UCL Institute of Neurology
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The UCL Institute of Neurology is an institute within the Faculty of Brain Sciences of University College London (UCL)
and is located in London
, United Kingdom
. Together with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
, which it cooperates closely with and is located adjacent to, the Institute forms a major centre for teaching, training and research in neurology and allied clinical and basic neurosciences.
The Institute has a staff of around 500, an annual turnover of £33 million, and occupies around 6,451 sq m of laboratory and office space. Four of the 12 most highly-cited authors in neuroscience and behaviour in the world are currently based at the Institute. The Institute holds active grants for research into a wide range of neurological conditions, including movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, brain cancer, stroke and brain injury, muscle and nerve disorders, cognitive dysfunction and dementia. It forms a key part of UCL Neuroscience
.
In November 2002 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Professor John Collinge published the results of a study which showed that the number of cases of CJD caused by the consumption of BSE-infected beef may have been higher than previously calculated, and that BSE, in addition to causing variant CJD (vCJD), may also have caused some cases of "sporadic" CJD. In February 2004 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Tania Singer published research showing that it is possible for one human to feel another’s pain, and that the same regions of the brain are activated in the empathizer and the empathisee. In July 2005 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Davina Bristow published the results of research funded by the Wellcome Trust in Current Biology which demonstated that parts of the human brain are temporarily "switched off" when blinking. In September 2005 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Victor Tybulewicz at the National Institute for Medical Research and Professor Elizabeth Fisher from the Institute published the results of a study in which they had been able to introduce most of a human chromosome into mice, producing the most successful recreation of Down's syndrome to date. In August 2007 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Henrik Ehrsson published research in Science which was the first to describe how it is possible to use cameras to trick the human brain into thinking that a person is elsewhere in a room than they really are.
In February 2011 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Nick Wood published the results of a genetic study which had identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease.
The Institute receives over £19 million per annum in research grants and currently holds over 250 active grants. The Institute conducts research into a wide range of neurological diseases, including movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, brain cancer, stroke and brain injury, muscle and nerve disorders, cognitive dysfunction and dementia.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
almost 100 staff were submitted for evaluation and 70% of research was deemed to be internationally competitive or world leading. Submitted papers received an average citation rate of 40 per paper.
The Institute is home to the following research departments and centres
The Institute also offers three- and four-year PhD programmes.
and contains an important collection of specialist neurology, neurosurgery and neuroscience books and journals, together with general medical and biomedical literature. The archives of the Rockefeller Medical Library hold a collection of pamphlets written by John Hughlings Jackson, the only such collection known to exist. Holders of identity cards for the Institute, UCL, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery or University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
may become registered users.
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and is located in London
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. Together with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is a neurological hospital in London, United Kingdom and part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...
, which it cooperates closely with and is located adjacent to, the Institute forms a major centre for teaching, training and research in neurology and allied clinical and basic neurosciences.
The Institute has a staff of around 500, an annual turnover of £33 million, and occupies around 6,451 sq m of laboratory and office space. Four of the 12 most highly-cited authors in neuroscience and behaviour in the world are currently based at the Institute. The Institute holds active grants for research into a wide range of neurological conditions, including movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, brain cancer, stroke and brain injury, muscle and nerve disorders, cognitive dysfunction and dementia. It forms a key part of UCL Neuroscience
UCL Neuroscience
UCL Neuroscience is a that encompasses the breadth of neuroscience research activity across University College London’s . The was established in January 2008, to coordinate neuroscience activity across the many UCL departments and institutes in which neuroscience research takes place.UCL...
.
History
The Institute of Neurology was established in 1950. It merged with UCL in 1997, becoming the UCL Institute of Neurology.In November 2002 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Professor John Collinge published the results of a study which showed that the number of cases of CJD caused by the consumption of BSE-infected beef may have been higher than previously calculated, and that BSE, in addition to causing variant CJD (vCJD), may also have caused some cases of "sporadic" CJD. In February 2004 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Tania Singer published research showing that it is possible for one human to feel another’s pain, and that the same regions of the brain are activated in the empathizer and the empathisee. In July 2005 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Davina Bristow published the results of research funded by the Wellcome Trust in Current Biology which demonstated that parts of the human brain are temporarily "switched off" when blinking. In September 2005 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Victor Tybulewicz at the National Institute for Medical Research and Professor Elizabeth Fisher from the Institute published the results of a study in which they had been able to introduce most of a human chromosome into mice, producing the most successful recreation of Down's syndrome to date. In August 2007 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Henrik Ehrsson published research in Science which was the first to describe how it is possible to use cameras to trick the human brain into thinking that a person is elsewhere in a room than they really are.
In February 2011 a team of researchers at the Institute led by Nick Wood published the results of a genetic study which had identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease.
Research
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
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almost 100 staff were submitted for evaluation and 70% of research was deemed to be internationally competitive or world leading. Submitted papers received an average citation rate of 40 per paper.
The Institute is home to the following research departments and centres
- Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Department of Molecular Neuroscience
- MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Disease
- Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies and Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease
- Dementia Research Centre
- Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN)
- MRC Prion Unit
- Department of Neuroinflammation
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders
- Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience
Education
The Institute currently offers the following postgraduate level courses:- MSc Advanced Neuroimaging
- Dual Masters in Brain and Mind Sciences
- MSc Clinical Neurology
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Neurology
- MSc Clinical Neuroscience
The Institute also offers three- and four-year PhD programmes.
Library
The Institute operates a joint library with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Rockefeller Medical Library, which is located at the Institute. The library is the recognised Library for Neurology within the University of LondonUniversity of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and contains an important collection of specialist neurology, neurosurgery and neuroscience books and journals, together with general medical and biomedical literature. The archives of the Rockefeller Medical Library hold a collection of pamphlets written by John Hughlings Jackson, the only such collection known to exist. Holders of identity cards for the Institute, UCL, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery or University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises the Eastman Dental Hospital, The Heart Hospital, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Royal London Hospital for...
may become registered users.
See also
- UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research CentreUCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research CentreThe UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre is a biomedical research centre based in London, United Kingdom. It is a partnership between University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , University College London and the National Institute for Health Research and is one of five...
- UCL PartnersUCL PartnersUCL Partners is an academic health science centre located in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest academic health science centre in Europe, treats more than 1.5 million patients each year, has an annual turnover of around £2 billion and includes around 3,500 scientists, senior researchers and...
- Francis Crick Institute