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25.01.2022 Hutchinson Builders foreman David Raso knows first-hand the impact of #dementia. His father, Hughie, lives with dementia in the family’s hometown of Cairns. Unfortunately, David has been unable to visit his father or allow his son Leo to bring a great big smile to his grandfather’s face as COVID restrictions keep him in Brisbane. But David along with his co-workers have designed a way to help #QBI researchers try to find a way to help people like Hughie. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3kCJN1l

24.01.2022 #QBI researchers have discovered that a celluar process gone astray allows a toxic protein to leak into healthy brain cells, leading to memory loss and other impairments.

24.01.2022 Back to school. Back to great learning habits! Download #QBI's learning tips to help with lessons, study and homework for 2021. Download: www.bit.ly/3tgkyqM

23.01.2022 Dementia is not a single disease, but a term describing a collection of symptoms from a range of conditions that cause parts of the brain to deteriorate progressively. Dementia affects functions such as memory, perception, behaviour, language, and personality. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3kCiTqz #Dementia #DementiaActionWeek #DementiaActionWeek2020

23.01.2022 The path scientists follow to discovery is never a straight line - it’s inspired by a deep desire to explore new ground, flex their creative muscle and develop ideas that capture their curiosity. The outcomes may not be immediate or obvious but they are essential to helping us overcome some of our greatest hurdles.

22.01.2022 Dementia is not a single disease, but a complex health problem in which symptoms can develop slowly and a diagnosis might only be made years after the brain has started to undergo neurodegenerative changes.

22.01.2022 #Concussion is the most common and mild form of traumatic brain injury and occurs when force causes the brain to collide into the skull. Discover the science, facts and personal stories behind this debilitating injury in the first issue of #TheBRAIN. Visit: www.bit.ly/3r4MjAC Download: www.bit.ly/39oxNxQ

21.01.2022 We’ve all probably made our fair share of regrettable decisions but most of us learn from the outcomes. But making the right choice can be extremely difficult for some people living with mental disorders. Discover more: www.bit.ly/376XbHs #QBI #QMHW #QMHWTakeTime

19.01.2022 How do animals make sense of the world around them? In the past, that has been a difficult question to answer, but advancement in technologies now allow researchers to visualise nearly all the neurons in the brain at one time. Discover more: bit.ly/2ZJWP57 #Neuroscience #QBI #TheBRAIN

19.01.2022 Congratulations Professor Linda Richards for being named the Krieg Cortical Discoverer at this year's Krieg Cortical Kudos Awards! Discover Richards Lab: www.qbi.uq.edu.au/richardsgroup

18.01.2022 FRIDAY FACT: Fruit flies have sleep patterns that are remarkably similar to humansthey sleep mostly at night for about 8 to 10 hours, have a midday siesta and sleep more when they are young. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3gUIR77 #TheBRAIN #TheNatureOfDiscovery #DiscoveryResearch

16.01.2022 #Schizophrenia is a poorly understood group of mental disorders that disrupt the way in which the brain functions with cognition, behaviour and emotion. #QBI researchers are helping in the progress of understanding the causes of this disabling disorder. Join our researchers on the quest to discovery: www.bit.ly/2SZfxCl #QMHW #QMHWTakeTime

16.01.2022 The human eye is often viewed as a highly-advanced tool for the brain, but its capabilities pale in comparison to some other animals' vision. #QBI researchers are studying these different forms of vision to understand how our brain processes our visual world. Discover more: bit.ly/2FkUVkg... #Neuroscience #Vision #TheBRAIN

16.01.2022 How do you make sure treatment of people with brain injury, diseases and disorders is best informed by neuroscience? Welcome to neuropsychology. A Grey Matter talks to #QBI neuropsychologist Professor Gail Robinson about her research and its outcomes. Listen to the #podcast: https://bit.ly/3ctLYCX

14.01.2022 Could a new breakthrough in science be inspired from the cookbook? Neuroscientist Dr Sean Coakley explains how he infuses aspects from his love of cooking into his research at #QBI. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3nR4Rmx

13.01.2022 Dr Adam Walker and his team are trying to understand motor neurone disease (#MND) in order to treat, cure or prevent it. But their efforts may have been for nothing if it hadn’t been for the generosity of one man. #QBI #NotifWhen

12.01.2022 We are still discovering so much about the brain through observations of nature for instance, a sea slug is helping us understand what happens when we learn by showing neurons change their connections in the brain. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3nPadic #TheBRAIN #TheNatureOfDiscovery #DiscoveryResearch

11.01.2022 Congratulations Matt! Matthew Collard who is hoping to raise $20,000 for dementia research at #QBI completed 80km in 19 hours in the gruelling Simpson Desert Ultra! This mammoth effort followed his epic 1,500km bike ride from Brisbane to Birdsville. Help Matthew reach his target: https://bit.ly/3gb3LAQ

10.01.2022 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? Professor Justin Marshall answers these and many other questions about the amazing world of animal vision in this episode.

