Join us for the next Catalyst Seminar in Children and Young People’s Mental Health (UCL Institute of Mental Health), which will look at #autism , #neurodiversity & mental health.

🗓️ 16 November, 1-2.15pm
💻 Online

Register ⬇️ bit.ly/3sOI2nW

“Laughter is primarily a social behaviour, and probably the most important social skill that we ever learn to do,” said Prof Prof Sophie Scott CBE (@UCL_ICN UCL Psych & Lang Sci), describing the evolutionary origin & social role of laughter.

Read the story in The Independent ⬇️ bit.ly/3NmY5my

Another UCL startup we're celebrating this #WorldVeganDay is Livia's.

Olivia Wollenberg (UCL Brain Sciences) founded Livia's, which makes best-selling plant-based indulgent treats.

Find out how @UCL supported Olivia’s entrepreneurial journey.
bit.ly/3UcAN4N

Want to learn more about the #Orthoptics (pre-registration) MSc programme taught UCL Institute of Ophthalmology? Bookings are open for our Virtual Graduate Open Day. Hear from programme directors about this fast-track course to become an orthoptist.

Book your place here: bit.ly/3Dt53BF

Actors may suppress their core sense of self when acting, as they immerse themselves in a new role, finds a new study by SheWhoRemains🧠🎭🇲🇸 Greaves (@UCLPALS UCL ICN) 🎭

Read the story in The Times and The Sunday Times ⬇️ bit.ly/3Ds1onI

An anti-inflammatory drug, a tablet form of the stress hormone cortisol, could help people with #PTSD forget traumatic events when given immediately afterwards, finds a new study led by Vanessa Hennessy (@UCLPALS).

Read the story in The Times and The Sunday Times (£) ⬇️ bit.ly/3sGDCQ9

Don't forget to register for this year's UCL Centre for Behaviour Change conference, which has a great line-up of speakers plus sessions covering all the most relevant topics of behaviour change.

🗓️ 7-9 Nov
💻 Online

#cbcconf2022

Further info 👉 bit.ly/3sr21c2

If you missed it, or you want to watch it again, the recording of our last inaugural lecture with Professor Omar Mahroo is now ready on our site: ucl.ac.uk/ioo/inaugural-…

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Professor Alan Thompson spoke at a patient meeting at the European Committee for Treatment and Research in #MultipleSclerosis (ECTRIMS) conference in Amsterdam on Saturday.

#ECTRIMS2022

Interested to know how #COVID19 affects people with neuromuscular conditions? Don't miss out on our new paper! Wiley Neuro European Academy of Neurology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/en…
Credit goes to Pedro Machado Robert Pitceathly Prof Michael Hanna and all our great international collaborators vishnu v y

Social prescriptions for activities such as arts, music, dance and sports are to be offered to adolescents with #depression and #anxiety as part of a new project led by Dr Daisy Fancourt & funded by the Prudence Trust.

UCL Institute of Mental Health

Read the story ⬇️ bit.ly/3DGCXnW

Our team recently visited 256 Grays Inn Road - the site where UCL are building a world-class translational #neuroscience centre. We're committed to raising £7m to fund a patient research hub, two MRI scanners and a pioneering stem cell facility. Learn more nationalbrainappeal.org/neuroscience

Interested in how using external reminders, such as a smartphone diary, can help improve your memory? Read this new publication from one of our PhD students Mr. Dupont and colleagues from UCL Brain Sciences: doi.org/10.1037/xge000…

Huge congrats to Dr Dr Helene Crutzen 747✈️ (@UCLIoN) & Stefanie Anyadi (@UCLPALS) who have been recognised by UCL's Astrea inspirational female line managers 👏🎉👏

Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/3FqPk90

Congratulations to the winners of UCL Institute of Mental Health Public Engagement Grants Scheme 2022/23 whose projects will help to improve knowledge, raise awareness of #mentalhealth issues: Dr Gemma Lewis Vaso Totsika & Elaine Hunter UCL Psychiatry, as well as Dr Amy Harrison I🎃E, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society!👏

Last week we hosted a webinar on diversity & dementia, featuring some brilliant talks from UK DRI scientists who are tackling dementia health inequalities through their research👏

If you missed it, catch up here👉buff.ly/3MStQ6v

Have you signed up yet? UCL Brain Sciences LGBTQ+ Equity group welcomes Dr Julia Shaw 🏳️‍🌈 for a discussion of her book, 'The Hidden World of Bisexual Research' on Tuesday 8th Nov. This free event is open to UCL staff and students: buff.ly/3T9ffpo

Professor Jen Linden is presenting today on 'Auditory brain abnormalities in a mouse model of genetic risk for schizophrenia' in the auditorium at the Institut de l'audition at 4pm in Paris.