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Researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have uncovered specific functions of neurons in the brain’s complex neural circuits to gain deeper insights into learning and adaptive behaviour.

Research at The University of Queensland could eventually help develop viable treatments - and ultimately a cure - for motor neuron disease (MND). Dr Adam Walker and co-authors from QBI have identified biochemical changes in a protein that is affected by MND.

QBI researchers have presented their perspective of how focused ultrasound (FUS) may be employed to revolutionise the treatment of a wide range of neurological disorders, providing non-invasive, targeted therapies that can improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

A Parkinson's associated gene contributed to a build up of cell debris in the brain. This discovery could shift the focus of Parkinson's treatments.

QBI researchers have discovered that an extract from the Lion's mane mushroom and its active components largely increase the size of growth cones, which are particularly important for brain cells to sense their environment and establish new connections with other neurons in the brain.

The Lesleigh Green - Bill and Nancy Green Chair in Dementia Research Endowed Chair is held by Professor Jürgen Götz, the Director of QBI’s Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research.

How the human brain adapts to external stimulation – an important mechanism for species survival – has been made clearer at the Queensland Brain Institute.

Researchers are a step closer to unravelling the mystery of brain activity to better understand the outcomes of deep brain stimulation (DBS).

New mapping of the cuttlefish brain could explain how, and why, the marine animal employs its distinct camouflage ability.

A Guardian of the Galaxy, found deep inside the brain, has stolen the the limelight in the 2022 QBI Art in Neuroscience Image Competition.