Your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy 29 Oct 2025 The Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group is working to reduce our mental suffering. Here’s your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, where we meet... Read more
Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain-injured patients 29 Apr 2020 The ability to detect smells predicts recovery and long-term survival in patients who have suffered severe brain injury, a new study has found. A... Read more
Brain waves could help predict how we respond to general anaesthetics 14 Jan 2016 The complex pattern of ‘chatter’ between different areas of an individual’s brain while they are awake could help doctors better track and even... Read more
Listen to your heart: why your brain may give away how well you know yourself 21 Apr 2015 “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... Read more
Scientists find ‘hidden brain signatures’ of consciousness in vegetative state patients 16 Oct 2014 Scientists in Cambridge have found hidden signatures in the brains of people in a vegetative state, which point to networks that could support... Read more
Patient in ‘vegetative state’ not just aware, but paying attention 31 Oct 2013 Research raises possibility of devices in the future to help some patients in a vegetative state interact with the outside world. Read more