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Researchers have studied how nerve cells in a rabbit’s eye respond differently to patterns of visual stimuli

Making sense of how we see the world

Published on: 8 July 2022

We are a step closer to understanding how our brain interprets the visual world.

Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP visited The University of Queensland today to announce more than $440 million in NHMRC funding for Australian researchers.

Federal funding success for brain research

Published on: 29 August 2019

Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP visited The University of Queensland today to announce more than $440 million in NHMRC funding for Australian researchers.

A spotlight brings into focus the distal dendrites of a neocortical layer 5 pyramidal neuron (gold) amongst a sea of cholinergic axons (green), an allegory of the transformation of dendritic computations in the output neurons of the neocortex produced by the optogenetic activation of the cholinergic modulatory system. Artwork by Lee Fletcher.

How the brain enables us to rapidly focus attention

Published on: 27 December 2018

QBI researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that may underlie our ability to rapidly focus attention.

Thickness of brain regions linked to how neurons function

Published on: 22 November 2018

The thickness of the brain’s outer layer influences how individual neurons process information. The findings challenge the understanding of how brain circuits function throughout the brain.

QBI researchers shed light on how our eyes process visual cues

QBI researchers shed light on how eyes process visual cues

Published on: 8 June 2017

Once thought to be passive conduits, the dendrites of neurons actually help process visual signals about moving light, QBI researchers have found.

Applications for the advanced neuroscience course are open until 23 December 2016.

Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience applications open

Published on: 19 August 2016