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Read more at: Clarivate ISI Highly Cited Researchers

Clarivate ISI Highly Cited Researchers

16 November 2022

Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple highly cited papers over the last decade. These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for a field or fields and publication year in the Web of Science™ . In 2022, fewer than 7,000...


Read more at: Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control

Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control

1 November 2022

A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’ – and those with the greatest self-control also score the highest on intelligence tests This paper was published by Nicola Clayton, Alex Schnell and Markus Boeckle. This is the first evidence of a link between self-control and intelligence in...


Read more at: The inaugural issue of The Cambridge Journal of Human Behaviour (CJHB) is now published!

The inaugural issue of The Cambridge Journal of Human Behaviour (CJHB) is now published!

10 October 2022

cjhb_inaugural_issue.png The Cambridge Journal of Human Behaviour (CJHB) has released its inaugural issue, which can be found on https://cjhumanbehaviour.com . This student-led, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal, is open to any undergraduate student to submit to. This is a student project which we are proud to...


Read more at: Imogen Bird's research project was awarded the BPS Cognitive Section Undergraduate Project Prize 2022

Imogen Bird's research project was awarded the BPS Cognitive Section Undergraduate Project Prize 2022

18 August 2022

Imogen Bird's research project was awarded the BPS Cognitive Section Undergraduate Project Prize 2022 logo-the-british-psychological-society.png Many congratulations to Imogen Bird, whose Part II research project was awarded the BPS Cognitive Section Undergraduate Project Prize 2022. Imogen’s project, which investigated...


Read more at: Prof Nicky Clayton’s Comparative Cognition Lab for bird intelligence has received donations to remain open.

Prof Nicky Clayton’s Comparative Cognition Lab for bird intelligence has received donations to remain open.

25 July 2022

We are delighted to announce that due to a number of generous donations from both members of the public and the scientific community, together with support from the University of Cambridge, we are able to keep the corvid aviaries at Madingley open for a further five years. We are very grateful to everyone who has...


Read more at: Congratulations to the Departmental Professors listed in the 'Top Psychology Scientists in the World' list.

Congratulations to the Departmental Professors listed in the 'Top Psychology Scientists in the World' list.

5 May 2022

Top Psychology Scientists Congratulations to the Departmental Professors listed in the 'Top Psychology Scientists in the World' list. Trevor W. Robbins Simon Baron-Cohen Michael E. Lamb Barry J. Everitt Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Lorraine K. Tyler Usha Goswami Anthony Dickinson Since 2014, the Research.com highlights the top...


Read more at: Prof Sander van der Linden is elected a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society

Prof Sander van der Linden is elected a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society

27 April 2022

Prof Sander van der Linden is elected a Fellow (FPsyS) of the Psychonomic Society sander_van_der_linden_with_name.png “The Fellows program recognizes members who demonstrate clear evidence of independent scholarship, active engagement in methodologically rigorous and theoretically interesting high-level research, and...


Read more at: Study of women’s birth experiences in England during COVID-19 is published this week by members of the department in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Study of women’s birth experiences in England during COVID-19 is published this week by members of the department in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

12 April 2022

The authors say these predominantly negative childbirth experiences appeared to be linked to a loss of choice and control, and a lack of clear communication from healthcare providers.


Read more at: A new study published by researchers in our department shows that children with dyslexia have atypical speech entrainment across multiple linguistic timescales

A new study published by researchers in our department shows that children with dyslexia have atypical speech entrainment across multiple linguistic timescales

23 March 2022

The role of rhythm has been found to be a key factor in language development. We asked, how do the rhythmic features of the speech signal map on to the rhythmic activity of the brain? And are there any differences between children with dyslexia and controls? Based on our prior theoretical work, we predicted that the brain...


Read more at: Memory and concentration problems are common in long COVID and must not be ignored, say scientists

Memory and concentration problems are common in long COVID and must not be ignored, say scientists

16 March 2022

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/memory-long-COVID