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Linking brain biology and behavioural differences
Researchers have been investigating if brain biology causes behavioural differences between – as well as among – men and women.
Sex differences found in memory region of the brain
Published on:
29 May 2020
Researchers revealed regional sex differences in the hippocampus - an area of the brain important for memory, learning and emotions.
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.
QBI opens the lab doors for summer research students
Published on:
20 November 2018
Seventeen students will be venturing into the Queensland Brain Institute’s labs once again for this year’s summer research program.
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