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• Study suggests hippocampal neuron responses are associated with memory distinctions

  Date: 20 Aug 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-suggests-hippocampal-neuron-responses-are-associated-with-memory-distinctions

  The hippocampus is a small region of the brain that forms part of the limbic system and is primarily associated with memory and spatial navigation.

• Team to take on the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours

  Date: 19 Aug 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/team-to-take-on-the-three-peaks-challenge-in-24-hours

  A team of students is preparing to climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise awareness of mental health issues.

• Study finds accuracy of sexual assault testimonies is not affected by alcohol intoxication

  Date: 14 Aug 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-finds-accuracy-of-sexual-assault-testimonies-is-not-affected-by-alcohol-intoxication

  People are often concerned about the accuracy of testimony given by victims who were intoxicated during a sexual assault – but a new study by...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 22 July

  Date: 22 Jul 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-22-july

  This week Professor Panos Vostanis from the School of Psychology has written an article for The Conversation discussing how Greece's troubled...

• Case of memoryloss man like nothing we have ever seen before

  Date: 14 Jul 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/case-of-memory-loss-man-like-nothing-we-have-ever-seen-before

  Clinical psychologist Dr Gerald Burgess from the School of Psychology has described treating an individual with a ‘Groundhog Day/Memento’- style...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 2 8 July

  Date: 8 Jul 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-2-8-july

  Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga from the Centre for Systems Neuroscience has written an article for The Conversation into new research examining...

• Researchers make spectacular discovery of how learning takes place and memories are formed

  Date: 1 Jul 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/researchers-make-spectacular-discovery-of-how-learning-takes-place-and-memories-are-formed

  Brain scientists in the UK and US have collaborated to make ‘a spectacular discovery’ - for the first time in human studies - of how memories are...

• Monira named Volunteer of the Year

  Date: 30 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/monira-named-volunteer-of-the-year2019

  Monira Mubaarak, a second year Psychology undergraduate student, has been presented with the Frank May Cup after being named the ‘Volunteer of the...

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• University celebrates milestone 100 articles on The Conversation

  Date: 29 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-reaches-100-articles-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively published 100 articles on The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in...