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Robyn Hilton shares her very personal experience with dementia as a carer for her husband, Peter, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000 at the age of 66.

Google recently unveiled its latest talking AI, called Duplex. Duplex sounds like a real person, complete with pauses, "umms" and "ahhs".

To protect groups at high risk of repeated head trauma, we urgently need to find better methods to diagnose concussion.

A brain injury will often show up on brain scans as a well-defined area of damage. But often the changes to the brain extend far beyond the visible injury.

Every day we make a range of choices in the pursuit of pleasure. But what is happening inside the brain?

When people with severe stutters open their mouths to sing, their disorder seemingly completely disappears. Here's what's happening in the brain.

Is daydreaming the same as night dreaming? Why do we sleep, and what can sleep tell us about our conscious minds? What would happen if we never slept? Associate Professor Bruno van Swinderen answers.

More scientists are turning to zebrafish to unravel the mechanisms underlying genetic or infectious diseases, from muscular dystrophy, to MND, schizophrenia, tuberculosis or cancer.

Which animals dream the most? Why do we sleep? Sleep and consciousness researcher Associate Professor Bruno van Swinderen answers some burning questions about animal sleep.

The more different your brain networks are between resting and reasoning, the better your chances of solving difficult tasks.

Associate Professor Massimo Hilliard presents a TEDx talk on his research into repairing nerves.

The science behind the claim is dubious.

Finding a cure for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s is challenging. They’re difficult to diagnose, and drugs struggle to get into the brain as the brain’s blood supply is largely separate to the rest of the body.

QBI's Professor Geoff Goodhill and Dr Lilach Avitan explore how artificial intelligence (AI) has made great leaps in the past few years.

If we are to make advances in repairing spinal injuries, we must first understand the basic mechanisms of how nerve cells repair themselves.