Congratulations to Thomas Cope, Clinical Lecturer in Neurology and Senior Affiliated Scientist at the MRC CBU, University of Cambridge, who has been awarded a ​new grant from the Academy of Medical Sciences. The grant will allow Thomas to undertake two 7Tesla fMRI studies of the impact of neurodegeneration on neuronal coding. The first will be […]

Congratulations to Bob Carlyon and Francois Guerit, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge,  who have been awarded a grant from the Royal National Institute for Deaf People to study the changes that occur in the months after a deaf patient’s hearing has been restored by a cochlear implant. Bob commented “We know […]

Improving diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dementia are key priorities for society, given the devastating impact of neurodegenerative diseases on patients and their families. In recent decades scientists have made tremendous progress in understanding the cellular genetics and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases, but this has not yet translated into meaningful improvements for patients. We […]

The research, by academics at the University of Cambridge and Royal Holloway, University of London, shows that children who experience certain behavioural challenges, like hyperactivity and anxiety, are more likely to go on to develop poor mental health in adolescence, such as emotional difficulties. It also finds that children with behavioural difficulties are more likely […]

MRC CBU’s Tina Emery, trained first aider, has been accepted by St John’s Ambulance as a volunteer vaccinator. The Unit has fully supported Tina in the process by allowing paid time off to train and volunteer. The Unit is keen to support other MRC CBU first aiders to also volunteer should they wish to do […]

Around 1% of the global population has intellectual disability (ID, also known as learning disability), meaning lifelong difficulties with cognitive function.  Until recently, the cause of each person’s ID was usually unknown.  With recent advances in genomic technologies, it is now possible to find a specific cause (genetic diagnosis) for the majority of people with […]

Developing and testing online naming therapy for post-stroke aphasia.  The University of Cambridge ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership [DTP], in collaboration with Ounce Technology, is pleased to offer a studentship available for admission in October 2021 at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. The studentship is a three-year doctoral programme and will be co-supervised by […]