Today marks the start of #BrainAwarenessWeek - these stunning illustrations by 19thc surgeon, neurologist & artist Charles Bell are from Anatomy of the Brain (1802). Bell is perhaps best known for describing the effects of paralysis on the 7th cranial nerve 'Bell's Palsy'

Every time I pass by Birmingham International on a train, I remember Autumn 2014 when I first arrived in the UK. So grateful for all my experiences in this country ever since!

A night without sleep impairs clearance of molecular detritus within the human brain. This was not compensated for by a recovery night of sleep. Editorial note suggests that in this regard: "humans do not catch up on lost sleep.” doi.org/10.1093/brain/…

Join the Club. That’s our invitation to you today as we publish our new five-year strategy. You have the power to help more young people progress to university and thrive when they get there. Let's make it happen, together. #JointheClub bit.ly/2XvK8x5

Fellow PGRs - The Brilliant Club are on the hunt for PhD researchers/grads and Master’s students to tutor on their Brilliant Tutoring Programme, supporting education recovery in schools. Find out more here: bit.ly/3veVBNL

Our next CannTeen paper is out. Cannabis users have similar spatial working memory and response inhibition to matched controls, but cannabis users have slightly worse verbal episodic memory. Adolescents were *not* more vulnerable 1/ 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Congratulations to Paulina Michór Paulina Michór for winning best poster prize at the University of Warwick School of Life Sciences postgraduate symposium 2023 👍

A belated congratulations to everyone who won prizes for their posters and talks at last week's PGR symposium!

MIBTP Student, Paulina Michór, has received a £7,990 bursary from the Medical and Life Sciences Research Fund (MLSRF) to conduct a project titled "Can we oversleep neuroprotection? Investigating circadian effects in the treatment of stroke" #lifesciences #MIBTP #bursary

I've recently had an amazing opportunity to present my research poster at #brain2023 by @BRAIN2023 JCBFM in Brisbane! I've had the best time, thank you to everyone who made it possible 😊

Earlier this week I presented an update on my research at the #6thPRECLIN_STROKE in the beautiful Edinburgh. Thank you to all the organisers and funders for a chance to attend this meeting!