STUDENTS were treated to talks and behind-the-scenes interactive sessions at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Oxford University's cutting edge brain research.

The 24 visitors, aged 16 to 32, visited the city earlier in August as part of the annual International Youth Science Forum event.

Participants were treated to talk from Professor Christopher Kennard, the head of the university's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, on August 4 about the history of neurology and its role in Oxford.

Dr Chris Harvey then explained the importance of sleep and asked students to fill a questionnaire on whether they were a 'morning or evening type'.

The group were also taken on a tour of laboratory facilities and viewed sections of the brain under microscopes, as well as ones donated for research.

Dr Joram Van Rheede then demonstrated 'smart glasses' developed by University spinout company OxSight , which use cameras and algorithms to detech objects.

The youth science forum is a two-week residential event held every summer at Imperial College London, attracting more than 500 students a year from all over the world.

Among those who took part in the Oxford visit was Malaysian student Raphaille Tseng, 18, who said: "All of the sessions gave a fantastic insight into neuroscience and it was amazingly inspiring to see all the research currently being done."