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Despite being able to camouflage themselves in colourful surroundings, cuttlefish, squid and octopus are colourblind, QBI research has found.

Schizophrenia research has won QBI's Dr Marta Garrido a highly competitive UQ Research Award.

Brain stimulation can alter activity throughout the connected networks of the brain, Queensland research finds.

The NPJ Science of Learning Community brings together teachers, researchers and policymakers to improve education.

QBI research has identified the specific cause of a rare form of epilepsy in babies.

QBI's Laura Fenlon has won the Queensland Women in Technology PhD Career Start Award for her neuroscience research.

QBI researchers have built a mathematical model that explains how ion gates open and close.

Brain training for specific tasks can also improve broader brain performance, research finds for the first time.

QBI research into vision in marine animals may advance cancer detection and even satellite construction.

A project led by A/Prof Helen Cooper was named one of the best Australian medical research projects.

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

Dr Shyuan Ngo MND research has been recognised by a prestigious Young Tall Poppy Science Award.

The RateCity Award in Concussion Research will support research at QBI into the long-term impact of concussion.

Researchers have discovered three new genes associated with motor neurone disease.

QASMT's Shambhavi Mishra fought off tough competition to win the 2016 Queensland Brain Bee.

Research into how birds plan their flights has applications for drones and aircraft navigation systems.

The Queensland Brain Institute has partnered with the Australian Athletes' Alliance to tackle concussion and its long-term effects.

QBI researchers believe Dory, the surgeonfish made famous by Pixar's Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, may hold clues as to how fish adapt to changes in their environment.

New QBI research suggests the increased risk of mental illness in children of older fathers is unlikely to result from gene mutations.

QBI's Professor Naomi Wray has been named among 21 new Australian Academy of Science Fellows.