Brain and Mind Research Institute

Diseases of the brain and mind, including substance abuse, clinical depression and dementia now account for more than 40 percent of all illness. These diseases are devastating for those affected, their families, and for society, costing the Australian economy an estimated $30 billion each year.

The BMRI brings together patients, support groups and front-line carers with scientists and clinicians working in neurosciences and brain research, providing hope for those affected.

Patient services

The Clinical Centre provides high quality mental health services for people with a range of disorders affecting the brain and mind.

The BMRI also regularly recruits members of the community to participate in clinical research.

Latest news & events

• Institute fights to beat dementia

  13 December 2011: Story on ABC's 7.30 Report about Associate Professor Sharon Naismith's research investigating whether early intervention programs promoting mind health can reduce cognitive decline.

• Professor Ian Hickie joins leaders of Australia's first National Mental Health Commission

  12 December 2011: Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director of the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Research Institute, has been named as one of eight commissioners to lead Australia's first National Mental Health Commission.

• Alzheimer's vaccine cures memory of mice

  9 December 2011: A vaccine that slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia has been developed by researchers at the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI).

• Finding a drop in the ocean

  6 December 2011: Relief for people living with neurological disorders, mental illness and even cancers may be close at hand thanks to Australia's first cyclotron dedicated to biomedical research.