Researchers are a step closer to unravelling the genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia following the largest genome-wide association study of the disorder ever undertaken.
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism.
Australian researchers have discovered a new way to block the action of botulinum toxin, which may pave the way for more effective treatments of the life-threatening disease botulism.
QBI neuroscientists have shed new light on the processes involved in loosening the grip of fear-related memories, particularly those implicated in conditions such as phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Professor Jason Mattingley has been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council Australia Laureate Fellowship announced by Federal Science Minister Kim Carr.
The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) will further strengthen their research ties with China following the opening in Shanghai this month of a joint laboratory dedicated to exploring how genes influence brain development and function.
Teresa Tang from Brisbane State High School has been crowned the 2011 Queensland Brain Bee Champion in a battle of neuroscience knowledge held in Brisbane.
Nina Ruzsicska from Darwin High School has been crowned the 2011 Northern Territory Brain Bee Champion in a battle of neuroscience knowledge held in Brisbane.
More than 130 of the smartest high school students from Queensland and the Northern Territory will converge on the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) next week to contest state and territory crowns in the State Finals of the 2011 Australian Brain Bee Challenge.
Fancy taking a peek inside the classroom of the future? Australia’s first Science of Learning Symposium, to be hosted by the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) next week, will shine a spotlight on how the latest advances in neuroscience can inform educational practice.
Queensland Brain Institute researchers are a step closer to unlocking the mysteries of disorders like schizophrenia and autism – through peering into the brains of bees.
Surprising findings from a study into the brains of transgenic mice carrying the Huntington’s disease mutation could pave the way for treatments which delay the onset and progression of this devastating genetic disease.
In humans, regeneration of the peripheral nervous system after injury remains a hit-or-miss affair, while brain and spinal cord damage usually results in lifelong disabilities.
The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is pleased to announce that Professor Tianzi Jiang has joined the University of Queensland (UQ) in an appointment shared between QBI and the Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI).
For up to five per cent of the population, checking the time, counting change at the cash register or practically anything else to do with numbers can be a nightmare.
The Queensland Brain Institute was honoured to play its part in pushing The University of Queensland’s latest research ratings to the top of the league table, according to QBI Director Professor Perry Bartlett.
A Queensland Brain Institute researcher is one of only 10 in the country to be honoured in a new publication to highlight the life-saving work conducted by Australia’s top researchers.
Researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute are one step closer to unlocking the role of colour in animal courtship rituals after identifying a unique feather structure in birds of paradise.