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Building resilience for women with a breast cancer diagnosis

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10 October 20227 February 2023

The Centre for Building Resilience in Breast Cancer (BRiC) is a unique, award-winning centre for the research and practice of resilience for women in the UK who are diagnosed with…Read More >

Building resilience for women with a breast cancer diagnosis

Beautiful brains: Bringing the wonders of neuroscience to schoolchildren

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10 January 202219 January 2022

Dr Mark Dallas from Pharmacy explains how he has enlisted the skills of an artist to bring the wonders of neuroscience to schoolchildren. 

Is pain in your body or mind? How the answer can help guide your treatment

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3 March 20203 November 2021

Our brains have the ability to tone down how intensely we feel pain in certain situations. In a new post for The Conversation, Dr Richard Harrison’s explains how his research…Read More >

Brain cells long thought of as passive play key role in memory – study in mice

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10 February 20203 November 2021

Microglia – cells long thought to be solely the brain’s support network – may actually play a key role in retaining memories, a new study in mice shows. Writing for…Read More >

Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley

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2 December 20193 November 2021

Dr Ciara McCabe, our specialist on the brain’s reward system, looks at the latest craze for ‘dopamine fasting’ and separates fact from fiction in a new post for The Conversation.

Defeating dementia

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20 September 20193 November 2021

From finding brain changes decades before dementia strikes to exploring the protective effects of speaking another language, Reading researchers are targeting the disease on several fronts. For World Alzheimer’s Day,…Read More >

How will technology shape the future of humanity?

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9 May 201914 March 2023

What will the future of humanity look like? Ahead of tonight’s Albert Wolters annual lecture on consciousness, autonomy and responsibility by philosopher Daniel Dennett, we asked five Reading academics what…Read More >

How speaking another language is good for your brain

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19 February 20193 November 2021

Speaking more than one language can change the physical structure of your brain. How  and why does this happen, and what implications might this have across our lifetimes from a…Read More >

How speaking another language is good for your brain

Diagnostic labels for mental health conditions are not always useful

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19 October 201815 November 2021

Putting a name to a mental health condition can allow faster access to public services and supportive patient groups – but these diagnostic labels are of limited use to clinicians…Read More >

Tackling teenage depression

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10 October 20183 November 2021

Depression is now the world’s leading health problem, causing more disability than any other disease according to the World Health Organisation. Reading neuroscientist Dr Ciara McCabe tells us about her…Read More >

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