Latest newsMore newsEngineering solutions to traumatic head injuriesJun 4, 2017 Researchers in the Biomechanics Group, in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, have gained deeper understanding into the mechanics of the skull that can lead to better ways to treat patients with traumatic brain injuries. HUMAN BRAIN ANATOMY COURSE | 17-19 July 2017 | LONDONJun 4, 2017 This exciting and popular 3-day programme provides a detailed overview of human brain anatomy presented in a very clear and accessible way. Naked mole rats can survive without oxygen using plant sugar tacticApr 28, 2017 The subterranean rodents are able to switch to a fructose-based metabolic system previously only observed in plants, a new study reveals William A Harris - Waddington Medal lecture 2017Apr 28, 2017 Congratulations to Bill Harris on the being awarded the 2017 Waddington Medal. MRC Confidence in Concept Funding - Internal call now openApr 21, 2017 The Office for Translational Research is pleased to announce the launch of the 7th call for submissions for the Cambridge MRC Confidence in Concept award scheme. Scientists discover two repurposed drugs that arrest neurodegeneration in miceApr 21, 2017 A team of scientists who a few years ago identified a major pathway that leads to brain cell death in mice, have now found two drugs that block the pathway and prevent neurodegeneration. Cambridge named as a centre for the UK Dementia Research InstituteApr 20, 2017 The University of Cambridge has been announced as one of the centres that will form the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) alongside Cardiff University, the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London and King’s College London. The OCD Brain: how animal research helps us understand a devastating conditionApr 20, 2017 In our series of films, science writer David Adam looks at how research in OCD at Cambridge using animals helps us understand what is happening in the brain – and may lead to better treatments. Astrocytes Set the Pace of Our Body ClocksApr 4, 2017 In their article published recently, which features on the front cover of Neuron, the Hastings Group describe their findings that astrocytes control sleep/wake cycles. Wolfram Schultz shares world’s largest neuroscience prize for research on the brain’s reward systemMar 6, 2017 This year, The Brain Prize for 2017 is awarded to Cambridge’s Wolfram Schultz, together with Peter Dayan and Ray Dolan from University College London for their analysis of how the brain recognises and processes reward. Patients with OCD have difficulty learning when a stimulus is safeMar 7, 2017 People who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are poorer at learning about the safety of a stimulus than healthy volunteers. 6th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium | Neural Networks in Health and Disease | 7-8 Sept 2017Feb 9, 2017 Cambridge Neuroscience invite you to 'Neural Networks in Health & Disease' that will take place on the 7th and 8th of September 2017 at West Road Concert Hall, University of Cambridge. Sex, Lies & Brain Scans - Out Now!Feb 6, 2017 In a new book, Sex, Lies & Brain Scans, the neuroscientists Professor Barbara Sahakian and Julia Gottwald argue that there needs to be an open, public debate about functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI. Innovation & Strategies for Digital Interventions in Mental Health 31 July - 2 August 2017Feb 6, 2017 How can psychiatry, social media technology and culture be combined to create positive change for mental health Dr Becky Inkster, Public Engagement with Research Award winner 2016Feb 6, 2017 Becky received one of our inaugural Public Engagement with Research Awards last year in a presentation by the Vice-Chancellor. Attend the FENS Regional meeting in PecsJan 25, 2017 Apply for one of the attractive FENS travel grants and attend FRM 2017. Cambridge Neuroscience MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience - open for applicationsNov 23, 2016 The Cambridge Neuroscience MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience is now open for applications for entry in October 2017. Video Launch: World Alzhemier's Day - Dementia: Catching the memory thiefSep 21, 2016 Cambridge Neuroscientists are using an interdisciplinary approach to tackle dementia across many Departments and Institutes across Cambridge More newsYou can also view the news archive |