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Despite being the mental health condition that affects the most people worldwide, there still isn't enough research on anxiety-related problems. Wellcome’s Inês Pote,…
Professor Ed Watkins and Dhriti Sarkar explain how to bridge the gaps in our understanding of anxiety-related problems and improve the lives of millions of people living with…
The British public are being invited to share their experiences of rest as part of a national ‘Rest Test’, which launched on 3 November at 9pm on BBC Radio 4’s All in the…
The results of the world’s largest ever survey on rest will be unveiled later today on BBC Radio 4. The survey reveals that over two thirds (68%) of the public would like…
Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The research, conducted by…
Brain scans of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have shown for the first time why people affected by the condition sometimes have such difficulty…
Simon Cowell may appear to relish arguing with his fellow judges when they disagree with him, but new research out today suggests that - at least at a neuronal level - he…
It’s a common scenario: you’re on a diet, determined to give up eating cakes, but as you pass the cake counter, all resolve disappears. Now, scientists at the Wellcome Trust…
Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how severe the future illness course of a patient with psychosis will be, according to research funded by the Medical…
As you read this, you may notice that when you look directly at a word it is clear, but all the surrounding words are hard to make out. For most people, this effect - known…
Wellcome will fund researchers to investigate the causal mechanisms through which brain, body and environment interact over time in the development, persistence and…
In the new age of coalition governments, the question of whether two heads are better than one is more relevant than ever. A study published today in the journal ‘Science’,…
Computer programs can be taught to differentiate between the brain scans of healthy adolescents and those most at risk of developing psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety…
Our ability to reflect on our own thoughts, emotions and behaviour is one of the key aspects of consciousness and what makes us human, but the biological basis of this…
Two patients with rare lesions to the brain have provided direct of evidence of how we make decisions - and why we dislike the thought of losing money.
Researchers at King's College London have been awarded £10 million from the Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop…
The genomes of King Richard III and one of his direct living descendants are to be sequenced in a project funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Leverhulme Trust and Professor Sir…
Catherine Sebastian
Inês Pote
Simge Eva Dogan
Jeremy Farrar