Obesity - it's in your genes

08 Dec 2011 - Overeating that is elicited by rewarding and cognitively salient stimuli are dominating factors for the current obesity epidemic. A number of environmental factors, as well as social and other non-eating behaviour such as sleep deprivation and work-overload are associated with obesity, but the underlying mechanisms are often not well understood. Uppsala University's Helgi B Schiöth, Christian Benedict, Pawel Olszewski, Samantha Brooks, and Robert Fredriksson provide new insight into the mechanisms causing obesity Read More

Frequent 'Heading' in Soccer Can Lead to Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment

05 Dec 2011 - Using advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests, researchers have shown that repeatedly heading a soccer ball increases the risk for brain injury and cognitive impairment. The imaging portion of the findings was recently presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago. Read More

Glasgow misses out on FENS Forum in 2016

02 Dec 2011 - The BNA collaborated with Glasgow's City Council and with the SECC to put forward a strong bid to host the FENS Forum in 2016. Read More

Obituary: Professor Jon Driver - UCL News

30 Nov 2011 - UCL reports with great sadness the death on 28 November of Jon Driver, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, and one of the world’s leading psychologists and neuroscientists. Read More

3pm slump? Why a sugar rush may not be the answer

22 Nov 2011 - A new study has found that protein and not sugar activates the cells responsible for keeping us awake and burning calories. The research, published today in the 17 November issue of the scientific journal Neuron, has implications for understanding obesity and sleep disorders. Read More