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« Back to NewsWellcome Discovery Award to study learning in neurons
11 March 2025
Wellcome Trust has given a prestigious Discovery Award to fund research on fundamental mechanisms of learning in cortical neurons.
Children’s epilepsy treatment device wins The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate Award 2024
10 March 2025
The Children’s Adaptive Deep brain stimulation for Epilepsy Trial (CADET), a collaboration between clinicians, industry and academics, won in the Medical & Healthcare category
Bringing Neuroscience to Life: A Visit to Aylesford School
28 February 2025
Two researchers from NDCN visited the Warwickshire school to teach students about the brain.
Anticholinergic medications given to people with psychosis could worsen memory
26 February 2025
Medications routinely given to people experiencing psychosis could be worsening some of their cognitive function, including memory and concentration, according to a new analysis of existing research.
New research to use focused ultrasound technology to address cognitive decline in Lewy body dementia patients
22 January 2025
A collaboration between The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and Race Against Dementia to fund the innovative clinical trial.
Exploring the brain's hidden symphony at New Scientist Live
18 November 2024
Researchers from MRC BNDU recently brought cutting-edge neuroscience to the public through interactive exhibits and live demonstrations at this year’s New Scientist Live event, held in London 12-14 October.
Tim Denison elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
18 September 2024
Many congratulations to BNDU Group Leader Professor Tim Denison on the announcement today of his election to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
New study discovers that robust memory of a previous event prevents new flexible memories from being formed
6 September 2024
Researchers at the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit have discovered a new neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus, that prevents new ‘flexible’ memories from being formed due to a past ‘robust’ memory.
Research uncovers mechanism behind stubborn memories
18 January 2024
Researchers from the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories that drive ill-advised actions. Focusing on cocaine experience, the researchers demonstrate how the collective activity of many nerve cells distributed across the brain underlies the persistence of such memories, providing new insights into why drug-seeking behaviours could lead to addiction.
Researchers win UK Dementia Research Institute Grand Challenge Award to identify early signs of Alzheimer's
7 March 2023
The MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit has received funding for a multi-year research partnership designed to advance the understanding of early changes to the operations of brain circuits in Alzheimer's disease.
Bioelectronic implant offers an intelligent therapy to treat incontinence
31 January 2023
The first participants in a clinical trial of a bioelectrical therapy to treat incontinence have received their 'smart' bioelectronic implants.
Director of MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit appointed
15 December 2022
From 2 January 2023, Professor Peter Magill will lead the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit (MRC BNDU) at the University of Oxford.
The Symphony of the Brain - new video about brain waves
14 December 2022
Scientists in our Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit have been working with Oxford Sparks to produce this engaging video about their research.
MRC BNDU receives a Wellcome Collaborative Award for Parkinson’s research
29 April 2022
We are delighted to announce that the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit has received Collaborative Award funding from Wellcome for a substantial multi-year research programme designed to advance the understanding of why dopamine-producing nerve cells are especially vulnerable in Parkinson’s.
Mapping uncharted networks in the progression of Parkinson’s
26 October 2021
A major new $9 million project funded by the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative will map the original circuits vulnerable to Parkinson’s on an unprecedented scale. The project is a collaboration between core investigators Stephanie Cragg, Richard Wade-Martins, and Peter Magill at Oxford, Mark Howe at Boston University and Dinos Meletis at the Karolinska Institutet, as well as collaborators Yulong Li at Peking University and Michael Lin at Stanford University.
Research shows how the brain reorganises old memories when new ones are made
18 February 2021
Researchers have discovered that the arrangement of existing memories in the brain is altered when we embed new memories
Retirement of Professor Peter Brown
15 January 2021
This month sees the retirement of Professor Peter Brown as Director of the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.
Scientists discover what happens in our brains when we make educated guesses
17 September 2020
Researchers have identified how cells in our brains work together to join up memories of separate experiences, allowing us to make educated guesses in everyday life.