Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging

News Archive 2010

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06 DECEMBER 2010:

Seeing the world differently: how the brain's architecture makes our view of the world unique
Wellcome Trust scientists have shown for the first time that exactly how we see our environment depends on the size of the visual part of our brain.

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27 SEPTEMBER 2010:

Feeling introspective? Your Brain Structure May Be Key
Those good at 'thinking about thinking' have more gray matter in certain area of the brain, scans show.

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17 SEPTEMBER 2010:

The science of knowing our own minds (UCL TV)
A team from UCL Neuroscience have studied how the thickness of the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain behind the eyes) determines our ability to introspect on our own actions. Their groundbreaking research is featured in the 17 September issue of Science.

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27 AUGUST 2010:

Research reveals two heads are better than one sometimes
Professors Chris Frith of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at the University College London (UCL) and Niels Bohr at the University of Aarhus in Denmark and colleagues discovered that two heads work best when they are equals and can speak freely with one another.

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17 JUNE 2010:

UCL brain study reveals that agreement is rewarding

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21 MAY 2010:

Professor Ray Dolan elected Fellow of the Royal Society

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31 MARCH 2010:

Professor Chris Frith awarded 2009 Fyssen International Prize

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11 MARCH 2010:

Brain scans 'can distinguish memories'
Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan. The University College London researchers showed people film clips and were able to predict which ones they were subsequently thinking about.

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08 JANUARY 2010:

Dopamine levels in the brain 'influence decision making'
Dopamine, a chemical with a key role in setting people's moods, could have a much wider-ranging impact on their everyday lives, research suggests.

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