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: 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.
  • Podcast: Tackling concussion

    Head injuries and concussions are forcing more and more athletes to cut short or take a break from their sporting careers. In this special Grey Matter podcast, we invited ruby league legend Wally Lewis and International rugby union referee Nic Berry into the studio to learn more about the impact concussion has had on their lives.
  • Podcast: Memory enhancing mushrooms

    Mushrooms have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, and the scientific evidence behind their beneficial properties is now growing after recent discoveries from Professor Frederic Meunier and his team at the UQ Queensland Brain Institute.
  • Podcast: A neuroengineered future

    Through merging her expertise in biomedical engineering with neuroscience, Dr Clarissa Whitmire and her team are aiming to enhance human life through innovative body-interface technologies

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