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Unravelling the mystery of pain and anaesthesia
15 February 2016
Listen to Irene Tracey discussing her work on pain at the Wellcome Collection/BBC World Service 'Exchanges at the Frontier' series
Patients, carers, and researchers discuss a rare form of motor neuron disease
13 November 2015
On Friday 23 October, patients, carers, researchers and healthcare professionals gathered together at the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel for the first ever UK day dedicated to primary lateral sclerosis.
Particular brain connections linked to positive human traits
28 September 2015
There is a strong correspondence between a particular set of connections in the brain and positive lifestyle and behaviour traits, according to a new study by Oxford University researchers.
Registration now open for MRI-based neuroimaging in research courses
23 September 2015
We are pleased to announce that the FMRIB Graduate Programme for the 2015/2016 academic year is now open for registration.
Irene Tracey awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
11 May 2015
48 of the UK's leading medical researchers have been recognised for excellence in medical science with their election to the Academy Fellowship.
Babies and adults show similar patterns of pain-related brain activity
21 April 2015
The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering Oxford University brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults.
New scanner for functional MRI research
13 April 2015
On Sunday 12 April, a new 3 Tesla MRI scanner arrived on site.
'Ouch zone' in the brain identified
10 March 2015
Our researchers find that activity in a brain area known as the dorsal posterior insula is directly related to the intensity of pain.
Computer algorithm picks out the drugs that work
18 February 2015
Computer algorithms can tell apart the drugs that provide effective pain relief from ineffective placebos, Oxford's Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain has found.
Learn about functional and structural brain image analysis on the 2015 FSL course
17 February 2015
This intensive four-day course covers both the theory and practice of functional and structural brain image analysis, combining detailed lectures interleaved with hands-on practical sessions using the FSL software.
Study shows how human brain learns to handle disability
9 January 2015
People born without one hand, who are still able to use both limbs well in otherwise two-handed tasks, are likely to show brain activity which resembles that of people with two hands.
Linking development, ageing, and disease processes in the brain
25 November 2014
Gwenaëlle Douaud and colleagues reveal new evidence that shows how development, ageing, and disease processes are related in the brain.
Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain opens its doors
16 September 2014
On Friday 12 September, the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) invited members of the public to visit the control room of its Ultra High Field MRI scanner.
Sleep deprivation may shrink the brain
5 September 2014
Sleep difficulties may be linked to a more rapid decline in brain volume according to a new study published in Neurology.
Researchers pinpoint degrees of consciousness during anaesthesia
24 October 2013
Researchers led by Professor Irene Tracey of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have discovered how to get the clearest picture yet of degrees of perceptual awareness in the brain during the period of anaesthesia.
Ruby wax tour of the brain
22 September 2013
Comedian Ruby Wax is guiding viewers on a tour inside the human brain organised by FMRIB scientists.