Schizophrenia

Remembered to take your vitamins? How vitamin D can affect your brain

QBI Associate Professor Thomas Burne answers all your questions about the link between vitamin D deficiency and and cognitive disorders.

Perineuronal nets (bright green) surround particular neurons (blue). Fluorescence labelling reveals just how detailed these structures are. Image Credit: Phoebe Mayne, University of Queensland

Researchers net new theory on vitamin D and cognitive disorders

Published on: 20 February 2019

New research from QBI may explain how vitamin D deficiency leads to a range of cognitive disorders, including depression and schizophrenia.

Researchers now understand more about how the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators.

How the brain responds to visual threats

Published on: 6 July 2018

Researchers now understand how the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators.

QBI researchers have uncovered why individuals with schizophrenia may have certain difficulties perceiving emotions.

New schizophrenia research deepens understanding of emotion perception

Published on: 21 June 2018

QBI researchers have uncovered why individuals with schizophrenia may have certain difficulties perceiving emotions.

Why that chocolate bar feels so good: how pleasure affects our brain

Every day we make a range of choices in the pursuit of pleasure. But what is happening inside the brain?

Schizophrenia risk factor is linked to sensitivity of repetitive sounds

Schizophrenia risk factor linked to repetitive sound sensitivity

Published on: 6 March 2018

A syndrome that increases the risk of developing schizophrenia is also linked to increased sensitivity to repeated sounds.

Computer program could help diagnose schizophrenia

Published on: 6 July 2017

Your brain’s responses to surprising sounds could help to determine whether you have schizophrenia.

Members of the Sunshine Coast ARAFMI group and QBI reserachers

From lamington drives to funding mental health research

A grassroots group of local mothers of children with mental illness set out in the 80s to raise money to help support families. Those humble bake sales and lamington drives led to $250,000+ donated to mental health research.

Budding neuroscientist joins fight against schizophrenia

Published on: 13 June 2017

A new QBI student has received a scholarship to research preventative treatments for schizophrenia.