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University of Queensland researchers have received two $3 million grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to accelerate knowledge and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and to improve gynaecological cancer treatment.

Professor Jason Mattingley and Dr Will Harrison set out to understand how our brains are able to keep track of visual information across the thousands of eye movements we make every day.

Researchers at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute have confirmed that brainwaves can affect visual perception, particularly when it comes to distinguishing between objects.

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

If you’ve ever wondered whether changing your mind is the best decision, then you should be reassured that your chances of success are better if you do.

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.

New research from The University of Queensland has shown for the first time that visual hallucinations in people with macular degeneration are associated with abnormally heightened activity in the visual cortex of the brain. 

Paying attention to a location helps the brain to process not just what you can see there, but also what you can’t – suggesting that attention and awareness are controlled by different pathways in the brain.