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Mitochondrial disease expert to lead Department of Clinical…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/mitochondrial-disease-expert-to-lead-department-of-clinical-neurosciences23 Jul 2015: I look forward to developing new research collaborations across the University from my base in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.”. ... Under his leadership, Clinical Neurosciences has flourished in an extraordinary way and the School is -
Counting on sheep | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/counting-on-sheep10 Jun 2015: These animals are really smart,” explains Morton, who leads a team in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. -
Partnership | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/notices/news/partnership1 Oct 2015: infection, oncology and neuroscience. -
A-Level students pick Cambridge brains | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-students-pick-cambridge-brains1 Jun 2015: Listen to Nathan’s audio blog below. Noel, who interviewed engineer Dr David Franklin about the role that neuroscience has to play in robotics, said. ... Listen to Noel’s audio blog below. Dr Hannah Critchlow, who develops and runs public -
Recalling memories may make us forget | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/recalling-memories-may-make-us-forget16 Mar 2015: Michael Anderson. The research, published today in Nature Neuroscience, is the first to isolate the adaptive forgetting mechanism in the human brain. ... Nature Neuroscience; 16 March 2015. The text in this work is licensed under a Creative Commons -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 27
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_27_research_horizons.pdf29 May 2015: These animals are really smart,” explains Morton, who leads a team in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. ... Crucially, their brains also have. Features. S. Counting on sheep. Professor Jenny Morton ajm41@cam.ac.ukDr Nicholas -
Cambridge heads for Hay | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-heads-for-hay-04 Apr 2015: Director of the Centre for Neuroscience in Education, on dyslexia and Professor Susan Golombok, Director of the Centre for Family Research, on modern families. ... Other speakers include Hannah Critchlow on neuroscience myths, Professor Robert Tombs on -
Censorship versus freedom of expression | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/censorship-versus-freedom-of-expression17 Sep 2015: Is terror legislation being used to stifle free expression? Where should the line be drawn on pornography? Can national broadcasters be truly independent at a -
Thinking inside the box | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/thinking-inside-the-box31 Mar 2015: It’s a common occurrence: when faced with a problem which is similar to one which has been faced before, most people will default to what worked in the past. -
Inspiring young people in care | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/inspiring-young-people-in-care17 Jun 2015: Nearby, Sarah from Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, is using food colouring to explain interactions between different blood types. -
Un iversity of C amb ridg eA nnual Report ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/cu_annual_report_2014.pdf4 Mar 2015: The Departments of Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Zoology, and Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, the Faculty of Mathematics, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, and the Wellcome -
Practice really does make perfect | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/practice-really-does-make-perfect8 Jan 2015: Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Plymouth University have shown that follow-through – such as when swinging a golf club or tennis racket – can -
Predators might not be dazzled by stripes | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/predators-might-not-be-dazzled-by-stripes12 Aug 2015: a researcher in the Sensory Evolution and Ecology group and the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. -
A new partnership in Cambridge to help build a more resilient and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-new-partnership-in-cambridge-to-help-build-a-more-resilient-and-inclusive-global-economy20 Oct 2015: The work of the Institute on economic policy issues will draw on Cambridge’s expertise in neuroscience and psychology as well as economics, finance and behavioural science. -
New CT imaging facility reveals 'internal secrets' |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-ct-imaging-facility-reveals-internal-secrets15 Feb 2015: The Center resides in the Department of Zoology, and was funded by the School of the Biological Sciences, the Departments of Zoology and Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, and the PAVE Research -
Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’ | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/traders-hormones-may-destabilise-financial-markets2 Jul 2015: Professor Joe Herbert, a co-author of this study from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, reported in an earlier field study that traders made significantly higher -
The University of Cambridge and the Institut Pasteur launch Dennis…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-university-of-cambridge-and-the-institut-pasteur-launch-dennis-and-mireille-gillings-global3 Sep 2015: The research focus will be on two areas critical to the provision of sustainable global public health solutions: emerging infectious diseases and neuroscience, specifically autism. -
