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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.

Discoveries from QBI researchers have turned on its head conventional wisdom about the brain's ability to regenerate.

If you could take a test that would reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you want to do it?

What does the future hold for neuroscience research? Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO gives some insight, ahead of the Merson Lecture at QBI this evening.

Using less computing power and only three days of training time, AlphaGo Zero beat the original AlphaGo in a 100-game match by 100 to 0. It wasn’t even worth humans showing up.

Many of us have experienced the effects of sleep deprivation: feeling tired and cranky, or finding it hard to concentrate. Sleep is more important for our brains than you may realise.

QBI Director Pankaj Sah talked to Peter Beattie and and Campbell Newman about the costs of dementia –economic, scientific, and social.