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Brain training app improves users’ concentration
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/decoder21 Jan 2019: Now, a team from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge, has developed and tested ‘Decoder’, a new game that is aimed at helping users improve their ... Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience; 21 Jan 2019; -
The neuroscientist hoping to slow down dementia and speed up Darwin
https://www.cam.ac.uk/this-cambridge-life/jessica-walsh23 Aug 2019: I first studied neuroscience as an undergraduate at Bristol University and absolutely loved it, and now I’m in my third year of a PhD in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. -
Women in STEM: Stepheni Uh | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-stepheni-uh24 Oct 2019: My research explores the neurophysiological bases of cognitive and emotional resilience in children growing up in poverty. It’s part of a large project in our -
Public lecture series focuses on vision | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/public-lecture-series-focuses-on-vision15 Jan 2019: Prof Mary Fowler. This year's series opens on Friday 18 Jan with a talk from Professor Paul Fletcher from Cambridge Neuroscience and the Department of Psychiatry. -
Women in STEM: Dr Cecilia Brassett | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-dr-cecilia-brassett22 Aug 2019: Cambridge is one of a small number of medical schools where anatomy is taught via hands-on cadaveric dissection. As the University Clinical Anatomist, I am -
Introducing the Gates Cambridge Class of 2019
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gates-201911 Apr 2019: For her undergraduate thesis in neuroscience and neurodegenerative disease, she is using mouse models to research the role of the protease, cathepsin K, in the choroid plexus, a network of cells -
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https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/guidelines_v8_december_2019.pdf6 Dec 2019: Biomedical Research Centres.The Centre will receive substantial new researchand development funding from the NationalInstitute for Health Research and will addressmajor health priorities such as cancer,cardiovascular disease, neurosciences, -
Awards recognise teaching excellence | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/awards-recognise-teaching-excellence26 Jun 2019: Dr Cecilia Brassett, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. As the University Clinical Anatomist, Dr Brassett has pioneered the innovative use of technology to supplement traditional dissection demonstrations in the teaching -
Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’ | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-identifies-our-inner-pickpocket21 May 2019: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, the Central European University, and Columbia University, found that one of the reasons that successful -
Reading in an age of digital distraction | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/reading-in-an-age-of-digital-distraction3 May 2019: The idea draws from neuroscience - research showing the brain’s ability for neuroplasticity and therefore how our behaviours are to some degree mouldable. -
Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-improves-users-concentration-study-shows21 Jan 2019: A team from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge has developed and tested ‘Decoder’, a new game that is aimed at helping users improve their attention -
Cambridge Science Festival returns for milestone 25th year |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-science-festival-returns-for-milestone-25th-year25 Jan 2019: Discoveries leading to new treatments for dementia (18 March). Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Associate Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute, Giovanna Mallucci discusses how new research leading to insights -
‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mindreading-neurons-simulate-decisions-of-social-partners12 Apr 2019: The study’s lead author, Dr Fabian Grabenhorst from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, says: “We started out looking for neurons that might be involved in social learning. -
Apples or ice cream - who, or what, determines what we eat? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/apples-or-ice-cream-who-or-what-determines-what-we-eat24 May 2019: For Professor Paul Fletcher, Bernard Wolfe Professor of Health Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, the answer lies in understanding that our decision-making processes are not entirely rational, or even ... Professor Fletcher will be speaking -
Cambridge team to study concussion in international motorsport |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-team-to-study-concussion-in-international-motorsport21 Feb 2019: The Principal Investigator for RESCUE-RACER is Professor Peter Hutchinson from Cambridge’s Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and a neurosurgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. -
Vice-Chancellor's annual 1 October address to the University |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellors-1-october-address-to-the-university-20191 Oct 2019: That initiative will link together a network of researchers – from neuroscience and neurology to genetics and physics; from psychology and psychiatry to computer science and anthropology – to address widespread conditions such -
Report examines origins and nature of ‘maths anxiety’ | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/report-examines-origins-and-nature-of-maths-anxiety14 Mar 2019: A report published today by the Centre for Neuroscience in Education at the University of Cambridge explores the nature and resolution of so-called ‘mathematics anxiety’. -
High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-levels-of-oestrogen-in-the-womb-linked-to-autism29 Jul 2019: The discovery adds further evidence to support the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism first proposed 20 years ago. In 2015, a team of scientists at the -
Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unhappy-mothers-talk-more-to-their-baby-boys-study-finds3 Sep 2019: It is well known that having a child can put a strain on the parents’ relationship, but whether this then has an impact on the child’s own development in its -
Heart disease risk begins in the womb, study in sheep suggests |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/heart-disease-risk-begins-in-the-womb-study-in-sheep-suggests22 Jan 2019: The study, led by Professor Dino Giussani from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and published today in the journal PLOS Biology, used pregnant sheep to show that maternal treatment -
Inflammation links heart disease and depression, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inflammation-links-heart-disease-and-depression-study-finds19 Mar 2019: While inflammation is a natural response necessary to fight off infection, chronic inflammation – which may result from psychological stress as well as -
Autistic adults experience high rates of negative life events |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-adults-experience-high-rates-of-negative-life-events5 Jul 2019: These negative life experiences could partially explain higher rates of anxiety and depression symptoms and lower life satisfaction in autistic adults compared -
Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-possible-source-of-the-uncanny-valley-in-the-brain1 Jul 2019: Now, in a series of experiments reported in the Journal of Neuroscience, neuroscientists and psychologists in the UK and Germany have identified mechanisms within the brain that they say help explain ... Journal of Neuroscience; 1 July 2019; DOI: -
Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/virtual-reality-can-spot-navigation-problems-in-early-alzheimers-disease24 May 2019: In collaboration with Professor Neil Burgess at UCL, a team of scientists at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge led by Dr Dennis Chan, previously Professor -
Deep brain stimulation may significantly improve OCD symptoms, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/deep-brain-stimulation-may-significantly-improve-ocd-symptoms-study-suggests7 Mar 2019: OCD is characterised by unwanted intrusive thoughts and repetitive rituals and causes pronounced impairment in everyday life. In very severe cases, OCD -
Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/prenatal-parental-stress-linked-to-behaviour-problems-in-toddlers6 Aug 2019: The team of researchers – from the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham, New York and Leiden – say their findings highlight a pressing need for greater -
Cambridge scientists reverse ageing process in rat brain stem cells | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-scientists-reverse-ageing-process-in-rat-brain-stem-cells14 Aug 2019: The results, published today in Nature, have far-reaching implications for how we understand the ageing process, and how we might develop much-needed -
Recalling happy memories during adolescence can reduce risk of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/recalling-happy-memories-during-adolescence-can-reduce-risk-of-depression14 Jan 2019: Depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people. The condition often first emerges in adolescence, a -
Childhood obesity linked to structural differences in key brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/childhood-obesity-linked-to-structural-differences-in-key-brain-regions24 Oct 2019: The research was supported by the Bernard Wolfe Health Neuroscience Fund and Wellcome. -
Genetic variation linked to response to anxiety could inform…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-variation-linked-to-response-to-anxiety-could-inform-personalised-therapies1 Jul 2019: life,” says Dr Santangelo from the Department of the Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. -
Study identifies brain networks that play crucial role in suicide…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-identifies-brain-networks-that-play-crucial-role-in-suicide-risk2 Dec 2019: suicide.”. A team of researchers, including Hilary Blumberg, MD, John and Hope Furth Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience at Yale, carried out a review of two decades’ worth of scientific literature relating -
Opinion: Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opinion-depression-men-far-more-at-risk-than-women-in-deprived-areas27 Nov 2019: Depression is a major cause of disability around the world, and if left untreated, can lead to substance abuse, anxiety and suicide. Major depressive disorder -
GP clinics could help bridge mental health treatment gap, study finds …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gp-clinics-could-help-bridge-mental-health-treatment-gap-study-finds7 Nov 2019: The research was based on a trial in Indonesia, where patients often do not get the treatment they need due to a shortage of practitioners. The team at the -
Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-people-at-risk-of-addiction-show-differences-in-key-brain-region4 Mar 2019: Dr Camilla Nord is interested in mental health disorders, and in particular how we translate what we have learnt about the brain from neuroscience into better and more effective treatments. -
Cambridge scientists recognised by major European research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-scientists-recognised-by-major-european-research-organisation18 Jun 2019: of higher-order systems in development, cognitive neuroscience and evolution,” says EMBO Director Maria Leptin. -
Cambridge alumnus Sir Peter Ratcliffe awarded 2019 Nobel Prize in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-alumnus-sir-peter-ratcliffe-awarded-2019-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine7 Oct 2019: Speaking at the announcement by the Nobel Prize Committee in Stockholm, Professor Randall Johnson, from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) at the University of Cambridge, described it as -
Premature babies could benefit from changes to drugs administered to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/premature-babies-could-benefit-from-changes-to-drugs-administered-to-at-risk-mothers20 Mar 2019: Without it, preterm babies would mostly die or suffer significantly from conditions associated with prematurity, leaving them with significant disability,” says Professor Dino Giussani from the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience -
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/levels-of-autism-in-china-similar-to-the-west-joint-chinese-uk-study-shows21 Mar 2019: The research was carried out by an international team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and -
New approach to drug discovery could lead to personalised treatment…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-approach-to-drug-discovery-could-lead-to-personalised-treatment-of-neuropsychiatric-disorders8 May 2019: Mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, accounting for 31% of total years lived with disability. While our understanding of the -
Problematic smartphone use linked to poorer grades, alcohol misuse…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/problematic-smartphone-use-linked-to-poorer-grades-alcohol-misuse-and-more-sexual-partners4 Jul 2019: individual’s academic achievement and then on their employment opportunities in later life,” said Professor Jon Grant from the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. -
Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-variants-for-autism-linked-to-higher-rates-of-self-harm-and-childhood-maltreatment29 Oct 2019: Previous studies by the Cambridge team established that autistic individuals experience higher levels of self-harm, including suicidal thoughts and feelings, -
Interplay between mitochondria and the nucleus may have implications…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/interplay-between-mitochondria-and-the-nucleus-may-have-implications-for-changing-cells-batteries23 May 2019: Council (MRC) Mitochondrial Biology Unit and Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge. ... of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow. -
Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/exercise-in-pregnancy-improves-health-of-obese-mothers-by-restoring-their-tissues-mouse-study-finds30 Aug 2019: non-obese mothers,” says Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow from the Centre for Trophoblast Research in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the -
Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/placenta-changes-could-mean-male-offspring-of-older-mums-more-likely-to-develop-heart-problems-in28 Nov 2019: Fellow in the Centre for Trophoblast Research at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. -
Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/blood-pressure-drug-shows-promise-for-treating-parkinsons-and-dementia-in-animal-studies18 Apr 2019: A common feature of these diseases – collectively known as neurodegenerative diseases – is the build-up of misfolded proteins. These proteins, such as -
Cambridge researchers launch charity to tackle ‘slow motion spinal…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-researchers-launch-charity-to-tackle-slow-motion-spinal-cord-injury-affecting-up-to-a7 May 2019: Myelopathy is caused by arthritic changes affecting the spinal column of the neck. Because of the close proximity, these can exert pressure on the spinal cord
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