Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects - new study
The impact of concussion while playing sport is different in those who don’t play professionally, according to new research.
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Professor Ole Jensen appointed to Professorship of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience
9 September 2024
Professor Ole Jensen has been appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology.
Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects - new study
4 September 2024
The impact of concussion while playing sport is different in those who don’t play professionally, according to new research.
Music helps to highlight areas of brain affected by aging
29 August 2024
Older people are able to remember familiar pieces of music as well as young people – but some parts of their brain are having to work harder to do it, according to a new study.
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