Barbara Sahakian
@BJSahakian
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge. Author of 'Bad Moves', 'Sex, Lies, & Brain Scans' and 'Brain Boost'
Cambridge, England
Joined May 2013
RT @psychiatry_ucam: 🫀 Want to slash your risk of heart disease without a total lifestyle overhaul? @BJSahakian says these seven tiny chang….
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RT @psychiatry_ucam: Lonely? Skip the chatbot—grab a book, say @BJSahakian and Dr ChristelleLangley. New research shows reading fiction re….
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RT @CambridgeUP: What can you do to improve your mental health and wellbeing? 🧠. Authors @BJSahakian and @DrCLangley reveal how you take ch….
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RT @CambridgeUP: What was the inspiration behind ‘Brain Boost’? 💭. Authors @BJSahakian and @DrCLangley reveal their inspiration, along with….
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RT @CambridgeUP: Hear from @BJSahakian and @DrCLangley as they talk about their book 'Brain Boost: Healthy Habits for a Happier Life' and s….
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RT @CPFT_Research: Thank you 🙏 to Prof @BJSahakian & @DrCLangley for donating a copy of your book to @CpftLibrary for everyone @CPFT_NHS to….
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Excellent evening at the @CUPBookshop @CambUP_Psych book launch of 'How to Talk to your Child About Drugs'. Brilliant talk from @OwenBowdenJones about his book which will be a great help to any parent.
You've still got time to come to our event tonight! 🙌. For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we've got the incredible @OwenBowdenJones in to talk about his new book 'How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs'. 💙. Get your free tickets for 6:30pm this evening! 🔗
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'Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds' @guardianscience article covering our new study from @Cambridge_Uni and Fudan University
theguardian.com
Researchers surprised at impact that even small differences in sleep make to adolescents’ cognitive abilities
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Teenagers who sleep longer and earlier are likely to do better at tests, study finds
independent.co.uk
The study showed that those who slept longer and earlier had better reading, vocabulary and problem solving skills than their counterparts
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BBC news article on our sleep study in adolescents @Cambridge_Uni and Fudan University.
Is an early night the key to better test results?
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Our new study with Fudan University: Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks | University of Cambridge @WeiFDU
cam.ac.uk
But the study of adolescents in the US also showed that even those with better sleeping habits were not reaching the amount of sleep recommended for their age group. Sleep plays an important role in
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I was delighted to receive a CBE from His Majesty The King, which recognises my research on human cognitive processes in health, psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases. I am grateful to my PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and colleagues for their collaboration
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RT @BritishNeuro: 📖Join us for a special session at #BNA2025 exploring how reading for pleasure supports brain health. Speakers:@BJSahakian….
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RT @CUPBookshop: What were our March Favourites? 🤔. The top four bestsellers in our Bookshop were:. 📚 Living with Jane Austen by Janet Todd….
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Reading is good for brain health, cognition and wellbeing. It was a wonderful celebration of “The Queen’s Reading Room” at Her Majesty The Queen’s Reception at Clarence House last week @DrCLangley @CambridgeUP @CUPBookshop
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RT @CUPBookshop: A massive thank you to @BJSahakian and @DrCLangley for starting our @Cambridge_Fest events in style. Their book Brain Boos….
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RT @NakedScientists: News podcast: Daniel Davis @imperialcollege on the immune system; @BJSahakian @clarehall_cam on cognition; Richard Hol….
thenakedscientists.com
Plus, keeping cognitive decline at bay...
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RT @CUPBookshop: Our display for @Cambridge_Fest is looking lovely in the sunshine. Have you booked your tickets yet?.#CamFest. https://t.co….
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Divergent biological pathways linking short and long sleep durations to mental and physical health | Nature Mental Health @Jianfengfenguk @WeiFDU @psychiatry_ucam @Nature
nature.com
Nature Mental Health - Using data from the UK Biobank, the authors investigate the differences between short and long sleep duration regarding genetics, biomarkers and phenotypic implications.
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