MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
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The MRC CBU (Uni of Cam) is a leading research Unit for advancing understanding of human cognition such as memory, attention, perception, language & emotion.
Cambridge, UK
Joined March 2011
New fMRI study shows the hippocampus signals mismatches only when our expectations are based on episodic memories — not general knowledge. Challenges theories of the hippocampus as a domain-general comparator:
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RT @CamNeuro: 📢Last week to REGISTER: Registration closes on the 1st Sep for a 2-day international conference "Interventions & Recovery" on….
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The 8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium – Interventions & Recovery is an international meeting, which will take place on September 10-11th 2025 at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of…
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Check out the 4D Lab’s latest blog by @kaysonfakhar on their website relating to their research funded by @templetonworld: #brainnetworks #socialnetworks #brainwiring
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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New study from Cam-CAN using 11 different white matter (WM) measures shows WM health is multidimensional—4 latent MRI-derived factors explain 89% of WM variance, linking brain microstructure to vascular health & cognition:
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RT @CamNeuro: 📢REGISTRATION IS OPEN for our 8th Cam Neuro Symposium: Interventions and Recovery on 10-11th Sep 2025🧠. The speaker line up i….
neuroscience.cam.ac.uk
The 8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium – Interventions & Recovery is an international meeting, which will take place on September 10-11th 2025 at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of…
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RT @CamNeuro: 📢📢📢Deadline TOMORROW (1st Aug) for Poster Abstract Submissions for the 8th Cam Neuro Symposium!. 🧠All neuroscience themes wel….
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The 8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium – Interventions & Recovery is an international meeting, which will take place on September 10-11th 2025 at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of…
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In this paper, we measured three neural responses (eCAP, eABR, eASSR) to stimulation with #cochlearimplant using the same stimulus to disentangle the effects of response type and of stimulus type on neural response properties:
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International study shows that higher levels of education do not reduce rates of cognitive and brain decline in later years, contrary to views that education protects against such decline:
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RT @DuncanAstle: Want the details? Check out the open access paper. Thanks to funders @MRC @TempletonWorld and supporters @CamNeuro @MRCCBU….
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RT @DuncanAstle: Second, she used transcription data from the @AllenInstitute, and found that the genes in the PGS particularly overlap wit….
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🎙️New episode of Biotech Bulls and Breakthroughs is live!. John Gagliano and Sheff discuss the latest trends in the biotech market, focusing on key companies, insights from earnings season, and upcoming catalysts.
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RT @DuncanAstle: Those with *high* polygenic scores (PGS) for cognitive ability had a *softer* ‘distance penalty’ in their GNM. The end res….
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RT @DuncanAstle: First, she built connectomes from ~2k 10yr olds from ABCD. To each she fit a generative network model (GNM) – a simple com….
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RT @DuncanAstle: *New Paper* How genes for IQ shape brain organisation. Amazing work led by Alicja Monaghan @mrccbu reveals 2 ways. First,….
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Abstract. What role do our genes play in shaping the structural organisation of the living human brain? Across a sample of 2,153 children (9–11 years old), we address this question, focusing on...
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