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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Why do we buy one car and not the other? What should I pay my staff? How much am I prepared to spend on a house? As a Research Fellow in Neuroeconomics, Dr Rangelov investigates human sensory perception, decision-making and memory.
Both Robyn Hilton and Allison Scifleet understand what it is like to care for a loved one with dementia. With more than 421,000 Australians living with dementia, Robyn and Allison are determined to raise awareness in the community and vital funds for research.
Dr Matilde Balbi combines multiple approaches to study the brain's recovery from stroke with the aim of identifying intrinsic neuroprotective mechanisms to improve stroke treatments.
Dr Nela Durisic studies the architecture and function of single molecules with the aim of discovering what leads to genetic epilepsy to uncover new ways to treat it.
Professor Frederic Meunier and his lab use super-resolution microscopy to observe single molecules in living neurons to discover how brain cells communicate.
