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5 Oct 2012: The main goal of neuroscience is to understand the mind, and is certainly not to bolster traditional views.". ... He adds that he is wary of neuroscience research being used to bolster traditional gender stereotypes.

12 Apr 2012: The scientists, from the Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience Institute in the Department of Psychiatry, and the National Institute of Mental Health in the US, discovered that the network can be modelled

10 Jan 2012: Today, Tuesday 10 January, researchers at the University of Cambridge launch what could be the world’s biggest ever memory experiment. Yasemin Yazar, Dr Zara

21 Mar 2012: It is very focused, supporting activities such as food security, neuroscience, the arts, and economic and social development in Africa, where private philanthropy can make a particular impact.

1 Oct 2012: University of Cambridge research

9 May 2012: With an award from the Wellcome Trust Society, and in partnership with the British Neuroscience Association, the group is developing "Naked Neuroscience", a travelling science stage show and podcast that will

12 Jul 2012: Professor Simon Baron Cohen will take part in a panel discussion on whether neuroscience has been used to promote traditional gender stereotypes.

9 Nov 2012: The CANTAB series of tests are based on the research of Professor Barbara Sahakian and Professor Trevor Robbins of the University of Cambridge MRC /Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute.

28 Jun 2012: Dr Richard Barnes is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience.

15 Feb 2012: Developed with ideas from neuroscience, evolutionary psychology and Elton John, Frieze will comically claim every song is based on one of seven patterns.

24 Sep 2012: Professor Bill Harris, an experimental biologist and Head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, is fascinated by how this complex and sophisticated system is built out of a collection ... I want to know how it all comes about so

3 Jan 2012: Professor Trevor Robbins, Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology, Director of the University's Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, and Fellow of Downing College has been awarded a CBE "for

26 Jul 2012: Lucy Cheke, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Experimental Psychology, expanded Aesop’s fable into three tasks of varying complexity

16 Feb 2012: Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. They are released every Monday and

13 Jan 2012: The EMBO paper has been written by Dr Hannah Critchlow who made the link between Cambridge Neuroscience and Squeaky Gate. ... fictional television programme Neuroscience Today to draw attention to the vital importance of funding for the neurosciences.

8 Feb 2012: There are 700,000 cases of dementia in the UK,  and this figures is predicted to rise with the ageing population. Besides the rare familial forms of

24 Apr 2012: How do you study a human disease that has no equivalent in animals and where the human cells in question are so hard to grow outside the body they cannot be

21 Feb 2012: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience.

12 Mar 2012: Researchers at the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, based in the Department of Experimental Psychology, are tackling the problem of pavlovian ‘cue-drug memory’ - when memories of the people, places and

14 Dec 2012: Dr John Williams, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust said: “This research reminds us that we must understand the complex societal factors as well as the neural

25 May 2012: The range of disciplines covered includes behavioural science, neuroscience, anthropology, economics and epidemiology. ... Insights from behavioural and neuroscience into the basis of everyday behaviour will be particularly important.

6 Feb 2012: The researchers’ findings, which were funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Wellcome Trust, were published today in Nature Neuroscience.

11 Oct 2012: Professor Roger Hardie, lead author of the study from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. ... Professor Roger Hardie, lead author of the study from the University of Cambridge’s Department of

7 Feb 2012: Cambridge-Elan Centre for Research Innovation andDrug Discovery launched World-leading researchers will work together on therapeutic advances in neuroscience.

6 Sep 2012: Theories of the mind and human society derived from Idealism define and shape fields as varied as neuroscience - in which researchers are explicitly trying to understand the relationship between mind and

12 Mar 2012: Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. You can see the rest of the series

24 Apr 2012: Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge. ... Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, said: “As we age, we all

28 Feb 2012: This is a beautiful image of human brain cells, which can now be grown from adult skin cells. Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses

26 Jan 2012: Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. They will be released every Monday

3 Feb 2012: Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge. ... Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, said: “It has long been

31 Aug 2012: Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge. ... Dr Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, said: “It has long been known

15 Mar 2012: Professor Barbara Sahakian, of the Department of Psychiatry and MRC/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute

8 May 2012: for Ageingand Neuroscience on how individuals can bestretain cognitive abilities into old age; andlongitudinal studies, some of which beganrunning in the 1980s, led by Brayne at CIPHand colleagues in the Department

16 Feb 2012: Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new and innovative way to study Alzheimer’s disease in the lab. The stem cell technique, which

28 May 2012: As more people live to a ripe old age, an increasing number of us will develop neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Despite the escalating economic

28 Feb 2012: Traditionally, emotions are regarded as the domain of psychology and neuroscience.

14 Oct 2012: According to Bainbridge, a Clinical Veterinary Anatomist in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience: “Middle age is a special, novel part of the human life-plan that has evolved because

1 Nov 2012: A drug which ‘reboots’ a person’s immune system has been shown to be an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who have already failed to

6 Jan 2012: New research highlights the possibility of reversing ageing in the central nervous system for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.  The study is published today,

28 Sep 2012: A new study reveals that cognitive therapy over the phone is just as effective as meeting face-to-face. The research was published today, 28 September, in the

28 Nov 2012: Scientists have discovered a cognitive biomarker – a biological indicator of a disease – for young adolescents who are at high risk of developing depression

4 Sep 2012: The research by Dr Paul O’Neill was started in Dr Clare Baker’s lab in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and completed in

5 Sep 2012: from gender and neuroscience to the US elections and hands-on activities for children, ranging from junk puppetry and circus workshops to Halloween ghost stories at the Scott Polar Museum.

9 May 2012: For instance, for dementia, we have a well-established programme of ageing and neuroscience research across the University. ... at the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience on how individuals can best retain cognitive abilities into old age; and

10 Aug 2012: Older people who have experienced episodes of delirium are significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to new research. The study is published in