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Sep 4, 2024
Category: Research
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Effects of PHLDA3 on Astrocytes

András Lakatos’s lab reports that the knockdown of pleckstrin homology-like domain family A-member 3 diminishes reactive oxygen species release by human spinal astrocytes harbouring the superoxide-dismutase-1 amyotrophic

Aug 20, 2024
Category: Research
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What’s going on in our brains when we plan?

Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories. In pausing to think before making an important decision, we may imagine the potential outcomes

Aug 5, 2024
Category: Research
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Update your Cam Neuro Profile and be eligible to win a prize!

Before we embark on a new term, why not take 5 minute to update your Cambridge Neuroscience profile and be in with a chance of winning a prize

Jul 17, 2024
Category: Funding, Research, Training
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MPhil in Basic & Translational Neuroscience – Call for Projects Now Open!

The Cambridge Neuroscience MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience has accepted its 8th cohort of students due to start in October 2024. The course has proved very successful in its

Jul 16, 2024
Category: Research
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Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease

Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Jul 10, 2024
Category: Research
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Getting to grips with an extra thumb!

An emerging area of future technology is motor augmentation – using motorised wearable devices such as exoskeletons or extra robotic body parts to advance our motor capabilities beyond

Jul 10, 2024
Category: Research
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Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories

Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories In pausing to think before making an important decision, we may imagine the potential outcomes

Jun 11, 2024
Category: Research
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New insights into consciousness and brain function

In a Review just published at Trends in Neurosciences, Cambridge neuroscientists, Andrea Luppi, Emmanuel Stamatakis and David Menon outline how we can

May 29, 2024
Category: Research
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One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study finds

Cambridge scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions – which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts – may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

May 29, 2024
Category: Research, Uncategorized
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Over 20,000 people join search for new dementia treatments

More than 20,000 volunteers have been recruited to a resource aimed at speeding up the development of much-needed dementia drugs. The cohort will enable scientists in universities and industry to