Hallucinations linked to differences in brain structure | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hallucinations-linked-to-differences-in-brain-structure17 Nov 2015: The research was primarily supported by the University of Cambridge Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, funded by a joint award from the UK Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. -
Protein threshold linked to Parkinson’s Disease | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/protein-threshold-linked-to-parkinsons-disease2 Feb 2015: The circumstances in which a protein closely associated with Parkinson’s Disease begins to malfunction and aggregate in the brain have been pinpointed in a -
How close are you to a fruit fly? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-close-are-you-to-a-fruit-fly8 Jul 2015: Scroll to the end of the article to listen to the podcast. Each morning a yeasty smell drifts through the basement of the Genetics Building. Research -
Exploring mental health through Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/exploring-mental-health-through-kendrick-lamars-lyrics1 May 2015: In an article online in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, the HIP HOP PSYCH co-founders explain how Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics could help both those affected by -
Your brain might not be as ‘old’ as you think | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/your-brain-might-not-be-as-old-as-you-think9 Mar 2015: Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (CamCAN) project, has allowed us to probe the true nature of the effects of ageing on resting state fMRI signal amplitude. -
African universities reap fruits of fly research | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/african-universities-reap-fruits-of-fly-research10 Jul 2015: Drosophila melanogaster, better known as the humble fruit fly, has emerged as the unlikely basis of an attempt to help to stem a “brain drain” from African -
The Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2015 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-academy-of-medical-sciences-announces-new-fellows-for-201511 May 2015: The Fellows elected from the University of Cambridge are:. Professor Roger Barker – Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Department of Clinical Neurosciences. ... Professor Sarah Bray – -
Musical tastes offer a window into how you think | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/musical-tastes-offer-a-window-into-how-you-think22 Jul 2015: In a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of psychologists show that your thinking style – whether you are an ‘empathizer’ who likes to focus -
Tempting fate: how to get a head in embryo development | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tempting-fate-how-to-get-a-head-in-embryo-development13 Oct 2015: Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz is interested in our fate: not in an existential sense, but rather in the fate of cells at the earliest stages of life. “We -
Calling for help: damaged nerve cells communicate with stem cells |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/calling-for-help-damaged-nerve-cells-communicate-with-stem-cells6 Oct 2015: Dr Helene Gautier from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, adds: "So far, the majority of the available treatments are only slowing down damage. -
Young minds think alike – and older people are more distractible |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-minds-think-alike-and-older-people-are-more-distractible14 Aug 2015: To try to understand how we respond to complex, life-like stimuli, researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) showed 218 subjects aged 18-88 an edited -
Molecular inhibitor breaks cycle that leads to Alzheimer’s |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/molecular-inhibitor-breaks-cycle-that-leads-to-alzheimers16 Feb 2015: A molecule that can block the progress of Alzheimer’s disease at a crucial stage in its development has been identified by researchers in a new study, raising -
Study suggests new treatment for impulsivity in some dementia…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-suggests-new-treatment-for-impulsivity-in-some-dementia-patients25 Jun 2015: Around 16,000 people in the UK are estimated to be affected by frontotemporal dementia (also known as Pick’s disease). Patients are often affected at a young -
Tired of London? Maybe it’s time to change postal districts |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tired-of-london-maybe-its-time-to-change-postal-districts12 Jan 2015: Between 2009 and 2011, the BBC collected data from almost 590,000 people as part of its Big Personality Test. An international team of researchers has analysed -
Online porn may feed sex addicts’ desire for new sexual images |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/online-porn-may-feed-sex-addicts-desire-for-new-sexual-images23 Nov 2015: In a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, researchers also report that sex addicts are more susceptible to environment ‘cues’ linked to -
The price of a happy ending can be bad decision-making, say…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-price-of-a-happy-ending-can-be-bad-decision-making-say-researchers10 Jun 2015: experiences,” said Vestergaard, from Cambridge University’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. -
Novel Thoughts #8: Amy Milton on Hubert Selby’s Requiem for a Dream | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/novel-thoughts-8-amy-milton-on-hubert-selbys-requiem-for-a-dream3 Jul 2015: Dr Amy Milton from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology relates how Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby’s bleak portrayal of drug addiction, motivated her to -
