Division of Neuroscience

Stuart Allan, BSc, PhD
- stuart.allanmanchester.acuk
- Division of Neuroscience - Professor
Person: Academic
Annette Allen
- Division of Neuroscience - Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Person: Academic
Ian Anderson, MRCP(UK), MD, FRCPsych.
- Division of Neuroscience - Emeritus Professor
Person: Academic
Richard Baines, PhD
- Richard.Bainesmanchester.acuk
- Division of Neuroscience - Professor of Neuroscience
Person: Academic
Mino Belle
- Division of Neuroscience - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic

Noradrenergic excitation of astrocytes supports cognitive reserve
Zorec, R. & Verkhratsky, A., 1 Apr 2026, In: Neural Regeneration Research. 21, 4, p. 1546-1547 2 p.
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A Clinical Tool to Identify Incidental Meningioma for Early Outpatient Management
IMPACT Study Investigators, International Consortium on Meningioma (ICOM) and British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC), 20 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JAMA oncology.
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Addressing rates of low mood and anxiety among adolescent girls: Co-production of programme theories with adolescent girls and professionals
Jefferson, R., Demkowicz, O., Nanda, P., Foulkes, L., Pryjmachuk, S., Dubicka, B., Winter, L., Neill, L. & Evans, R., 18 Sept 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Public Health Research.
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study
Demkowicz, O., Jefferson, R., Nanda, P., Foulkes, L., Lam, J., Pryjmachuk, S., Evans, R. M., Dubicka, B., Neill, L., Winter, L. & Nnamani, G., 4 Feb 2025, In: BMC Women's Health. 25, 49 .
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Altered proportions of retinal cell types and distinct visual codes in rodents occupying divergent ecological niches
Allen, A. E., Hahn, J., Richardson, R., Pantiru, A., Mouland, J., Babu, A., Baño-Otalora, B., Monavarfeshani, A., Yan, W., Williams, C., Wynne, J., Rodgers, J., Milosavljevic, N., Orlowska-Feuer, P., Storchi, R., Sanes, J. R., Shekhar, K. & Lucas, R. J., 7 Apr 2025, In: Current biology . 35, 7, p. 1446-1458.e5
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Targeting interleukin-1 as a treatment for acute brain injury
Allan, S. (PI) & Smith, C. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
The supraoptic nucleus as a key brain hub in the circadian and light control of the sleep-wake cycle.
Belle, M. (PI) & Brown, T. (CoI)
1/11/24 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
BHF Centre for Research Excellence 2024-2029
Keavney, B. (PI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Hentges, K. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Ananiadou, S. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Oceandy, D. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Revell, A. (CoI), Frangi, A. F. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Greenstein, A. (CoI), Wang, X. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Kontopantelis, E. (CoI), Brough, D. (CoI), Myers, J. (CoI), Mamas, M. (CoI) & Greenstein, A. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/29
Project: Research
Characterising the immune microenvironment of meninges in patients with a vestibular schwannoma
Islim, A. (PI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
Evolutionary tuning of sub-cellular protein localisation regulates immunity
Lopez-Castejon, G. (PI), Brough, D. (CoI) & Travis, M. (CoI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research

A new international lighting standard that meets our biological needs
Lucas, R. (Participant), Brown, T. (Participant), Allen, A. (Participant) & Bailes, H. (Participant)
Impact: Technological impacts, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture, Economic
A new international measurement standard and guidelines for healthy lighting
Brown, T. (Participant), Lucas, R. (Participant) & Allen, A. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Policy, Economic, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing
Cognitive tests for psychiatry
Elliott, R. (Corresponding participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic
Re-designing artificial lights to suit our biological needs
Lucas, R. (Participant), Tarttelin, E. (Participant), Bellingham, J. (Participant), Lall, G. (Participant), Revell, V. (Participant), Brown, T. (Participant), Al-Enezi, J. (Participant) & Allen, A. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Technological impacts
SebOMIX: Parkinson’s Disease Testing Spin out company
Barran, P. (Participant), Milne, J. (Participant), Silverdale, M. (Participant), Trivedi, D. (Participant) & Yates, E. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic