychiatry, Brain Mapping Unit, -
What do drugs do to the brain? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-do-drugs-do-to-the-brain17 Mar 2011: The fact that drugs can produce mind-altering effects through chemical activity has been known for centuries,” explained Professor Robbins, who is Director of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute and -
The communicative brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-communicative-brain29 Nov 2011: A major challenge for the cognitive neurosciences is to understand this relationship: what is the neurobiological context in which human language and communication have emerged, and what are the special human -
A move towards understanding | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-move-towards-understanding4 Jan 2011: Movement is the only way we have of interacting with the world, whether foraging for food or attracting a waiter’s attention. All communication, including -
Biomarker for autism discovered | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/biomarker-for-autism-discovered12 Jul 2011: Siblings of people with autism show a similar pattern of brain activity to that seen in people with autism when looking at emotional facial expressions. The -
Cambridge stem cells united | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-stem-cells-united21 Oct 2011: models and published in Nature Neuroscience in January 2011. ... An effective treatment for halting the destruction of oligodendrocytes, alemtuzumab (Campath), was developed in Cambridge by Professor Alastair Compston and Dr Alasdair Coles at the -
Addiction treatment – genes can play a part | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/addiction-treatment-genes-can-play-a-part4 Jan 2011: Professor Barry Everitt and Dr Jonathan Lee of the MRC-Wellcome Behaviour and Clinical Neuroscience Institute have shown that they can selectively impair memories associated with drug addiction and PTSD by -
Alzheimer’s: working with Drosophila | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alzheimers-working-with-drosophila4 Jan 2011: Modern medicine and the science of public health have improved the lot of the Common Man and his life expectancy is gradually increasing. While this is to be -
Behind the doors of the brain bank | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/behind-the-doors-of-the-brain-bank21 Oct 2011: Who donates his or her brain to science? Where do these brains go and how are they used? These are just some of the questions a new exhibition, inspired by the -
Number of genes associated with MS doubles | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/number-of-genes-associated-with-ms-doubles11 Aug 2011: This has important implications for future treatment strategies. Alastair Compston, Professor of Neurology and Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, and co-founder of the -
Selecting the fittest embryos for survival | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/selecting-the-fittest-embryos-for-survival10 Aug 2011: author Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz of The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute and the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at Cambridge University. -
Gene that controls chronic pain identified | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gene-that-controls-chronic-pain-identified12 Sep 2011: A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge. The Biotechnology and Biological -
The man with the golden brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-man-with-the-golden-brain13 Dec 2011: The sea squirt, a type of marine filter feeder, swims around looking for somewhere to settle down for the rest of its life. Once parked on a rock in a suitable -
"Glow in the dark brains" aid tumour surgery | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/glow-in-the-dark-brains-aid-tumour-surgery1 Nov 2011: Dr Colin Watts, Department of Clinical Neurosciences. A multi-centre phase II clinical trial for a pioneering new surgical technique has started in the UK, jointly funded by Samantha Dickson Brain -
Test could detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/test-could-detect-alzheimers-disease-earlier16 May 2011: A new study has revealed the possibility of using a simple test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, enabling the condition to be identified before -
Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/possible-tool-to-help-cocaine-users-kick-the-habit6 Oct 2011: Treatment for stimulant dependence is difficult and often individuals battling addiction relapse several times,” said Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, -
Serotonin levels affect the brain’s response to anger | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/serotonin-levels-affect-the-brains-response-to-anger15 Sep 2011: Dr Molly Crockett, co-first author who worked on the research while a PhD student at the University of Cambridge’s Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (and currently based at the ... Dr Molly Crockett, co-first author who worked on the -
Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/abnormal-brain-structure-linked-to-chronic-cocaine-abuse21 Jun 2011: Dr Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, said: “This research gives us important insight into why some people are more vulnerable to drug -
'Extreme Sleepover #1’ – breathless at Everest base camp |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-1-breathless-at-everest-base-camp22 Dec 2011: Dr Andrew Murray. Andrew is a Lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and a Fellow of Trinity Hall. -
