
Barbara Sahakian
@bjsahakian
Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge. Author of 'Bad Moves', 'Sex, Lies, & Brain Scans' and 'Brain Boost'
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http://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?barbara 28-05-2013 21:49:09
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📣 AUTHOR EVENTS 📣 Spark your curiosity with our author events at the Cambridge Festival: Our events run between 19 March and 4 April 2025. Book your free tickets today 🔗 cup.org/412gfRQ



Wonderful to see that the Cambridge University Press Bookshop has put my new book (How to talk to your child about drugs) on display! If you are in Cambridge, then take a look. Cambridge University CSaP - The Centre for Science and Policy CNWL NHS FT Club Drug Clinic 💙 RCPsych Addictions Faculty Royal College of Psychiatrists Society for the Study of Addiction


🌍📘 For #WorldBookDay, browse a book packed with practical tips based on scientific evidence to improve brain health, cognition & overall wellbeing by our #MentalHealth researchers Professor Barbara Sahakian & Christelle Langley. Reading is great for brain health! 🧠 cambridge.org/core/books/bra…

Divergent biological pathways linking short and long sleep durations to mental and physical health | Nature Mental Health Jianfeng feng Wei Cheng Cambridge Psychiatry nature nature.com/articles/s4422…

Our display for Cambridge Festival is looking lovely in the sunshine. Have you booked your tickets yet? #CamFest Festival.cam.ac.uk/events


News podcast: Daniel Davis Imperial College London on the immune system; Barbara Sahakian Clare Hall on cognition; Richard Hollingham Space Boffins on Firefly Aerospace's #BlueGhost; Eleanor Raffan Cambridge University on greedy Labradors. thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…

A massive thank you to Barbara Sahakian and Christelle Langley for starting our Cambridge Festival events in style. Their book Brain Boost gives easy to follow advice for brain health, happiness and wellbeing 🧠📚. Get your copy here👇🏼 cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/brain…


Reading is good for brain health, cognition and wellbeing. It was a wonderful celebration of “The Queen’s Reading Room” at Her Majesty The Queen’s Reception at Clarence House last week Christelle Langley Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press Bookshop


What were our March Favourites? 🤔 The top four bestsellers in our Bookshop were: 📚 Living with Jane Austen by Janet Todd 📚 Brain Boost, by Barbara Sahakian and Christelle Langley 📚 Liberty as Independence by Prof Quentin Skinner 📚 Queer Cambridge by Simon Goldhill What were yours? 👇


📖Join us for a special session at #BNA2025 exploring how reading for pleasure supports brain health Speakers:Barbara Sahakian and Christelle Langley Cam Neuroscience Cambridge University Clare Hall Chair: Vicki Perrin, CEO, The Queen’s Reading Room meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/bna202… #Neuroscience #Reading



BBC news article on our sleep study in adolescents Cambridge University and Fudan University


'Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds' Guardian Science article covering our new study from Cambridge University and Fudan University theguardian.com/science/2025/a…

Excellent evening at the Cambridge University Press Bookshop Cambridge UP - Psychology & Psychiatry book launch of 'How to Talk to your Child About Drugs'. Brilliant talk from Owen Bowden-Jones about his book which will be a great help to any parent

Thank you 🙏 to Prof Barbara Sahakian & Christelle Langley for donating a copy of your book to CPFT Library for everyone CPFT to borrow! We wish everyone reading it a longer, happier life with the benefits of #exercise #diet #sleep #SocialInteractions #kindness #mindfulness & #learning!
