BN news
Let’s get moving: Unravelling how locomotion starts
15 May 2012
Scientists at the University of Bristol shed light on one of the great unanswered questions of neuroscience: how the brain initiates rhythmic movements like walking, running and swimming.
New study seeks volunteers to help older people experiencing pain
14 May 2012
Up to 62% of people over 75 have chronic pain but, despite its prevalence, older people are also more likely to suffer in silence. A new University of Bristol study is seeking volunteers to find out what research should be done for those suffering from chronic pain.
Bristol dementia brain bank in appeal to reach anniversary target
10 May 2012
BN neuroscientists' appeal for more people to consider brain donation to meet their target of 150 donors by June, and enable the University South West Dementia Brain Bank to contribute to the UK-wide project called Brains for Dementia Research (BDR).
Between: mind, matter, and materials
20 December 2011
Exhibition of new neuroscience art in the windows of the Dorothy Hodgkin Building
How cannabis causes ‘cognitive chaos’ in the brain
25 October 2011
New research by BN scientists shows that the effects of cannabis on brain activity are reminiscent of impairments seen in schizophrenia.
Moth ears detect movement the size of an atom
19 October 2011
Moths are so finely tuned to the ultrasonic calls of predatory bats that the nerve cells in their ears are activated by displacements of the eardrum the size of a small atom, according to new research from the University of Bristol. This means that if a moth’s eardrum was scaled up to the thickness of a brick wall, a displacement of that wall equivalent to the diameter of a hair would be detectable to the moth.
More news
- Professor Lord Robert Winston opens new MRI centre
20 September 2011 - Grant awarded for dementia research
19 September 2011 - Bristol Neuroscience graduate launches brain blog
15 September 2011 - Neuroscience meets real-life medicine thanks to new funding scheme
2 September 2011 - Getting inside the mind (and up the nose) of our ancient ancestors
18 August 2011