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Representation

Instinctive defensive behaviour relies on computational processes and is not just a reflex

John O'Keefe joins UK Scientific Advisory Council for Blavatnik Awards

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, a US-based awards programme established by the Blavatnik Family Foundation in 2007, is expanding to the UK, a move that will bring over £10 million of inward investment to the UK scientific community.

Brain Stencils

SWC celebrates Brain Awareness Week

Peter Dayan wins world's biggest prize for neuroscience

Professor Peter Dayan, Director of the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, based here in the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, has been jointly awarded the 2017 Brain Prize

Neural Architects: The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre from Idea to Reality

A book that gives the behind-the-scenes account of how the SWC was designed and created is being launched next month.

23 January 2017

Keeping your behaviours in check

Scientists identify the physical connection through which the prefrontal cortex inhibits instinctive behaviours.

10 January 2017

Lab

Nusrat Patel wins award

28 November 2016

Applications for PhD programme open

We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for our 4 year Neuroscience PhD programme for September 2017 intake.

9 November 2016

SWC awarded Major Building Project of the Year

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour has won the award for Major Building Project of the Year (over £50m) at the British Construction Industry Awards.

13 October 2016

New Director appointed

Professor Thomas Mrsic-Flogel has today been announced as the new Director of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour.

10 October 2016

New PhD students

This month we welcome the SWC’s first intake of PhD students who join five Gatsby Unit students to make a cohort of eight. They started their 4-year programme with a ‘bootcamp’ on 12 September with a robot competition where pairs of students had to design and build a robot that simulates a rat doing a behavioural task.

29 September 2016

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour opens