We are delighted to send congratulations to Dr Lewis Owens on the announcement of his MBE in the New Year’s Honours List. As well as being one of the most dedicated fundraisers for the research at the CBU, Lewis has given enormously to society through his charitable works including the Rays of Sunshine charity, Prisons’ […]

Advances in genetic testing have enabled families of critically ill children to receive early diagnoses that can open up new options for care and treatments. But, according to new Cambridge research published in the European Journal of Human Genetics, the medical complexity of these, often lifelong and rare conditions, can lead to parental anxiety and distress, […]

Throughout his distinguished career, based predominantly at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU), John Duncan has made numerous influential contributions to understanding the behavioural and brain basis of attention and intelligence. John’s ideas, invariably combining theoretical eloquence, experimental rigour, and convergent methodology, have had huge impact across domains of experimental psychology, neuropsychology, […]

Using language to communicate is something many take for granted. However, a significant proportion of the UK population find spoken or written communication more difficult due to sensory, neural or linguistic challenges such as hearing loss, brain injury or language barriers, and can face substantial disadvantages in many aspects of their lives. A new project, […]

Congratulations to Professor Tim Dalgleish from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit on his appointment as the inaugural Dawson Professor of Young People’s Mental Health within the Department of Psychology. The Dawson Professorship will be based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge including a Fellowship at St Catharine’s College. This […]

For many years, researchers have thought that higher levels of education protect against cognitive decline in later years, including dementia. An international team including Prof Rik Henson (@rhens.bsky.social) at the MRC CBU have just reported a meta-analysis across 33 countries which showed that, while more education is indeed associated with better cognitive and brain health […]

Congratulations to Professor Camilla Nord from MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRCCBU), who has been awarded the BAP Senior Clinical Psychopharmacology Award in recognition of her excellence in psychopharmacology research. The award was presented at the British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP) Summer Meeting in Manchester. Camilla said “I’m so grateful to the BAP for […]

In a new book for the general reader, The Animal and the Thinker, John Duncan examines the dialogue between two different sides of ourselves. On one side are our animal instincts, built on the sophisticated needs of human life through evolution, and following the broad principles of instinctive animal behaviour.  Discharging these instincts, Duncan argues, […]