Podcasts

New research born out of collaborations with virologists and neuroscience here at QBI has shown that coronavirus has co-opted a clever entry mechanism to get into cells - including neurons.

Did you know? Humans are pretty average when it comes to seeing the visual world compared to many other animals with much smaller brains. Or that octopuses are essentially colourblind? And that there’s really no such thing as colour?

At the very earliest stages of life, how do stem cells know how to turn into the right cells at the right time and go to the right places. Just a few cells create the billions of brain cells we have.

How do birds and bees fly in groups without colliding? or know how to navigate straight to a food source?

A Grey Matter chats to neuroscientist Dr Susannah Tye about the signs and symptoms, causes and treatments of this common mental health disorder.

We know so much more about the science of mental health than ever before, but there's still so much to learn.

Evolution has guided us to spend hours every night in our most vulnerable state – unconscious and unaware. It’s an easy question to ask: what’s the point?

Who would have thought the humble zebrafish might hold the key to understanding our own brain.

We talk to Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Steven Zuryn about the importance of fundamental science – what it is and why it is critical for generating discoveries that may have huge impacts to your health.

QBI's Dr James Kesby on how our brain's reward mechanism works, and what happens when things go wrong.