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VR may have its roots in video games, but it is fast becoming a tool that scientists around the world, including researchers in QBI’s Mattingley Lab, are using in experiments.

In this deep dive into the lab’s studies, learn about the different types of memories and how virtual worlds may be used in the future to test memory.

📷 Listen now: https://t.co/q5GtJvHIor

This is the fifth episode of A Grey Matter’s new season. Tune in every fortnight for fresh conversations at the intersection of neuroscience, innovation, and hope.
#UQ #QBI #science #VR #Virtualreality #memory #memorytest

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Two of UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) scientists, Professor Jason Mattingley and Dr Matilde Balbi, hold leadership roles within the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS). They share what inspired them to get involved and what they're looking forward to at this year's annual conference.

Read more: https://t.co/WtwDV9p1r3

#UQ #QBI #brain #research #science #ANS25
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If you’re a fan of the new TV show ‘Pluribus’, you’d think that a psychic glue capable of binding us and our brains is pure science fiction. 🧬
But a “molecular glue” that can repair damaged nerve cells is a future goal for QBI scientists studying neuronal fusion! Hear Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol break down neuronal fusion on our latest episode of A Grey Matter.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/I4QaaSOdk2

#AGreyMatter #Neurons #Fusion #QBI #BrainResearch #DiscoveryScience #Pluribus #Neuroscience

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What does it take for children and families to truly thrive? At this year’s Brain Builders Summit, we explored the power of connection — from the tiniest building blocks of the brain to the communities and environments that shape young lives.

Across libraries, clinics, early childhood education centres, schools, playgroups, and homes, we saw how neuro-informed policy and practice can transform systems and create lasting change.

Thank you to all the practitioners, researchers, educators, philanthropists and leaders who joined us — and to Dr Norman Swan for being a fantastic MC and to all our speakers who presented on the day (pictured).

#BrainBuilders #NeuroInformed #CollaborationForChange #ChildDevelopment #CommunityImpact @TQKPartnership @normanswan

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University of Queensland researchers have developed the first Australia and New Zealand specific guidelines for all forms of concussion, from injury to recovery.

Led by paediatric neurologist Professor Karen Barlow, the initiative also includes an education program, Mind the Gap, to close critical knowledge gaps in diagnosis and treatment.

QBI Professor Fatima Nasrallah explains that the new national guidelines are a game-changer for concussion care in Australia, particularly for those in regional, rural, and remote communities.

“By providing clear, all-cause guidelines for both adults and children, we empower GPs and healthcare practitioners, who are often the sole point of care in rural, remote and regional areas. This initiative is a vital step towards build capacity for diagnosing and managing concussion effectively, ensuring consistent, evidence-based care regardless of location.”

Read more: https://t.co/RTdfaPTKXZ

#UQ #QBI #concussion #braininjury #braininjuryawareness #neuroscience

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Congratulations to QBI Emeritus Professor Perry Bartlett, who has been awarded $1.8 million from @FightMND to progress his Phase II clinical trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of a drug called NUN-004 in patients with motor neurone disease (MND).

"This program demonstrates that basic neuroscientific discoveries made in Australia can be developed all the way through from preclinical studies into product manufacture into promising clinical trials that are at the forefront internationally," says Emeritus Professor Bartlett.

Read more: https://t.co/6lX3qKgZdG

#UQ #QBI #news #research #mnd #neuroscience

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“I thought it was a migraine… not for one second did I even think young people could have strokes.”

On this special World Stroke Day podcast, three inspiring women share their unique perspectives on surviving, treating, and researching stroke.

From parenting through recovery to rehab strategies to cutting-edge brain science, their stories reveal the stroke recovery journey.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/a1XNrXTovb

This is the third episode of A Grey Matter’s new season. Tune in every fortnight for fresh conversations at the intersection of neuroscience, innovation, and hope.

#UQ #QBI #BrainResearch #neuroscience #AGreyMatter #stroke #strokerecovery #braininjury #WorldStrokeDay @matildebalbi

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QBI welcomes Dr John Lee, our new Ross Maclean Senior Research Fellow whose translational research into motor neurone disease (MND) has already reached clinical testing.

