Our researchers look at the brain from birth, through adulthood, to old age, seeking to develop new therapies for complex, debilitating diseases. Image We know that each person’s brain changes as they go through life and the brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Most of research into brain health is about trying to find out how changes occur, what influences these changes and what effect this has on a person’s health. Scientists working in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine study the brain from many perspectives. We have teams focused on mental health, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injuries, epilepsy, dementia, stroke and motor neuron disease. The more we understand about how the brain works, the better chance we have of developing new therapies for complex, debilitating diseases. What we do Our researchers look at the brain from birth, through adulthood, to old age, seeking to answer fundamental questions like: how does the brain develop and function? how does the brain change over a person’s lifetime? how can the brain be protected and repaired? how does a healthy brain work? how does a brain change in connection with disease? can we do anything to prevent brain diseases? Neuroscientists work to understand how the brain’s billions of neurons and cells of the nervous system interact to control behaviour and brain health. We also study sociological aspects of brain science and psychiatry. We have a particular focus on translating our research from the laboratory to the clinic. Our research aims to improve the speed of diagnosis, develop more effective treatments of brain conditions or improve quality of life for people affected by stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, mental illness, cancer, toxicity or trauma. Where we do it Edinburgh Neuroscience is research community drawn from right across the University of Edinburgh, with the majority of groups based in research centres within Edinburgh Medical School. This includes the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences. Our work into the sociology of neuroscience takes place in the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. The University also has a number of specialist research centres including : The UK Dementia Research Institute at Edinburgh Euan MacDonald Centre for MND research Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre SMC Research Centre for Learning Difficulties. The Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism, Fragile X Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities The Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain Impact Discovering the smell of Parkinson's Study BSc in Neuroscience MSc by Research in Integrative Neuroscience Edinburgh Neuroscience PhD gateway PhD in Discovery Brain Sciences PhD in Clinical Brain Sciences Proposed new programme We would like to hear your views on a potential new postgraduate opportunity in brain health. Complete the survey Explore Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Edinburgh Neuroscience Euan McDonald Centre Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre Patrick Wild Centre Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain UK Dementia Research Institute at Edinburgh Support our work This article was published on 2024-09-09
