UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. Follow us for updates on publications, seminars and public engagement activities within this research department.
🎧 One for your lunchtime listen: Professor Dame Uta Frith (@UCL_ICN) joins BBC Women's Hour to discuss autism diagnosis and stigma. (from 16 mins)
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Professor Uta Frith (@UCL_ICN) joins the All in the Mind BBC Sounds podcast to discuss how autism diagnosis and types of autism have expanded in recent years. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002l3…
Are there any potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs? Journalist Brandon Robshaw visits @UCL_ICN to find out more. (£wall)
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🎶 Steve Fleming, professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London (@ucl), reflects on the surprising connections between music and science.
@UCLBrainScience@UCL_ICN@UCLPALS
This month we spoke to Professor Steven Bloch, expert in speech & language therapy and conversation analysis at UCL. We find out more about how he got into this fascinating field of research.
ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/res…
I asked AI for a brain scientist performing stand up comedy, and we can all agree that it’s uncannily accurate esp the spare microphone. Come along to the @UCLBrainScience Comedy Club next Monday to see for yourself! Ticket link in replies.
UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience has long been a hub for Japanese researchers, and we had another UCL/NTT/CiNet collaborative meeting —many excellent talks and discussions! @UCL_ICN, @cinet_info, @NttResearch
🧠 What if we could watch dementia unfold in a dish—and stop it before it starts?
Join Prof Selina Wray (@UCLIoN) on 18 Sept for a free UCL Lunch Hour Lecture exploring the future of dementia research.
📅 1–2pm | 💻 Online
👉 buff.ly/0C2Q6zA#WorldAlzheimersMonth
Professor Dennis Chan (@UCL_ICN) and colleagues are developing augmented reality technology aimed at detecting Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
Find out how this could change the future of Alzheimer's detection: piped.video/watch?v=7IvBZcfO…#WorldAlzheimersMonth
🧠😂 Don’t miss out! There are still tickets left for Brain Science Comedy Club 🎤 @UCLBrainScience
🗓️ Mon 22nd Sept | ⏰ 7–9:30pm
📍 Bloomsbury Studio
Grab yours before they’re gone 👉 ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-theatre…
🗣️ "New technologies make it possible to get answer to questions that we could barely approach a few years ago."
Professor @antoniahamilton (@UCL_ICN) talks to us about why she fell in love with social neuroscience and her latest research.
🔗 ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/res…
The brain holds a ‘map’ of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges itself to compensate for the loss, according to new research led by scientists at @UCL_ICN.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/aug/brai…
🧠😂 Get ready for a night where neurons meet nonsense! Brain Science Comedy Club is back on 22nd September with science-savvy stand-up that'll tickle your cortex.🎤
📍Bloomsbury Studio | 🎟️Tickets: ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-theatre…