A compound he began studying during his PhD in 2009 recently completed Phase 1B trials after more than 15 years of development. He is also collaborating with a New Zealand company to design liquid drug formulations tailored for MND patients who lose the ability to swallow.

The Ross Maclean Fellowship established by Jeff Maclean AM in memory of his father, Index Group founder Ross Maclean who lost his battle with MND in 2005, offers crucial support to advance these ambitious projects.

“Funding is always scarce in research – this fellowship gives me the opportunity to push drug programs closer to clinical trials while also collaborating with QBI neuroscientists on new discovery-based ideas,” says Dr Lee.

Read more: https://t.co/6EoewCOHpJ

#UQ #QBI #MND #motorneurondisease #neuroscience #fightmnd

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Thank you for making a difference this UQ Giving Day! One of our loyal QBI donors, Maureen Stevenson, has pledged to match donations, which means your donation of $10 becomes $20 or $100 will become $200 for QBI research.

Please give today: https://t.co/cCJK8cAW8n

#UQGivingDay #AccelerateBrainScience #QBI

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UQ Giving Day 2025 is on Wednesday, 15 October! But you do not have to wait until then.

By donating to brain research today, you can be the catalyst in turning hope into healing. Every donation to QBI research will be tripled-matched.*

Please give today: https://t.co/cCJK8cBtXV

#UQGivingDay #AccelerateBrainScience #QBI

*Until matching funds are exhausted

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Your brain is incredible 😍 As QBI researcher Montana Samantzis explains, even after a traumatic injury, your brain has the capacity to repair itself!

#UQ #QBI #braininjury #brainresearch

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A wormhole in our universe? Animation of a curled up C. elegans nematode imaged with a spinning disk confocal, deconvolved and rendered using the Huygens Software. C/o Igor Bonacossa Pereira @HilliardLab, @QldBrainInst.
#Neuroscience #microscopy #deconvolution #imageanalysis

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Dr. Barbora Fulopova @BarbFulop from @QldBrainInst will explore proprioception, our body's vital sense of self-awareness. Her project at the University of Fribourg 🇨🇭 aims to develop advanced robotic systems to understand how the brain processes proprioceptive information.

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Excited to announce our group leader @JohnDGLee has been awarded the Ross Maclean Senior Research Fellowship at @QldBrainInst!

We are so excited to continue our research on #MotorNeuronDisease at #QBI - read more👇🏻

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#MND #UQ @UQ_News

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Dr Esteban Cruz Gonzalez is studying tau antibodies as a potential immunotherapy treatment aimed at targeting harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s disease. This image illustrates the formation of intracellular tau aggregates upon seeding in HEK Tau biosensor cells.

“We used these as a cellular model of tau aggregation to test our anti-tau antibodies and their capacity to prevent the formation of tau aggregates,” said Dr Gonzalez.

Read more: https://t.co/P8DTNAT8Ws

#WorldAlzheimersDay #DementiaActionWeek #QBI #BrainResearch

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🧠Congratulations, Joris Geigenmueller the recipient of the Alastair Rushworth Research Endowment PhD Award.

Established in 2020 by Mrs Janice Rushworth in memory of her late husband, Alastair, who passed away from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, this Research Endowment Fund honours Alastairs’ legacy by supporting dementia research.

Joris, from QBI’s Tara Walker Lab, will investigate novel molecular mechanisms that mediate the beneficial effects of lifestyle, and how it can positively influence brain function and ageing — a vital step in understanding and combating Alzheimer’s disease.

#AlzheimersAwareness #DementiaResearch #QBI #Neuroscience #Alzheimers #DementiaActionWeek

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Get behind one of QBI’s rising stars, Drew! QBI researcher Dr @DrewCylinder will represent Queensland as one of 12 finalists at the FameLab Australia Final on September 18. Drew’s talking about how general anaesthetics disrupt neurotransmitter release.

FameLab is a live science communication competition for early-career scientists who can inspire people to see the world from new perspectives.

If you’d like to cheer Drew on, please leave him a comment below.

Read more: https://t.co/UgUhBfRGaP

#UQ #QBI #FameLab #neuroscience #brainresearch