Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience

From Discovery to Translational Neuroscience

We are based in Newcastle University Biosciences Institute (NUBI), which comprises over >100 active research groups, >200 postdoctoral research associates and >240 PhD students. The NUBI makes use of state-of-the-art neuroscience technology, ranging from single-cell analysis, molecular biology advanced neurophysiological and neuroimaging techniques.

The Laboratory of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience aims to establish internationally competitive research in neurobiological basis of auditory cognition and memory with the potential to advance treatments and therapeutic interventions for nervous system disorders. We develop programs to link with clinical and neurosurgical patient work, which strongly aligns with the vision of Newcastle University and the vision of Newcastle University and Newcastle University Centres of Research Excellence (NUCoREs).

Our work is supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC, UK), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH, USA). 

Computational Psychiatry Conference 2023

The Computational Psychiatry Conference was held in Dublin, Ireland from July 6-8, 2023. An incredible number of computational psychiatry approaches were presented to advance treatments for mental illnesses.

FMS REDA Funded Outreach Event at the Scent & Science Festival, Haltwhistle

Congratulations to our lab members on a successful science outreach event funded by the FMS Research Development Excellence Award

FMS Research Excellence Development Awards (REDA)

The lab has been awarded the FMS Research Excellence Development Awards (REDA) for our project "Development of public engagement platforms to disseminate translational neuroscience research using animal models."

University EDI Award 2023

Dr Yuki Kikuchi received the Univerity Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Champion Award

Neuroscience Neurodisability and Neurological Disorders Theme Seminar (May 2023)

Prof Chris Petkov is presenting our partnership work at Neuroscience Neurodisability and Neurological Disorders Theme Seminar Series on the 11th of May, 2023

MRC Programme Grant support on ‘Neuronal Circuit for Perceptual Inference’

The lab will be supported by a four-year Multiple-PI MRC programme grant on ‘Neuronal Circuit for Perceptual Inference’ from January 2023, £1.8M

SfN 2022 San Diego

Society for Neuroscience Meeting 2022 San Diego, USA

Recruiting two Post-Doctoral Positions at Newcastle Univ. and Univ. of Iowa

Recruiting two Post-Doctoral Positions at Newcastle Univ. and Univ. of Iowa

Journal Club Schedule

Thursdays 16:30-17:30