Brain & Mind Centre

We are at the forefront of #mentalhealth & #neuroscience #research. We collaborate across industries & disciplines to find answers to global #health challenges.

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

A first-of-its-kind study could answer one of the most important neuroscience questions about the impact of oxytocin on the brain and body

@syd_health @Sydney_Uni

Read ✅ https://t.co/NUfvug4vB5

https://t.co/qLgnCJekUH

[Journal of Physiology @JPhysiol]

@LukeHenderson_1 (@BrainMind_Usyd) examines the recent work of Ocal et al. (2025) in this #Perspective, 'Balance in the face of altered visual circuitry anatomy' ✍️ 💭

🔗 https://t.co/LqimOHupuy

[Cogniss @CognissHQ]

Our CEO, Leon Young and Dr @frankiorfino (@Sydney_Uni @BrainMind_Usyd) joined @THTpodcast to discuss scaling predictive healthcare through no-code infrastructure and how @RippleChallenge is creating pathways for adoption.

https://t.co/15uyICv9Z5

#PredictiveHealth #NoCode

[USyd Core Research Facilities @Sydney_CRF]

Scientists develop a new PET tracer that can latch onto oxytocin receptors in living animals – paving the way for future studies in humans that may help researchers see how the ‘love hormone’ works in the brain and body, improving insights into social behaviour and mental health.

Via Australian National Total Body PET Facility, a partnership between Sydney Imaging – a #USYD Core Research Facility – the National Imaging Facility, and the Northern Sydney Local Health District.

See Brain and Mind Centre news story 👉 https://t.co/hTNPESglKQ

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 ➡️ https://t.co/wIqYRlKQQ2

@NIFAus @BrainMind_Usyd #PETTracer #Oxytocin #Neuroscience #MentalHealth

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

Congrats to Frank Iorfino and Christine Song - recipients of @Sydney_Uni 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Awards ⭐

Congrats to 68 award recipients – 13 individuals and 7 teams – who were honoured this year.

#LeadershipForGood

@syd_health

https://t.co/mKtT5zoT2K

[Dr. Zoe Menczel Schrire @zoemschrire]

🎉 Our paper is finally published in BMJ Open!
Huge thanks to the amazing @BrainMind_Usyd and @sydneycon teams and PI @Prof_Naismith .
Read it here: https://t.co/SrQFL5Fsnc
#Research #BrainHealth #BMJOpen #Collaboration

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

@ConversationEDU by @RosenbergSeb 🚨Home-based care could help many with acute mental illness

A regional NSW public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility in favour of a home-based service.
📰 https://t.co/M2O3LyJ8z1

@syd_health @Sydney_Uni

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community - Great @ConversationEDU article by @RosenbergSeb

'Our mental health system is under enormous pressure,' says Rosenberg.

📰 https://t.co/o4gyXRsEkn

@syd_health

[ScienceNews @sciencenewsdk]

A growing body of research suggests that the line between physical and mental health may be thinner than we think. When the body struggles to respond to insulin, the brain can suffer too.

Scientists are now exploring how insulin resistance - long linked to diabetes - might also affect mood, memory and even the risk of depression or dementia. It’s an emerging field that could change how we think about both metabolic disease and mental illness.

Simple measures that improve insulin sensitivity, such as exercise and healthy sleep, may also help the brain recover. The message is clear: looking after your metabolism is one of the most powerful ways to look after your mind.  

Read more: https://t.co/zi5PNZK4Jq

#ScienceNewsdk #Metabolism #Insulin #DiabetesCare #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #DiabetesResearch #WDD2025 #Diabeteslife #14November #WorldDiabetesDay

[Sebastian Rosenberg @RosenbergSeb]

Hospital in the home is excellent option for many people needing mental health care, instead of having to go into the acute wards of our public hospitals. https://t.co/QnPvF8rqmr @ian_hickie @PatMcGorry @BrainMind_Usyd @NMHC @uc_hri

[James O'Loghlin @Jamesologhlin]

As we age, should we accept the fact that we are slowing down, or struggle against it? What is the best mix of fighting and accepting? New pod w @ian_hickie and me @BrainMind_Usyd
https://t.co/e1AiMdYcaF

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

🧠 New research shows digital tools could help close youth mental health care gap in #WesternSydney

@_s_h_hosseini , A/Prof Jo-An Occhipinti , @ian_hickie

🔗https://t.co/avL7VB7tmw

@syd_health

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

Now underway! Opening up to a full house at the Sibyl Centre.

@Sydney_Ideas Slow Ageing

@Olivier_Piguet Dr Eleanor Drummond @elfy_scott talk things dementia and slowing ageing

@syd_health @Sydney_Science

[James O'Loghlin @Jamesologhlin]

When someone feels insecure, what does it mean? It is doubting yourself? Not thinking you’re good enough? What is insecurity? How do we deal with it? New pod w @ian_hickie and me @BrainMind_Usyd
https://t.co/e1AiMdYcaF

[Sydney Ideas @Sydney_Ideas]

Join Eleanor Drummond to explore ageing, brain health & what's possible to stave off disease to live well for longer.

Eleanor is a neuroscientist at @BrainMind_Usyd, working to improve understanding about the causes of neurodegenerative disease

Register: https://t.co/FavVFspxyp

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

Congrats to recipients of BMC ASEO scheme ✅

🏆 A/Prof Rachel Tan

🏆Dr Dongang Wang

🏆Dr Morgan James

🏆@DrLandinRomero

🏆Dr Glenn Yamakawa @Suprachiasm

Read -> https://t.co/6aPW33Jvdm

@syd_health

[James O'Loghlin @Jamesologhlin]

"It’s all good." Is it, though? Optimism is good for our mental health, but is the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, we should always be totally 'it's great!!' taking it too far? New pod w @ian_hickie and me @BrainMind_Usyd
https://t.co/e1AiMdYcaF

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

@Sydney_Uni partners @SiemensHealth $9M MRI research capability https://t.co/dUSdV12dn0
New world-leading MRI technology will unlock unprecedented medical imaging capabilities for researchers, clinicians and industry.
@HBAProgram_USYD @CPC_usyd @syd_health

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

ABC Listen ✅ https://t.co/1DO6nS8g0u

Preeya Alexander & @normanswan in conversation with @Olivier_Piguet. Experts want the diagnostic guidelines for FTD to be broadened, as they currently exclude patients with #MemoryLoss

@syd_health @Frontier_Usyd

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

ABC Listens 👂Immunotherapy could treat psychiatric syndromes

Guest A Prof Liz Scott, youth mental health at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney

@syd_health

https://t.co/02fehUnwBk