‘Brain training’ app may improve memory and daily functioning in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-may-improve-memory-and-daily-functioning-in-schizophrenia3 Aug 2015: State-of-the-art neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, combined with the innovative approach at Peak, will help bring the games industry to a new level and promote the benefits ... The impact of neuroscience on society: Cognitive enhancement in -
Cambridge's Chemistry of Health programme awarded £17 million in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridges-chemistry-of-health-programme-awarded-ps17-million-in-funding25 Mar 2015: The projects will promote the development of world-leading research in a range of subject areas, from semiconductors to neuroscience, and have collectively attracted £350 million of private investment, in addition -
Vitamin D could repair nerve damage in multiple sclerosis, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/vitamin-d-could-repair-nerve-damage-in-multiple-sclerosis-study-suggests7 Dec 2015: Researchers, from the MS Society Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair, identified that the ‘vitamin D receptor’ protein pairs with an existing protein, called -
How hallucinations emerge from trying to make sense of an ambiguous…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-hallucinations-emerge-from-trying-to-make-sense-of-an-ambiguous-world12 Oct 2015: The research was funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Bernard Wolfe Health Neuroscience Fund. ... Additional support for the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge came from the Wellcome Trust and the Medical -
At the edge of vision: Struggling to make sense of our cluttered…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/at-the-edge-of-vision-struggling-to-make-sense-of-our-cluttered-world25 Nov 2015: Even with 20/20 vision in broad daylight on a clear day, our peripheral vision can be surprisingly poor, particularly when the scene in front of us is -
Link between proteins points to possibilities for future Alzheimer’s…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/link-between-proteins-points-to-possibilities-for-future-alzheimers-treatments23 Apr 2015: Researchers have found that the proteins that control the progression of Alzheimer’s are linked in a pathway, and that drugs targeting this pathway may be a -
Study finds GB’s most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-gbs-most-extroverted-agreeable-and-emotionally-stable-regions25 Mar 2015: Researchers from the University of Cambridge used the data to analyse a sample of just under 400,000 people from England, Wales or Scotland (Northern Ireland -
Use of TV, internet and computer games associated with poorer GCSE…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/use-of-tv-internet-and-computer-games-associated-with-poorer-gcse-grades4 Sep 2015: In a study published today in the open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, researchers also found that pupils doing an -
Despite the headlines, dementia epidemic may not actually be getting…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/despite-the-headlines-dementia-epidemic-may-not-actually-be-getting-worse21 Aug 2015: The notion of a dementia epidemic has been a big concern in ageing societies across the globe for some time. With the extension of life expectancy it seems to -
The anxiety puzzle: why are women in deprived areas more likely to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-anxiety-puzzle-why-are-women-in-deprived-areas-more-likely-to-suffer3 Sep 2015: A major survey of more than 20,000 people in the UK has found that women living in poor areas are almost twice as likely to develop clinical anxiety as women -
Breaking the mould: Untangling the jelly-like properties of diseased…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/breaking-the-mould-untangling-the-jelly-like-properties-of-diseased-proteins29 Oct 2015: A common characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease – is the build-up of ‘misfolded’ proteins, -
Mother’s stress hormone levels may affect foetal growth and long term …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mothers-stress-hormone-levels-may-affect-foetal-growth-and-long-term-health-of-child26 Jan 2015: Owen Vaughan. In the Journal of Physiology, researchers at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge examine whether levels of the stress hormones known as glucocorticoids -
Differences in brain structure and memory suggest adolescents may not …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/differences-in-brain-structure-and-memory-suggest-adolescents-may-not-grow-out-of-adhd27 Aug 2015: The findings, published today in the journal European Child Adolescent Psychiatry, suggest that aspects of ADHD may persist into adulthood, even when current -
Neural circuit in the cricket brain detects the rhythm of the right…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/neural-circuit-in-the-cricket-brain-detects-the-rhythm-of-the-right-mating-call11 Sep 2015: Scientists have identified an ingeniously elegant brain circuit consisting of just five nerve cells that allows female crickets to automatically identify the -
Listen to your heart: why your brain may give away how well you know…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/listen-to-your-heart-why-your-brain-may-give-away-how-well-you-know-yourself21 Apr 2015: In research published today in the journal Cerebral Cortex, a team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council (MRC) -
Cambridge Drug Discovery Institute to fast-track development of new…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-drug-discovery-institute-to-fast-track-development-of-new-treatments-for-dementia16 Feb 2015: The Cambridge Drug Discovery Institute will be located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the centrepiece of the largest biotech cluster outside the United States, and involves many members of Cambridge Neuroscience,
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