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A living fossil is helping researchers challenge our scientific understanding of brain evolution.

Schizophrenia and personality disorders are the most disabling mental health conditions to live with, QBI researchers has found.

A ‘Fish DJ’ at QBI has used her knowledge of cool beats to understand brain networks and hearing in baby fish.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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