Neuroscience symposium unites researchers across UCL

Where do you go to find a neuroscientist at UCL? The answer might not be as straightforward as you think. In fact, neuroscientists at UCL can be found in departments as diverse as the Ear Institute, the MRC Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology and the Institute of Child Health ? as well as more obvious gathering grounds such as the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the Institute of Neurology or the Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharamcology. The aim of the symposium was to bring together this large community, which is one of the strongest, liveliest and most joined-up set of neuroscientists in the world. 500 researchers from across UCL (together with representatives from the major funders, relevant companies and special guests) attended the conference to hear a diverse selection of talks from some of our top neuroscientists, and to see 150 posters. From decoding memories to unravelling brain asymmetry, synapse proteins to child and adolescent brain development, the symposium truly covered the range of neuroscience research at UCL, both laboratory-based and clinical. Jon Driver, Royal Society Research Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and the Wellcome Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL, said: ?The event fulfilled my hopes in bringing different parts of the wide-ranging UCL neuroscience community together, generating new momentum, and creating a collective awareness of the unrivalled strengths and opportunities we have here.? ?It really brought all of UCL neuroscience together and I realised just how strong it is.