Marshall

Podcast: Do you see what I see?

Did you know? Humans are pretty average when it comes to seeing the visual world compared to many other animals with much smaller brains. Or that octopuses are essentially colourblind? And that there’s really no such thing as colour?

Professor Justin Marshall has joined the Australian Academy of Science.

Australian Academy of Science honour for vision researcher

Published on: 25 May 2020

Professor Justin Marshall has been welcomed as a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

How shifting light patterns protect prey on Great Barrier Reef

Published on: 17 April 2020

Researchers have uncovered how shifting light patterns help protect fish from predators on the Great Barrier Reef.

Microhabitats a major factor in evolution of fish vision

Published on: 25 February 2020

New research suggests that fish vision may be affected by their choice of habitat.

Brain map reveals camouflage tactic of squid

Published on: 28 January 2020

An MRI-based mapping of the squid brain has developed an atlas of neural connections that could help understand their ability to camouflage.

QBI researcher honoured for vision discoveries in mantis shrimp

Published on: 23 January 2020

QBI researcher Professor Justin Marshall has been recognized with an international prize for his work into the visual systems of mantis shrimps.

Students head into the labs for Summer Research Program

Published on: 17 December 2019

University of Queensland students have swapped a summer holiday at the beach for time in the lab as the annual UQ SEC Summer Research Program began at the Queensland Brain Institute.

Humans could soon be looking at the world through a different set of eyes.

Vision technology views life through the eyes of animals

Published on: 5 December 2019

New vision technology could soon allow humans to take a step into the animal kingdom.

The mantis shrimp has one of the most complex visual systems in the world.

Shrimp brain may hold key to evolution of colour vision

Published on: 26 November 2019

Researchers may be one step closer to understanding the evolution of colour vision in the animal kingdom after studying one of the most complex visual systems in the world.

Nemo’s cousin uses UV to find friends and food

Published on: 12 November 2019

Researchers have discovered that Great Barrier Reef anemonefish can see ultraviolet light (UV) and may use it as a ‘secret channel’ to find both food and friends.