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QBI apprentice Emma Scott won several industry awards in 2020.

Apprentice named rising star following award-winning year

Published on: 2 March 2021

Emma Scott has rapidly become one of the rising stars of the Queensland Brain Institute after being recognised with several industry accolades.

A new ultraviolet ‘television’ display has been designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world. Credit: Valerio Tettamanti

Ultraviolet 'television' improves insight into animal vision

Published on: 23 February 2021

A new ultraviolet ‘television’ display has been designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world.

Volunteers needed for Australia-wide COVID study

Published on: 19 February 2021

Australians are being asked to help unravel the mysteries of COVID-19.

A family of coral fish have developed visual adaptations similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths. Credit: Valerio Tettamanti

Deep-sea vision linked to night life on the reef

Published on: 9 February 2021

A family of coral fish have developed visual adaptations similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths.

A new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells could be a cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists untangle a new process leading to dementia

Published on: 2 February 2021

A new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells could be a cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

A Queensland Brain Institute researcher has been awarded a fellowship from Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart.

Formula One legend helps in race to cure dementia

Published on: 22 January 2021

A Queensland Brain Institute researcher has been awarded a fellowship from Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart.

PhD student Angela Renton took top honours in the 2020 QBI Art In Neuroscience competition.

Brain barcode scans victory in art award

Published on: 14 January 2021

A brain visualised as a barcode has taken top honours in the 2020 QBI Art In Neuroscience competition.

Exercise has long been known to impact neurogenesis, but how was another question.

New study reveals how exercise can improve learning and memory

Published on: 18 December 2020

New research has shown how physical exercise can revitalize your brain.

How drug combinations could help fight COVID-19

Published on: 16 December 2020

Researchers have shown that certain drug combinations could be highly effective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 entering host cells.

Queensland Brain Institute - Review of the year 2020

Published on: 14 December 2020

QBI researchers remained dedicated to using fundamental research to understand brain function and tackle major health problems challenging the modern world.

Vitamin D the clue to more autism spectrum disorder in boys

Published on: 11 December 2020

A deficiency in vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys.

Fruit flies could open new avenues to better understanding attention and sleep.

Fruit fly offers new insights into attention and sleep

Published on: 27 November 2020

The ability to study sleep and attention in fruit flies could lead to a greater understanding of these potentially related phenomena in humans.

Researchers have found a way to track the formation of protein clusters in live cells.

Tracking cell workhorse leads to new protein cluster clue

Published on: 23 November 2020

Researchers have found a way to track the formation of protein clusters in live cells.

A unique collaboration between neuroscience and mammary biology

Published on: 13 November 2020

Borrowing a visual technique from neuroscience, biologists have shown for the first time how milk is transported through the mammary network.

The zebrafish is helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound, while also giving insight to autism spectrum disorder.

Fish give insight on sound sensitivity in autism

Published on: 10 November 2020

The zebrafish is helping QBI researchers understand how the human brain processes sound, while also giving insight to autism spectrum disorder.

Genome sequence provides infectious pathway for COVID

Published on: 21 October 2020

Queensland Brain Institute researchers have helped discover an additional way for COVID-19 to enter cells, and also plays an important role in its transmissibility and infectiousness.

Professor Naomi Wray has been elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Motor neurone disease pioneer receives national honour

Published on: 21 October 2020

Genomic pioneer Professor Naomi Wray is one of 28 Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2020.

What’s happening in the brains of people living with mental disorders that impacts on their decision-making?

How do mental disorders impact our decision-making?

We constantly make choices, but for some people suffering from illnesses such as schizophrenia and substance use disorder – previously referred to as “substance abuse” – making the right choices can be extremely difficult.

Hutchinson Builders employees are donating $20,000 to dementia research.

Builders transform parking lot into avenue for dementia research

A group of builders may help spark the next breakthrough in neuroscience after donating money from their parking lot to help dementia research.

Stroke disrupts cognition and behaviour in nearly everyone who suffers one, affecting abilities such as talking, memory and vision.

Improving quality of life after stroke

Associate Professor Gail Robinson is passionate about rehabilitation after stroke, studying how stroke disrupts cognition and behaviour to improve quality of life.

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