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.
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Alyahya et al. proposed a unified model of post-stroke language deficits that captures the multidimensionality of connected speech production. The…
Integrated intelligence from distributed brain activity
How does organised cognition arise from brain activity? To produce even a single thought or one simple piece of behaviour,…
The Evelyn Trust has awarded a Medical Research Grant to MRC CBU researchers Tobias Goehring and Bob Carlyon, to collaborate…
The anterior temporal lobes (ATL) have become a key brain region of interest in cognitive neuroscience founded upon neuropsychological investigations…
