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Andrew Saxe joins GCNU and SWC as Joint Group Leader

We are excited to announce that Andrew Saxe has been appointed Joint Group Leader at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit and Sainsbury Wellcome Centre. His lab will focus on the theory of deep learning and its applications to phenomena in neuroscience and psychology.

7 June 2021

Q&A

How do astrocytes in the brain tell the body when to give up?

Knowing when to give up is crucial for survival. But how does the brain enable the body to switch behaviours when an action isn’t achieving its goal? In his recent SWC Virtual Seminar, Dr Mu outlined his research showing the importance of a type of cell in the brain called astrocytes.

26 May 2021

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Understanding how collective behaviour leads to collective intelligence or stupidity

Like a flock of birds in the sky, our behaviour is influenced by those around us. Professor Krause, who recently gave a SWC virtual Seminar, outlines his research on how animals make decisions in groups and the potential applications of these principles for human society.

13 May 2021

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Blog

Exploring how the thalamus contributes to cognition

Sonja Hofer and her team at SWC are trying to uncover the precise organisation and function of a higher-order thalamic nucleus called the pulvinar, which is the largest thalamic area in humans and is strongly interconnected with the part of the cerebral cortex responsible for vision.

11 May 2021

Mouse primary and higher visual areas seen from the top. Sonja Hofer and her team at the SWC are trying to uncover the precise organisation and function of a higher-order thalamic nucleus called the pulvinar, which is the largest thalamic area in humans and is strongly interconnected with the part of the cerebral cortex responsible for vision.

Discovering how the brain gives rise to behaviour

How does the brain allow us to think, feel, see, smell, hear, laugh and love? By bringing together world-leading experimental and computational neuroscientists, the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre's mission is to explain how activity in brain circuits gives rise to thoughts, sensations, memories and actions.

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