Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
Institute of Neurology
University College London
12 Queen Square
LONDON WC1N 3BG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 3448 4362
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News Archive 2007
21 DECEMBER 2007:
Top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2007 (No.9)
13 NOVEMBER 2007:
10 NOVEMBER 2007:
Leading neuroscientist seeks beauty, love and happiness
One of the world's leading neuroscientists is to search for the neural and biological basis for creativity, beauty and love after receiving over £1 million from the Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest medical research charity. The research will bring together science, the arts and philosophy to answer fundamental questions about what it means to be human.
15 SEPTEMBER 2007:
24 AUGUST 2007:
Pac-Man finds next level in fear research
A version of the computer game Pac-Man that delivers an electric shock to players has revealed how the human brain reacts to imminent danger.
24 AUGUST 2007:
Out-of-body experience recreated
Experts have found a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in volunteers.
06 AUGUST 2007:
Full Programme for London NYAS event (3-4 Dec 2007) released
19 JULY 2007:
A switch in handedness changes the brain
Forcing lefties to be righties results in more brain activity.
02 JULY 2007:
Professor Geraint Rees awarded Royal Society's Francis Crick Lectureship 2007
31 MAY 2007
WTCN team wins Brain Activity Interpretation Competition 2007
22 MAY 2007
Making Up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World
02 MAY 2007
Why losing money may be more painful than you think
Losing money may be intrinsically linked with fear and pain in the brain, scientists have discovered. In a Wellcome Trust study published this week in the 'Journal of Neuroscience', researchers have shown that during a gambling task, losing money activated an area of the brain involved in responding to fear and pain.
10 APRIL 2007
Scientists show we can die of a broken heart
10 APRIL 2007
Social Intelligence: from brain to culture
09 MARCH 2007
Professor Ray Dolan recipient of Max Planck Research Award 2007
15 JANUARY 2007
Amnesia patients stuck in present
Amnesia patients struggle to imagine new and future experiences as well as being unable to recall events from their past, a study has shown.
The Centre is supported by a Strategic Award from the Wellcome Trust