10.01.2022 David Osbourne has been living with the life-changing impacts of dementia nearly all his life. When he was 15, he helped his mother care for his grandmother, who had the disorder. Now his mother is also living with dementia. David and his Hutchinson Builders co-workers are trying to help people living with dementia by donating the funds from their parking lot to help dementia research at #QBI. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3kCJN1l... #Dementia #DementiaActionWeek #DementiaActionWeek2020

09.01.2022 Tiny roundworms, known as C.elegans, measure only about 1 mm long, but they’ve gone to great lengths to do more for neuroscience than just about any other organism. And their most impressive feat could eventually help us repair nerve damage. Discover more: bit.ly/33C5RUf... #TheBRAIN #Magazine

08.01.2022 Dr Nathanael Yates knows the impact of a mental health disorder he has three generations of schizophrenia in his family. This motivated him to understand what was happening in the brain when symptoms occurred and find ways to better help people living with these disorders. Join our researchers on the quest to discovery: www.bit.ly/2SZfxCl #QMHW #QMHWTakeTime

08.01.2022 We’ve discovered more about the brain in the last 50 years than in the previous 500 years, but some of the big questions remain unanswered. And that’s an exciting prospect heading into the future. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3ncQeun

07.01.2022 Did you know global positioning systems (GPS) are of little use underwater? However, #QBI researchers, inspired by marine animals which communicate using polarised light, are developing new navigation technology. Discover more: www.bit.ly/2FkUVkg #TheBRAIN #Magazine #FridayFact

06.01.2022 There is no #QBI without the generous support of the community! Your help and donations give our researchers the tools and confidence to explore deeper and further into the mysteries of the brain. Discover how you can help: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/get-involved/donate

06.01.2022 Congratulations Professor Jennifer Doudna and Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier for winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry! Their curiosity-driven research inspired a technique that neuroscientists use to examine the brain’s DNA and help understand conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and motor neurone disease. Discover more: www.bit.ly/3nnrDDb... #TheBRAIN #Magazine

06.01.2022 It's hard to imagine - especially as you try to shoo them from buzzing around your head - but humans and flies are very similar when it comes to the brain. So much so, they are even helping revolutionise our understanding of general anaesthetics.

06.01.2022 #QBI in the sky! The team at the Sci-Fleet Motors are generously supporting QBI's research through a variety of fundraising initiatives - including highlighting our dementia research during Dementia Action Week. #Dementia #DementiaActionWeek #DementiaActionWeek2020 Find out how you can help: bit.ly/301syyQ

04.01.2022 PhD student Alisha Tromp is using zebrafish small fish that resemble much of our genetic code to track schizophrenia and understand how it impacts the developing brain. Discover more about our research: www.bit.ly/2ZJWP57 #QMHW #QMHWTakeTime

04.01.2022 What does the path from fundamental research to clinic actually look like? #QBI dementia experts break down this process for this special online edition of the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (#CJCADR) Forum. #WorldAlzheimersDay Discover more: www.qbi.uq.edu.au/CJCADR

04.01.2022 "A lot of people say that depression is being over diagnosed, I would flip that question and actually say the risk is that depression is being under diagnosed." A panel of QBI experts explored the neuroscience of depression, its impact on society, and how research can help pave a successful path into the future at our webinar 'Understanding the brain to treat depression'. Watch a replay of the webinar: www.bit.ly/350nD36

02.01.2022 Accidents rarely just happen in science. #QBI Director Professor Pankaj Sah explains how discovery research trying to understand just one part of the brain underpins all advances in neuroscience. Discover more: www.qbi.uq.edu.au/discovery-research

01.01.2022 It was once believed the brain lacked the ability to adapt, that it was impossible for neurons to change. But through discovery research including from #QBI scientists have a new understanding of the brain. These discoveries are opening new treatment avenues and revealing ways to encourage the brain to repair itself.

01.01.2022 #QBI researchers are learning more about the science underlying mental health to help those living with a disorder and create better care for future generations. Learn about our research at our free webinar: www.bit.ly/33JXHZS #WMHD2020 #QMHW #QMHWTakeTime