News
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Researchers transform Parkinson’s tremors into music
11 March 2024
A new music album based on the tremors of people with Parkinson’s has been launched by a team of UCL researchers, to help provide relief for people with the condition. The Tremors vs Tremors project, in collaboration with creative agency Innocean Berlin and audio production company DaHouse, has created a series of bespoke songs based on the personal narratives, favourite genres and tremor recordings of five people with Parkinson’s.
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UCL and leading charities launch Digital Hub to transform understanding of the brain’s role in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
27 January 2024
Over the past two years, researchers and engagement specialists at UCL’s Department of Imaging Neuroscience and two leading OCD charities, International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and UK-based OCD Action, have collaborated with people from the OCD community to create bespoke website, OCD and the Brain.
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Dr Peter Kok awarded the 2024 Young Investigator Award by the Cognitive Neuroscience Society
10 January 2024
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Study featured in Quanta Magazine's top three breakthroughs in Biology and Neuroscience in 2023
21 December 2023
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Department of Imaging Neuroscience Joins the Communication Access UK Scheme
24 October 2023
To improve our ability to support those with communication difficulties, the Department of Imaging Neuroscience at UCL has become accredited under the Communication Access UK (CAUK) Scheme.
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The Patterns of Perception in Parkinson’s disease (PoP-PD) team launches two new booklets to open up conversations about Parkinson’s dementia
12 July 2023
The complementary pair of booklets – designed for people living with Parkinson’s, and healthcare professionals – were co-developed by a multi-disciplinary team, including people living with Parkinson’s.
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Study uncovers how our brains connect the past and present
30 May 2023
A study led by Dr Avital Hahamy and Professor Tim Behrens (Department of Imaging Neuroscience) has uncovered a brain mechanism that supports our understanding of ongoing experiences.
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Department of Imaging Neuroscience awarded funding to discover how the brain allows us to live our lives
5 May 2023
Wellcome funding has been awarded to establish The Discovery Research Platform for Naturalistic Neuroimaging at The Department of Imaging Neuroscience.
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Humans struggle to differentiate imagination from reality
27 April 2023
The more vividly a person imagines something, the more likely it is that they believe it’s real, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
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Understanding MRI: Two animations co-created alongside research participants to explain key aspects of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
20 April 2023
The Understanding MRI team have co-created two new animations which explain important aspects of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – a key neuroimaging technique frequently used by researchers at UCL’s Department of Imaging Neuroscience.