The face of emotions: Darwin, computers and autism | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-face-of-emotions-darwin-computers-and-autism21 Oct 2011: Darwin’s pioneering work will be featured alongside the latest research on autism and affective computing in a unique, interdisciplinary collaboration. The -
Stem cell study could aid motor neurone disease research | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stem-cell-study-could-aid-motor-neurone-disease-research14 Mar 2011: A team from the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Cardiff has created a range of motor neurons - nerves cells that send messages from the brain and -
Cambridge academics to receive prestigious psychology award |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-academics-to-receive-prestigious-psychology-award16 Aug 2011: The award recognizes distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology and is being presented to Professor Everitt and Professor Robbins for their research in behavioural and cognitive neuroscience – ... have been -
Shear brain power - sheep smarter than previously believed |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/shear-brain-power-sheep-smarter-than-previously-believed14 Mar 2011: Despite having a comparable brain size to other highly evolved animals, sheep have been historically perceived as unintelligent and were therefore not -
Amniocentesis: a key to identify autism in the womb? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/amniocentesis-a-key-to-identify-autism-in-the-womb4 Jan 2011: The new research is based on a study that the Autism Research Centre lab has been engaged in for the last 10 years. That was when the lab started collecting -
Is there any such thing as the female brain? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/is-there-any-such-thing-as-the-female-brain22 Jun 2011: Pop into any stationery shop and you will see racks of greetings cards poking fun at human behaviour. Women don’t have a sense of direction and can’t read -
Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alzheimers-test-developed-at-cambridge-to-be-trialled-by-gps7 Sep 2011: Cambridge Cognition, a spin-out of the University, today announced its plans to launch the GP version of their memory test to aid early detection of -
Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/diagnosed-autism-is-more-common-in-an-it-rich-region20 Jun 2011: A new study from Cambridge University has for the first time found that autism diagnoses are more common in an IT-rich region. The Medical Research Council -
Scans reveal differences in brain structure of antisocial teens |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scans-reveal-differences-in-brain-structure-of-antisocial-teens1 Apr 2011: Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could -
Hard-to-find fish reveals shared developmental toolbox of evolution | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hard-to-find-fish-reveals-shared-developmental-toolbox-of-evolution11 Jan 2011: Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and lead author. -
New Cambridge research unit to help encourage healthier habits |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-cambridge-research-unit-to-help-encourage-healthier-habits10 Jan 2011: The new unit will synergise with existing research in population health sciences in Cambridge and the region, and will promote research collaborations between world class research programmes spanning neuroscience, epidemiology and -
New treatment for multiple sclerosis: Cambridge University translates …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-treatment-for-multiple-sclerosis-cambridge-university-translates-research-at-the-bench-into-a14 Nov 2011: overactive. In 1991, Professor Alastair Compston (current Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences) began to explore the use of alemtuzumab as a treatment for the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. -
Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/drug-side-effect-linked-with-increased-health-risks-for-over-65s24 Jun 2011: Prof Chris Kennard, chairman of the MRC’s Neuroscience and Mental Health Board, which funded the research, said: “The Medical Research Council invests in cohort studies like CFAS because they provide -
'Extreme Sleepover #5’ - a night in the life of a shift-working…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-5-a-night-in-the-life-of-a-shift-working-medic-and-clock-biologist26 Dec 2011: Reddy. Ak Reddy is from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the Institute of Metabolic Science, and a fellow at St John’s College. -
Science is a Risky Quiz-ness: A new study aims to assess how we…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/science-is-a-risky-quiz-ness-a-new-study-aims-to-assess-how-we-perceive-risks5 Apr 2011: Do you know how risky scuba diving is compared to riding a motorbike? When choosing between a fairly safe option and a slightly riskier one, which do you -
Research sheds light on cell mechanism which plays a role in such…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-sheds-light-on-cell-mechanism-which-plays-a-role-in-such-diseases-as-huntingtons-and26 Jul 2011: (Macro) autophagy is a bulk degradation process that mediates the clearance of long-lived or damaged proteins and organelles in cells. Autophagosomes are -
Search and rescue: scientists identify a novel therapy with potential …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/search-and-rescue-scientists-identify-a-novel-therapy-with-potential-for-treating-parkinsons-disease22 Dec 2011: Scientists at the University of Cambridge have made a significant step in the development of a novel therapy that could one day help to slow down, or even
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