The MRC CBU (Uni of Cam) is a leading research Unit for advancing understanding of human cognition such as memory, attention, perception, language & emotion.
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
27 Nov 2025
The special issue celebrating John Duncan's retirement is now out! Check out all the gem articles here:
sciencedirect.com/special-is…
and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsych…
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We're kicking off #CBUMethodsDay with Clara Pecci Terroba's talk "Graph neural networks for neuroimaging" @mrccbu. The MRI/fMRI session is chaired by @dcdace and Marta Correia.
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Next up in the Behaviour, Statistics and Modelling session of #CBUMethodsDay is @jordan_gunn7 with "Assessing neurocognitive hypotheses using likelihood-based models", chaired by @BaysLab. @mrccbu
We're kicking off #CBUMethodsDay with Clara Pecci Terroba's talk "Graph neural networks for neuroimaging" @mrccbu. The MRI/fMRI session is chaired by @dcdace and Marta Correia.
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The Brain Stimulation session at #CBUMethodsDay is in full swing, with @mlueckel's talk "Precision mapping and zapping of the brain: Promises and open questions", chaired by Elizabeth Michael @mrccbu.
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We finish #CBUMethodsDay with EEG, MEG and Physiology, including @canalesjohnson's talk "Time-frequency Co-Information (TFCoI): Unraveling synergistic and redundant cross-frequency interactions using ECoG data". @mrccbu
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
22 Nov 2025
Out in @eLife, led by the fab Alicja Monaghan @mrccbu, w/ @rai_bethlehem, @DanAkarca & @DanielMargulies
Canonical neurodevelopmental trajectories of structural and functional manifolds doi.org/10.7554/eLife.103097
Funders: @TempletonWorld @MRC @wellcometrust @ERC_Research
TLDR?🧵
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18 Nov 2025
One week to go! Get your tickets on the link below...
22 Oct 2025
What does it mean to be both animal and thinker? Join @MoatazAssem and John Duncan on 25 November at Murray Edwards College for the launch of John’s new book ‘The Animal and the Thinker’. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-anima…
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17 Nov 2025
We are excited to announce #COGNESTIC 2026 @mrccbu in Cambridge, between 14-25 Sep 2026. Our 2-week summer school provides training in state-of-the-art methods for open neuroimaging analysis and great opportunities for professional networking:
mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/cog…
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
11 Nov 2025
Exciting news! The full CNS 2026 Schedule of Events is now available. Check out sessions, symposia, workshops, and more → cogneurosociety.org/schedule…
@CogNeuroNews @CNS_TA #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroscience
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
12 Nov 2025
Cambridge researchers: Want your work to be recognised for its real‐world impact? 🌍
The application deadline for the Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement has been extended!
Apply before 21 November and get your story heard 👇
cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/…
@Cambridge_Fest
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10 Nov 2025
New research by Henderson and colleagues found graded distinctions among typical amnestic and atypical (language, visual) Alzheimer’s phenotypes. The findings support a transdiagnostic, multidimensional model of AD that spans all subtypes: doi.org/10.1186/s13195-025-0…
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7 Nov 2025
People with poorer glucose control show faster learning from rewards, in turn linked to higher depression symptoms. This suggests a neurocognitive bridge between metabolic disease and mood: doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.202…
#MetabolicPsychiatry #Interoception #Depression
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
22 Oct 2025
Come listen to John Duncan and myself discussing his new book on 25 Nov. So much insight into the human condition. Definitely not an event to miss!
22 Oct 2025
What does it mean to be both animal and thinker? Join @MoatazAssem and John Duncan on 25 November at Murray Edwards College for the launch of John’s new book ‘The Animal and the Thinker’. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-anima…
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22 Oct 2025
What does it mean to be both animal and thinker? Join @MoatazAssem and John Duncan on 25 November at Murray Edwards College for the launch of John’s new book ‘The Animal and the Thinker’. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-anima…
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14 Oct 2025
New paper - Sex differences in healthy brain aging are unlikely to explain higher Alzheimer’s Disease prevalence in women: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2510486…
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
10 Oct 2025
This #WorldMentalHealthDay we are highlighting the importance of recognising the signs of overwhelm. 🌍💜
For tips on managing overwhelm check out our website:tinyurl.com/3jemzr7v
#WMHD #WMHD25 #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
10 Oct 2025
It's World Mental Health Day - a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters.🌍💜
This year our theme is ‘overwhelm’.
Check out our full resources, tips and more at our website: tinyurl.com/2h3fz4jw
#WMHD #WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay
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New paper: Mapping the task-general and task-specific neural correlates of speech production: meta-analysis and fMRI direct comparisons of category fluency and picture naming: doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.154
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6 Oct 2025
New paper - 'Disentangling phonology from phonological short-term memory in Alzheimer’s disease phenotypes': ow.ly/vmwY50X6UTY
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit retweeted
30 Sep 2025
Cambridge students! Freshers' Fair is on next week! Get ready to find your thing from over 300 clubs and societies 😍
Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 and 8 October
Time: 10am to 4pm
Place: Parker's Piece 📍
Find all the details here: cambridgesu.co.uk/freshers/f…
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