The ability to control thoughts is fundamental to our wellbeing. When this capacity breaks down, it causes some of the most debilitating symptoms of psychiatric diseases: intrusive memories, images, hallucinations, ruminations, and pathological worry. These debilitating symptoms are widely believed to reflect, in part, the diminished engagement of the prefrontal cortex to stop unwanted mental […]
Be a researcher for a day at our ESRC Festival of Social Science event
Do you think of yourself as a curious person? Are you interested in how people interact with each other? Do you sometimes think about the impact that our friends and family have on our wellbeing? Have you ever wondered what the brain does when we feel included or rejected by others? If so, join our […]
“Brain Fiction: Neuroscience in British literature” by Roni Tibon – now available on FENS History online platform
The project “Neuroscience in British Literature” is a new FENS awarded online history project, and is now available online: Neurobritlit.com The wonders of the human brain have captured the heart of many British authors. The tremendous knowledge that has been accumulated in the field of neuroscience over the past centuries has inspired, and continues to […]
Working memory training study in NHMRC’s Ten of the Best 2016
A study carried out last year by Melissa Wake (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) and her team including Professor Susan Gathercole (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit) has been awarded a place in the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Ten of the Best 2016 for ‘Achieving in the classroom’. The study tested the potential […]
Wednesday Lunchtime Seminars – Michaelmas Term 2017
The Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar (WLTS) programme for Michaelmas term 2017 is now available. Talks are free to attend and are open to all. Please note – spaces are limited and all seats are allocated on first-come, first-served basis. You can find the programme and further details here: Wednesday-Lunchtime-Seminars Please note there is no parking available […]
Chaucer Club Seminars – Michaelmas 2017
The Chaucer Club Seminar programme for Michaelmas term 2017 is now available. Talks are free to attend and are open to all. Please note – spaces are limited and all seats are allocated on first-come, first-served basis. You can find the programme and further details here: Chaucer-Club-Seminars There is very limited parking at the MRC […]
The emergence of cognitive abilities in adolescence
As any parent will have noticed, cognitive abilities such as language, reasoning and memory develop at a remarkable pace during childhood and adolescence. One of the most striking findings in psychology is that almost all such cognitive abilities are positively related – That is, on average, people who are better at skill A (e.g. reasoning) […]
6th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium | Neural Networks in Health and Disease
Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium will take place on the 7th and 8th September 2017 at West Road Concert Hall, University of Cambridge. The theme for this symposium is ‘Neural Networks in Health and Disease’ comprising seven sessions including ‘Building Circuits’, ‘Network Analysis and Functional Circuits’, ‘Ageing Circuits’, ‘Emotional Circuits’ and ‘Modulating Circuits’. The programme features many […]
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