MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Welcome to the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is a leading research centre for advancing understanding of human cognition such as memory, attention, perception, language and emotion. We aim to translate research findings to improve health and wellbeing, including developing psychological therapies for mood disorders, improving our understanding of cognitive problems in childhood, and optimising diagnostic and rehabilitative techniques for neurological conditions.
Latest news
Working memory training involves learning new skills
It has long been a puzzle why the benefits of intensive cognitive training are so limited. In a new study,…
A retrieval-specific mechanism of adaptive forgetting in the mammalian brain
Our ability to selectively forget distracting memories is shared with other mammals, suggests new research from the MRC Cognition and…
Mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) are an increasingly popular way of attempting to improve the behavioural, cognitive and mental health outcomes…
Cambridge team develops technique to ‘listen’ to a patient’s brain during tumour surgery
Surgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient’s brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy…
