A recent Medical Research Council study found that babies move their eyes more often when they are young are more likely to develop Autism when they are older. The study is part on an ongoing study, funded by the Medical Research Council, that looks for early warning signs for Autism. Researchers examined how often babies […]
Cambridge Science Festival 2015 at the CBU
An entertaining and educational evening of demonstrations and lectures will be held at the CBU on Wednesday 18th March, from 6-8.30pm. Our annual science open evening, this year titled “Exploring mind and brain” is given as part of the Cambridge Science Festival and features lectures from three of our leading scientists highlighting our varied research, […]
The Kymata Atlas enters beta testing
The Kymata Atlas, a joint enterprise between the MRC-CBSU and Cambridge University, has now entered beta testing. The online atlas is a repository of neural models, allowing anyone in the world to browse neuroimaging results generated using an analysis pipeline developed at the Unit (Thwaites et al. 2015). The atlas allows the user to search […]
Gender Equality in Science – our latest workshop
We are delighted to invite you to a one-day meeting: ‘Gender Equality in Science – Pathways to Success’. The meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 March 2015, 10.30am to 4pm,at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU), 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, CB2 7EF. The event is aimed for both women and men. It […]
Do our brains age differently?
Researchers at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit have discovered that specific mental abilities – such as problem-solving or multi-tasking – decline with age at different rates because individuals’ brains age differently. This challenges the previously held idea that, as we get older, these types of mental abilities all decline at the same rate. Given […]
Low working memory and ADHD: same or different?
Working memory is vital for holding information in mind in the course of many everyday activities. Children with weak working memory skills often fail to remember vital information in classroom activities, and are slow to learn in key areas of the curriculum such as reading and maths. To their teachers, these children often seem […]
Brain networks in childhood – they’re dynamic!
We have known for some time that the brain is composed of a set of highly integrated networks, with seemingly distant brain areas forming coordinated systems. These networks develop gradually throughout childhood, with those networks thought responsible for higher-order cognition (e.g. short-term memory, attention) showing the slowest development. Typically these networks have been studied using […]
CBU judge for Debating Matters
Tim Dalgleish, Programme Leader at the CBU recently judged a national debating competition staged for local schools. The ‘Debating Matters’ scheme run by the Institute of Ideas and supported by the MRC provides a national debate platform for sixth form students to debate current topics and represent their schools. Tim judged one of the regional […]
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