A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs

nature.com/articles/d4158…

Nice highlight of Paul Robert Marshall’s latest in Newsweek.

newsweek.com/neuroscientist…

Local DNA structure states (not the looping kind) drive activity-dependent gene expression associated with memory formation.

Version of record for those who may have missed the early release.
jneurosci.org/content/44/15/…

The Balbi lab is advertising a PhD student scholarship. We do research on stroke, ageing, and vascular dementia in animal models using very cool imaging techniques! We are also interested in students focussed on computational modelling. 🐭 🖥️ 🧪 Please RT. Details below👇

Applications for the 2024 Winter Research Program are now open!

Don't miss your opportunity to team up with some of UQ's leading researchers to apply your degree-specific knowledge and develop valuable research and professional capabilities.

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Join us for a special #CJCADR10Years symposium on the significance of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in neurodegenerative diseases, featuring renowned speakers from the US and UK!

🗓️May 13, 2024
🕰️8:30am – 5:30pm
📍Queensland Brain Institute, UQ

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Sincere thanks to Alan and Wendy for their generous and ongoing support of #QBI neuroscience #research 🙏

A study by researchers at #UQ 's Queensland Brain Institute, UQ has challenged the conventional notion in Alzheimer’s disease research that targeting and clearing amyloid plaque is essential to improve cognition 🧠

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Researchers at Queensland Brain Institute, UQ have discovered that ultrasound alone can be used to deliver cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's.

Watch as Dr Gerhard Leinenga and Professor Jürgen Götz discusses their recent findings.

#UQ #QBI #alzheimers #news

On the eve of World Sleep Day, experts from The University of Queensland delved into the world of sleep to unpack what happens in our brains as we snooze. 😴

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#UQ #QBI #brain #research #science #sleep

A new study from Queensland Brain Institute, UQ researcher Anthony Harris has found that brainwaves can affect visual perception, particularly when distinguishing between objects.

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#UQ #QBI #brain #research #science #news

Our community plays such a vital role in supporting #neuroscience #research & generate a lot of fun and camaraderie as they do! I hope that you will join us at some of our 2024 events 👇🏽

If you would like to watch the #QBI #GettingDeepIntoSleep event via livestream or recording, here’s the link Brain Awareness Week 2024 - Queensland Brain Institute - University of Queensland qbi.uq.edu.au/event/deepinto…

We are so grateful to be able to accept a donation of $500,000 from the Dining for Dementia Gala which will go towards dementia research at #QBI .

A special thanks to Andrew McKinney Welch and Pat Goldsworthy for your incredible generosity and support towards brain research. 🙌💜

Delighted to be at the @qldlawsociety #IWD breakfast, along with #QBI A/Prof Fatima Nasrallah. Thanks to Terry McCormick, Director of the Brain Injury Foundation & Principal at McInnes Wilson Lawyers, for the invite.

#QBI researcher Associate Professor Fatima Nasrallah was part of the coalition raising awareness in Canberra today about the need for greater funding for #Concussion & #CTE research 🧠👇🏽

Hey, I am walking to help a great cause. Check out …ronswalkforcharity.gofundraise.com.au/page/Pankaj-20…

Here’s a great story on mechanisms of protection against TDP43 aggregation, led by Rebecca San Gil out of the Adam Walker lab Queensland Brain Institute, UQ.

nature.com/articles/s4146…