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Queensland philanthropists have contributed close to $2 million to better understand learning and memory, in a quest to find a cure for dementia.

Queenslander Jackson Huang has been named the International Brain Bee Champion.

Research shows bad experiences enhance memory formation about places

On Friday 20th September, the Federal Minister for Health and Minister for Sport, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, made his first official visit in his new portfolio, to the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI).

QBI’s Dr Jian Yang was one of eight researchers and two research supervisors, working across a range of disciplines, that was recognised at UQ’s 2013 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards.

Honeybees use a combination of what they feel and see to streamline their bodies and gain maximum ‘fuel efficiency’ during flight, a world first study has found.

A $3.75 million investment in research at The University of Queensland (UQ) will advance innovative work on the link between vitamin D and mental health.

University of Queensland researchers are at the forefront of a ground-breaking study that has found people susceptible to psychiatric disorders such as depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have underlying genetic similarities.

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have found human brains ‘divide and conquer' when people learn to navigate around new environments.

Somerville House student Eva Wang has been named the state's brain champion at The University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute competition.

Queensland scientists will begin clinical trials of treatment for spinal cord injuries after discovering dramatic improvements in balance and coordination when blocking a protein.

A university scholarship student’s passion for an ancient art of slit-drum making has reinvigorated the industry in Papua New Guinea.

A worldwide consortium of medical researchers and social scientists has found tiny changes to a person’s genetic sequence are associated with educational level.

People with dementia have new hope with a significant boost to research funding following the Premier’s announcement of $9 million in funding over the next 5 years for The Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CADR) at The University of Queensland

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $16 million dollars over four years for a Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC), a Special Research Initiative led by The University of Queensland (UQ) and involving researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), the School of Psychology and the School of Education.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered that, like humans, flies sleep in stages of different intensities.

A University of Queensland study has identified precisely when new neurons become important for learning.

Australia's ‘brainiest' student, Jackson Huang from the Gold Coast, will compete in the International Brain Bee Competition (IBB) in Austria this month.

Men who have children at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism compared to younger grandfathers, according to a joint international study.