A Grey Matter explores the many wonders of the brain and neuroscience’s vital role in helping people to live healthier, happier and more productive lives. 

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  • Podcast: Surviving, treating, fighting stroke

    In this special World Stroke Day edition, three remarkable women open up about stroke from every angle — surviving it, treating it, and fighting it in the lab.
  • Podcast: Cracking the MND code

    QBI's Dr Margreet Ridder and Professor Pankaj Sah share their insight on the intricate science of gene therapy and how it can be used to fight motor neurone disease.
  • Podcast: Getting inside bipolar

    QBI's Heather Cruickshank and Susannah Tye discuss discuss the biology of mood disorders, the role of melatonin, oxidative stress and dopamine, and how personal experience can drive more effective treatments.
  • Podcast: The science of staying young

    Dr Anne Hahn discusses her recent discovery of a gene that regulates the inheritance of disease-causing mutations.
  • Podcast: How memories shape us

    Dr Matt Kenna explores how memories are formed, retrieved, and influence behaviour, while reflecting on the importance of memories in shaping who we are.
  • Podcast: Redefining mental health

    Professor John McGrath is a key figure in global mental health research. Co-leading a groundbreaking study with Harvard Medical School revealing that half of us will develop a mental health disorder by age 75. His work explores critical questions about what goes wrong in the brain, when it happens, and how we might prevent it.
  • Podcast: When comedy meets science

    When Mehershad Wadia is not studying the nervous system of c.elegans to learn more about the brain, he is making people laugh. A stand-up comedian and a scientist, Mehershad discusses the parallels between comedy and science.
  • Podcast: Testing Stroke Recovery

    Professor Gail Robinson has developed a new diagnostic tool to assess cognitive function in post-stroke patients to predict functional recovery.
  • Podcast: Train your brain

    Dr Daniel Blackmore explores how exercise can mitigate the cognitive decline associated with diseases impacting learning and memory.
  • Podcast: Meals matter for brain development

    Dr Bonnie Searle understands the power of nutrition for young brains. She discusses her research and the impact of meals offered at childcare centres across Queensland.

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