Does addiction result from the brain or behaviour? This is the question QBI sought to answer during Brain Awareness Week 2026 at a compelling free public lecture featuring scientists and those with lived experience.
QBI researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of the condition, giving patients the best opportunity for recovery.
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers will propel scientific discovery into DNA mutations, treating human movement disorders and improving stroke outcomes after securing funding from the Australian Government.
UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute’s podcast, A Grey Matter, is back for 2025. Plug in your headphones and join us as we unpack the mysteries of the brain through new conversations, inspiring stories, and the latest discoveries in neuroscience.
QBI's Heather Cruickshank and Susannah Tye discuss discuss the biology of mood disorders, the role of melatonin, oxidative stress and dopamine, and how personal experience can drive more effective treatments.
Queensland Brain Institute researchers have discovered a potential link between inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and treatment-resistant depression
From increasing our brain’s resilience to stress to possible novel immunotherapy treatments for depression, Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) scientists continue to lead the way in mental health advances.
Research projects exploring decision-making, learning and memory, and brain function will open pathways to discovery after being boosted by the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Queensland Brain Institute researchers will help develop some of Australia’s most exciting medical bionic discoveries after being announced as major winners at this year’s Bionics Challenge.
