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Trying to keep an image we’ve just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are ‘looking’ at, according to the results of a study by researchers at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears, according to a study by researchers at the UCL Institute. The findings could explain why parents often fail to notice the sudden quiet from the playroom that usually accompanies the onset of mischief.

Dementia scientists at UCL are set to gain from a funding boost after Alzheimer’s Research UK committed a record amount of money to new research projects.

People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 per cent more likely to experience a heart attack compared with their counterparts without such work stress, according to a study of nearly 200 000 people from seven European countries.

UCL has today published a paper - MMR and the development of a research governance framework in UCL - that sets out how the university’s research governance framework has been updated to take account of institutional issues highlighted by the case of Dr Andrew Wakefield.

 "The kinds of features that parents report are cruelty to animals, cruelty to younger siblings and lying and not having any remorse or concern about getting caught," says Professor Essi Viding (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).  Read: Daily Mail

Dr Rachel Blass (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and Professor Geraint Rees(UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) on developments in neuroscience. Listen: BBC Radio 4 Today(from 1hr 26m & 2hr 49m) More: BBC News

The French Embassy has funded a series of UCL collaborative postdoctoral research workshops on topics in science or technology.

Professor Andrew Lees has been awarded the German Society of Neurology’s 2012 Dingebauer Prize for outstanding scientific attainment in the field of Parkinson's disease and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Prof Lees is to receive the award on 27th September 2012, during the 85th congress meeting in Hamburg.

Professional ball game players report the sensation of the ball ‘slowing-down’ just before they hit it. Confirming these anecdotal comments, a new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows that time is perceived to slow down during the period of action preparation, as the result of an increased intake of visual information.