Congratulations to Prof. Rik Henson, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, who has been elected this year as a Fellow of the British Academy: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/rik-henson-fba/ Rik said “This honour is of course a reflection of the great mentors I’ve had, the great colleagues I work with, and the unwavering support of my […]

The logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) is a rare neurodegenerative condition affecting the elderly. LvPPA is diagnosed based on a specific pattern of communication and language difficulties, which in turn arise from damage to a particular set of brain regions. The close relationship between these patterns of brain-behaviour changes has meant that lvPPA […]

The Third Thumb is a flexible 3D printed thumb extension for your hand developed by Dani Clode, designer in the Plasticity Lab (currently at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU), previously at UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience). The Third Thumb is part of an exciting new neuroscientific research study. The Third Thumb […]

You can now pre-register your interest to attend the Cognitive Neuroscience Skills Training In Cambridge (COGNESTIC) at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge on 19-30 September 2022. We will provide researchers with training in state-of-the-art methods for neuroimaging and neurostimulation.  Our tutors are experts using and developing MRI, fMRI, EEG/MEG and TMS […]

We are delighted to announce that the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU), has been awarded Silver status in the Green Impact award from the University of Cambridge. The Green Impact is the University’s environmental accreditation scheme, which supports and encourages departments and colleges across the University in reducing environmental impacts. The Green […]

Congratulations to Dr Amy Orben from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, who has been announced as the winner of the 2022 UK Reproducibility Network Dorothy Bishop Prize. The award recognises Early Career Researchers achievements and contributions to open research. Amy received the prize at the UKRN Annual Meeting on 11 […]

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Ajay Halai  from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, has been announced as the winner of the Elizabeth Warrington Prize 2022, by the British Neuropsychological Society.  The Elizabeth Warrington Prize is awarded annually on the basis of distinguished work in neuropsychology by a […]

Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of scientists. In a study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers, led by Dr Amy Orben, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, show that, in […]