MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

By tying together more than a century of memory research at Cambridge, the Memory Lab gives us tangible ways to improve, preserve and understand our...

The ability to understand language could be much better preserved into old age than previously thought, according to researchers from the University...

Adolescence is a dangerous time for the onset of mental health problems. Advances in brain imaging are helping to picture how neural changes in these...

Restoring the low levels of the chemical serotonin may help improve brain function and reduce impulsivity in some dementia patients, according to...

“Listen to your heart,” sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not everyone is able to tune into their heartbeat, according to an...

Intentionally recalling memories may lead us to forget other competing experiences that interfere with retrieval, according to a study published today...

Scientists in Cambridge have found hidden signatures in the brains of people in a vegetative state, which point to networks that could support...

New research shows that, contrary to what was previously assumed, suppressing unwanted memories reduces their influence on behaviour, and sheds light...

Research raises possibility of devices in the future to help some patients in a vegetative state interact with the outside world.