Welcome to the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), home to 40 Faculty and more than 400 researchers, all working to unlock the mysteries of the brain to generate new knowledge, understand learning and memory, develop new technologies to improve lives, and diagnose and treat brain disease and mental health. Support our exciting research.
Our research
News
- QBI researchers working to gain a better understanding of how brain cells work have discovered the underlying mechanism of a rare genetic mutation that can cause epilepsy.
- A ‘’perfect storm’’ of genetic mutations, toxic proteins and a defect in natural cell recycling could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
- Saturated fatty acids have emerged as key players in forming memories.
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