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Brain mechanisms that distinguish imagination from reality discovered
Brain mechanisms that distinguish imagination from reality discovered

Brain mechanisms that distinguish imagination from reality discovered

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new study led by UCL researchers.

05 Jun 2025

Talking therapy could be effective treatment for stroke survivors
Talking therapy could be effective treatment for stroke survivors

Talking therapy could be effective treatment for stroke survivors

Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

05 Jun 2025

Non-inherited genes affect children’s development
Non-inherited genes affect children’s development

Non-inherited genes affect children’s development

Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report by UCL researchers.

08 May 2025

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Professor Aikaterini Fotopoulou Awarded 2025 ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize
Professor Aikaterini Fotopoulou Awarded 2025 ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize

Professor Aikaterini Fotopoulou Awarded 2025 ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize

Professor Aikaterini Fotopoulou from Division of Psychology and Language Sciences has been awarded the ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies meeting.

23 Jun 2025

New study targets neurocomputational root cause of depression’s most debilitating symptom: Anergia
New study targets neurocomputational root cause of depression’s most debilitating symptom: Anergia

New study targets neurocomputational root cause of depression’s most debilitating symptom: Anergia

An international team will study why effort feels overwhelming in depression, using neuroscience and AI to develop better treatments for anergia.

20 Jun 2025

New research reveals how the brain distinguishes familiar voices
New research reveals how the brain distinguishes familiar voices

New research reveals how the brain distinguishes familiar voices

Researchers in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences have revealed that our brains process the voices of people we know well differently to those we are unfamiliar with.

29 May 2025