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A group of builders may help spark the next breakthrough in neuroscience after donating money from their parking lot to help dementia research.

Associate Professor Gail Robinson is passionate about rehabilitation after stroke, studying how stroke disrupts cognition and behaviour to improve quality of life.

Neuroscience has taken a big step forward after a brain-monitoring device was implanted in a pig. But what does that actually mean and how could it help humanity?

Ailsa Gillies passion for science will live on thanks to a generous gift left in her Will to support fundamental brain research at the Queensland Brain Institute.

Queensland Brain Institute PhD student Amu Faiz's new-found love of running could help in his research of different fear responses.

Janice Rushworth will lead a group of adventurers across one of Australia's most stunning locations - and help solve the mystery of dementia at the same time.

Have you ever been stunned by an optical illusion? It might seem like magic but it’s just a confusing conversation between your eyes and brain.

Queensland Brain Institute's Professor Perry Bartlett’s research is helping fast-track a potential treatment for motor neurone disease (MND).

Businessman Ross Maclean was determined find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease - now you can help him realise his vision at the Ross Maclean Fellowship Race Day at the Gold Coast Turf Club.

Sports broadcaster Pat Welsh will be the keynote speaker at the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR) Public Dementia Forum at the Queensland Brain Institute is on 3 July.

Hikers will raise funds for brain research at the Queensland Brain Institute by taking on the Great Ocean Walk.

After 30 years of growing her hair, Belinda Norrie is losing her locks for two great causes – Priority Research, at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at the University of Queensland, and Locks for Love.

QBI Associate Professor Thomas Burne answers all your questions about the link between vitamin D deficiency and and cognitive disorders.

Professor Silburn and Associate Professor Coyne are approaching their 1000th DBS surgery. Their important work continues to help people, like Ken Smith, live a normal life.

While there is currently no cure for dementia, promising research at QBI’s Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR) is using non-invasive ultrasound to remove the hallmark plaques of Alzheimer’s disease, and restore cognitive function in mice models.