In the media

"While this is interesting, one has to worry that these types of findings are artefactual,” said Professor John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) about recent research finding a link between a common pain medication and dementia.

“The real gift of this technology is not to computer science — at the moment. Rather, it is an enabling technology that allows scientists to perform experiments on a little brain,” said Professor Karl Friston (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) on a new biological computer.

Professor Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) has revealed six straightforward strategies to enhance your cognitive function this summer.

A series of digital tests, carried out via smartphone app, could enhance the detection of disease progression in Huntington’s disease and improve the efficiency of clinical trials, finds research led by Professor Ed Wild (UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre) and scientists at Roche.

Professor Robert Pitceathly (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) welcomed the research. He said: “The next step is broader validation and integrating this technology into NHS diagnostic services to improve patient outcomes”.

Professor Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) expressed his misgivings about the tests.

“Sometimes families are in despair, knowing that something is wrong but not having a diagnosis” says Professor Nick Fox (UCL Institute of Neurology).

The first signs of posterior cortical atrophy include changes to your vision. Dr Natalie Ryan (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) explains that this can show up as “difficulty reading, judging distances and depth perception”.

Dr Cath Mummery (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) is leading clinical trials to test a new generation of drugs aimed at slowing down the progress of young-onset Alzheimer’s.

“Keep your brain active by doing the things that you enjoy doing… I’ve previously said, ‘If you hate Sudoku, don’t do Sudoku’ as you’re not going to stick with it,” said Professor Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) on staying engaged to resist dementia.

Professor Martin Brown (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) tested a new scoring system to measure the risk of stroke in patients with narrowed arteries due to atherosclerosis, which could prevent unnecessary surgeries and stents.

A team of researchers, led by Dr Joseph Mole (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Department of Neuropsychology, UCLH) identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving.

Professor John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) said that a positive result in a current trial examining a hypothesised link between viruses and dementia might start to change his scepticism on the virus theory.

“Often, not knowing when the next seizure will be or not knowing what the future will bring can have a bigger impact than the seizure themselves,” said Professor Ley Sander (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) on the mental impact of seizures.

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by Professor John Duncan (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).