International Conference on Working Memory Cambridge, 9th – 11th July 2014 This conference is being held in celebration of the exceptional contributions of Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch, on the 40th anniversary of the publication of their model of working memory in 1974. The conference will cover the full range of theoretical and empirical approaches to the […]
Archives for August 2012
Two CBU scientists give THE book reviews
Tristan Bekinschtein and Nikolaus Kriegeskorte have both recently given book reviews for the Times Higher Education supplement. Tristan reviewed ‘Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist’ by Christof Koch, read his review here and Nikolaus reviewed ‘Connectome: How the Brain’s Wiring Makes Us Who We Are’ by Sebastian Seung, and you can read his review here.
CBU part of MRC/EPSRC Partnership Grant for MEG in UK
The CBU is one of the eight UK sites to offer whole-head magnetoencephalography (MEG), and CBU MEG scientists Richard Henson and Yury Shtyrov are part of a nationwide collaborative initiative (led by Professor Krish Singh at Cardiff University) that has recently been awarded £1.3M by the MRC and EPSRC, in order to bring together clinical […]
New MRC funding scheme rewards Early Career Scientists at CBU
Four CBU scientists will receive additional funding under a new scheme launched to mark the upcoming MRC Centenary in 2013. Richard Meiser-Stedman, an MRC funded Clinician Scientist Fellow based at the Unit, will use his award to further his work on understanding the nature of PTSD and developing early stage treatments; Michael Ewbank, a CBU […]