MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitWe stop our hands from touching a hot stove and stop unpleasant memories to avoid pain. Researchers from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, reasoned that a single regulatory mechanism in the brain might support the vital ability to control both our actions and memories. Nevertheless, moving our bodies and remembering […]
BrainBus wins BNA Award for Public Engagement of Neuroscience
Congratulations to all the MRC CBU staff and students who created and delivered the BrainBus project, which has won the BNA award for public engagement of neuroscience: https://www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/news/bna-prize/ Each year, the BNA acknowledge and reward researchers and students for their amazing work and contribution to neuroscience. The winners are chosen by the BNA Council and […]
Sofia Carozza receives MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award commendation
Congratulations to Sofia Carozza from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, who has received a commendation for her article, titled ‘shining a light on childhood adversity’, submitted to the MRC’s 2021 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. The award aims to encourage and recognise outstanding written communication by MRC PhD students. Sofia said “I’m really […]
Dr Amy Orben appointed as Programme Track Leader Scientist
The MRC CBU are delighted to announce that Dr Amy Orben has been appointed as a Programme Leader Track Scientist (PLT) at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU) and will be taking up her new role from 1 November 2021. Amy and her team will be working on a cross-cutting research programme […]
Camilla Nord appointed as Programme Leader Track Scientist
On behalf of the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cambridge, we are delighted to announce that Dr Camilla Nord has been appointed as a new Programme Leader Track Scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU) from 15 October 2021. Camilla will lead the new Mental Health Neuroscience Programme at the […]
Can neuroimaging tell us about hidden cognitive abilities in people with minimal speech?
A team of CBU scientists are developing a neural test that may be able to detect language comprehension in autistic people with minimal spoken language. The test uses EEG to measure children’s neural responses to spoken sentences. It relies on machine-learning algorithms to detect whether the brain responds differentially to sentences that are semantically correct […]
A unified neurocomputational bilateral model of spoken language production in healthy participants and recovery in post stroke aphasia
Language is a key human ability. When impaired (e.g., after stroke or neurodegeneration), patients are left with significant disability in their professional and everyday lives. These language problems (known as aphasia) are common – around one-third of the 10 million+ patients in the acute phase post stroke. Many patients show some degree of partial recovery […]
Mind over Matter: how hippocampal GABA enables inhibitory control over unwanted thoughts
We can’t always control what we think, for those with psychiatric disorders, this is especially challenging. Intrusive memories, flashbacks, and hallucinations are hallmark symptoms of a variety of mental health conditions. Although these symptoms are often attributed to problems with brain regions that help us inhibit unwanted thoughts—such as the prefrontal cortex—difficulties in controlling intrusive […]
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