2024 news

News articles from 2024 on how the Brain and Mind Centre improved the lives of those living with conditions of the brain and mind through high-impact research.

Articles

16 December 2024

Uncovering the secret to creative thinking

An exciting new project, backed by a prestigious ARC grant, aims to unravel the neural mechanisms behind one of the most critical elements of human intelligence: the ability to recombine and adapt knowledge.
02 December 2024

Brain and Mind Centre: A year in review 2024

A selection of the few key stories, events, news stories and research developments from our Brain and Mind Centre members, collaborators and partners during 2024.
25 November 2024

Dementia in the Western Pacific region

Authors of the Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific Series on Dementia in the Western Pacific region, outline their findings on prevention, diagnosis, and care, and detail the complex challenges, healthcare priorities and research needs that often stand in the way of progress.
18 November 2024

Margaret Ethel Jew winners announced

The Brain and Mind Centre announces the Margaret Ethel Jew Winners for 2024
13 November 2024

Bright future for motor neurone disease research

Congratulations to Dr Rachel Tan, of the Faculty of Medicine and Health and Co-founder of the Neurotherapeutic Innovations research team at the Brain and Mind Centre.
12 November 2024

Brain and Mind Centre Symposium and Awards

This year's Symposium brought together people from multidisciplinary backgrounds to showcase their work in brain and mind research
01 November 2024

SUPRA Supervisor of the Year awarded to Brain and Mind researchers

Professor Kay Double and Associate Professor Jo-An Occhipinti honoured for the SUPRA Supervisor of the Year Award
14 October 2024

Thinking beyond gambling and technology addiction

The 5th season of Technology, Risk and Gambling Webinar Series with Professor Sally Gainsbury is underway, drawing from a range of experts, and extending beyond the gambling field.
12 September 2024

Making headway in dementia research

During Dementia Action Week in Australia we highlight the superstars of the Sydney Dementia Network
15 August 2024

New grant to predict progression of multiple sclerosis using AI

The latest round of Incubator grants released by MS Australia will fund a novel project using AI/large language models to predict disease progression using the world’s largest MS repository.