Latest Brain Sciences News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences-viewer/rss Nick Dawe 2011-08-25T13:13:02Z Professor Peng Khaw knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0613/140602-profpengkhawknighted Professor Peng Tee Khaw, Professor of Glaucoma and Ocular Healing and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013. RSS Feed Clare Bowerman 2013-06-14T21:30:37Z Avatar therapy helps silence voices in schizophrenia http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/29052013-Avatar-therapy-helps-silence-voices-in-schizophrenia-Leff An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the Wellcome Trust. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-29T14:27:05Z Study finds brain system for emotional self-control http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/100513-study-finds-brain-system-for-emotional-self-control Different brain areas are activated when we choose for ourselves to suppress an emotion, compared to situations where we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-10T10:03:15Z TRACK-HD study identifies early predictors of disease progression in Huntington's disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/09052013-TRACK-HD-study-identifies-early-predictors-of-disease-progression-in-Huntingtons-disease-Tabrizi An international team led by researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology has identified a set of tests that could help identify whether - and how - Huntington’s disease (HD) is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-09T16:34:39Z Children with behavioural problems under-react to painful images http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/020513-children-with-behavioural-problems-under-react-to-painful-images When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains under-react, according to new research published today in Current Biology. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-02T16:08:22Z ‘Clean’ your memory to pick a winner http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130424-clean-your-memory-to-pick-a-winner Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer programme could be possible with proper training, according to researchers. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-24T11:20:29Z Learning disabilities affect up to 10 per cent of children http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130419-learning-disabilities Up to 10 per cent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom according to a new study. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-04-19T09:15:53Z Easter Eggs Live http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/270313-CABI-Easter-Eggs-Live-channel-4-chick-MRI Researchers at the UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI) have embarked on a rather unique Easter egg hunt and have been scanning chicken eggs for a new Channel 4 programme called Easter Eggs Live. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-27T16:40:49Z Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130326-french-embassy-workshops UCL researchers are invited to submit funding proposals to run collaborative science and/or technology workshops as part of the UCL–French Embassy partnership. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-26T16:30:01Z Mutations in VCP gene implicated in a number of neurodegenerative diseases http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/140313- New research, published in Neuron , gives insight into how single mutations in the VCP gene cause a range of neurological conditions including a form of dementia called Inclusion Body Myopathy, Paget’s Disease of the Bone and Frontotemporal Dementia (IBMPFD), and the motor neuron disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-14T17:59:25Z UCL Open Access Guidelines and Publishing Guide http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/13032013-open-access-guidelines-publication-policy UCL guidelines on open access and a publishing guide are available to UCL researchers. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-13T12:34:48Z The Great Brain Experiment: crowdsourcing data on how we think and act http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/11032013-The-Great-Brain-Experiment-Adams A new mobile app developed by UCL scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging will enable the team to carry out on an unprecedented scale experiments that previously could only be conducted on small groups of volunteers in the lab. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-03-12T16:52:22Z UCL News podcast: How we mishear lyrics http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/130301-UCL-news-podcast-how-we-mishear-lyrics The UCL News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-03-01T12:08:21Z Psychogenic diseases linked to abnormal brain activity http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/25022013-Psychogenic-diseases-linked-to-abnormal-brain-activity-Schrag Individuals with psychogenic disease (i.e. physical illness stemming from emotional or mental stresses) have brains that function differently to people with organic diseases, according to new research from UCL and the University of Cambridge. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-25T17:26:23Z Disabled at greater risk of violence and subsequent mental ill-health http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/Disabled-at-greater-risk-of-violence-and-subsequent-mental-ill-health-Khalifeh People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimised, according to research published today in the open access journal PLOS ONE . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-21T17:24:37Z Human Brain Project wins major EU funding http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/130128-human-brain-project-wins-major-EU-funding The Human Brain Project has been officially selected as one of the European Commission’s two FET Flagship projects. The new project will unite European efforts to address one of the greatest challenges of modern science: understanding the human brain. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-01-28T11:47:08Z Association funded researchers identify quadruplex structure in C9ORF72 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/21122002-Quadruplex-structure-of-gene A Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association funded research project at UCL has given new insights into the structure and function of an MND gene called C9ORF72. The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports . RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-12-21T14:25:46Z Record number of Marie Curie Fellowships for research at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/181212-Marie-Curie-Fellowships 23 postdoctoral researchers from 14 different countries have been awarded Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. The awards will enable researchers to spend up to two years working with research teams across all schools at UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-18T12:47:46Z Eisai pharmaceuticals and UCL form drug discovery alliance http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/131212-ucl-easai-pharmaceuticals-discovery-alliance UCL and the Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai, have entered into a new agreement to establish a major drug discovery and development collaboration today. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2012-12-13T09:56:58Z Brain study shows why some people are more in tune with what they want http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/neuroscience/12121002-decision-making Source: Press release from the Wellcome Trust UCL News Matt W Wakelin 2012-12-10T16:17:04Z UCL neuroscientists awarded highly competitive ERC Advanced Grants http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/neuroscience/121001-erc-grants Congratulations to Professors Dmitri Rusakov (UCL Institute of Neurology), Robin Ali (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) and Patrick Haggard (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience), who have all recently been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants. These highly competitive research grants are among the most sought after Principal Investigator awards offered from the ERC, and as stated on the ERC’s website: “allow exceptional established research leaders of any nationality and any age to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk projects that open new directions in their respective research fields or other domains.” UCL News Alison A Brindle 2012-12-10T12:22:48Z Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/05122012-Learning-to-control-brain-activity-improves-visual-sensitivity-Scharnowski Training human volunteers to control their own brain activity in precise areas of the brain can enhance fundamental aspects of their visual sensitivity, according to a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience . RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-12-05T11:09:42Z Brain and nervous system damaged by low-level exposure to pesticides http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/031212-Brain-and-nervous-system-damaged-by-rganophosphate-pesticides-MacKenzie-Ross Scientists have found that low-level exposure to organophosphates (OPs) produces lasting decrements in neurological and cognitive function. Memory and information processing speed are affected to a greater degree than other cognitive functions such as language. RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-12-03T15:31:50Z Professor Thompson elected chair of international progressive multiple sclerosis committee http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/neuroscience/12112901-thompson-mscommittee Professor Alan Thompson, Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, has recently been elected Chair of the Steering Committee of the International Progressive MS (multiple sclerosis) Collaborative. The Collaborative aims to expedite the development of effective disease modifying and symptom management therapies for progressive forms of MS and is an initiative of a number of MS International Federation (MSIF) member organisations and includes the MS Societies of Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Professor Thompson commented: “This is a unique opportunity to bring together researchers from around the world to tackle what is the most challenging area in MS – both for researchers and those affected by the condition. I am delighted to be invited to chair this expert group but don’t underestimate how difficult it is going to be to make a real impact on progression.” UCL News Alison A Brindle 2012-11-29T12:30:03Z Optogenetics: the new technique lighting up neuroscience http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/neuroscience/12112801-optogenetics  Professor Dimitri Kullmann (UCL Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy) and Dr Laura Mantoan (UCL Institute of Neurology) talk about a new technique known as optogenetics, which involves using light to stimulate neural activity in the brain. Listen: BBC R4 Today (from 1hr 22m) More: BBC News UCL News Alison A Brindle 2012-11-28T16:54:41Z