Thomas Willis Day 2019
17 May 2019
On 16 May we celebrated the work of our Department over the previous year, marking our successes in research, teaching and public engagement.
Simon Kyle named NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellow
16 May 2019
The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows.
Risk of dementia after TIA or stroke
2 May 2019
Risk of dementia after stroke is a major concern for patients and carers. Reliable data on risk of dementia, particularly after TIA or minor stroke, are scarce.
Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award for integrative imaging of brain structure and function
17 April 2019
Award Integrative Neuroimaging Research
A group of Prinicpal Investigators have been awarded a £4m Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award to image brain structure and function
Link confirmed between white matter pathways and strength of communication between brain regions
16 April 2019
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
The degree to which functional connectivity between brain regions is affected by the properties of white matter pathways is a fundamental question in neuroscience.
Research leads to drug discovery programme for treating pain
16 April 2019
LifeArc, one of the UK’s leading medical research charities, has signed a deal to license an ion channel drug discovery programme to Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited.
New small bore MRI scanner
4 April 2019
The new small-animal scanner for our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging is lifted into place at the Biomedical Services Building
New insights into how we learn payoffs and costs of actions
4 April 2019
How do we decide what to do in any given situation? We need to work out the payoffs and costs of actions – what we will gain and what it might cost us. But what is the exact nature of the mechanism in the brain which weighs up these payoffs and costs?
Queen of Pain on her Life Scientific
2 April 2019
Our Head of Department Professor Irene Tracey talks to Radio 4's Jim Al-Khalili about imaging pain in the brain
Senior pain researcher to move to Oxford
1 April 2019
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Ben Seymour to our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.
Professor Tipu Aziz recipient of Britain's highest neurosurgery honour
28 March 2019
Professor Tipu Aziz from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has been awarded the Medal of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) for his lifetime achievement in neurosurgery.
Brain Awareness Week activities engage the public
21 March 2019
Clinical Neurology Integrative Neuroimaging Public engagement
Brain Awareness Week is an annual global initiative designed to raise awareness among the public about brain-related research and the impact that neuroscientists are having on the world.
Later school start time trialled in Teensleep Project
21 March 2019
Ophthalmology Public engagement Research
Researchers in our Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute are working with Havant & South Downs College on a teenage sleep study.
NMDAR-Antibody Encephalitis: A new clinical way to identify patients
21 February 2019
Paper published in Lancet Psychiatry may help with the accurate detection of this form of autoimmune encephalitis
World’s first gene therapy operation for common cause of sight loss carried out
19 February 2019
Researchers in Oxford have carried out the world’s first gene therapy operation to tackle the root cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the UK’s most common cause of sight loss.
New research to investigate role of blood-brain barrier in neurological conditions
12 February 2019
A new consortium of 27 partners coordinated by our department will tackle the challenge of discovery and characterisation of blood-brain barrier targets and transport mechanisms for brain delivery of therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases.
Natural Killer cells used to treat chronic pain
1 February 2019
Damage to nerves during surgery or after an injury can lead to long-term pain. Scientists have found that specialised cells help to remove damaged nerve fibres, allowing new healthy nerves to re-grow, ameliorating nerve pain.
MRI scans reveal how brain protects memories
31 January 2019
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
Two distinct parts of the human brain - the neocortex and the hippocampus (a part of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions) - have been shown to help protect our memories from interfering with one another.
Award success for MSc in Sleep Medicine student
28 January 2019
Priya Maharaj has won the Archibald Jackson Prize from Somerville College for achieving a Distinction in the MSc in Sleep Medicine.