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Modeling brain dynamics with spatial gradients

A core aim of neuroscience is to understand how the brain, with its staggering complexity of 100 billion neurons, makes sense of the world around it. Large-scale global initiatives more...

Supervisor(s): Fulcher, Ben (Dr)

Algorithmic principles of navigating the brain using nanorobots

Over the past several years, high-throughput neuroscience methods have yielded comprehensive cellular maps of the entire brain. These data have revealed features, like distinctive m more...

Supervisor(s): Fulcher, Ben (Dr)

Investigating how amygdala neural circuits contribute to opioid use disorders.

The widespread misuse of both prescribed and illicit opioids, termed the Opioid Crisis, has grave consequences for both individuals and our society. This project aims to understand more...

Supervisor(s): Bagley, Elena (Associate Professor)

Investigating how endogenous opioid actions contribute to compulsive opioid use.

The widespread misuse of both prescribed and illicit opioids, termed the Opioid Crisis, has grave consequences for both individuals and our society. This project aims to understand more...

Supervisor(s): Bagley, Elena (Associate Professor)

Investigating how we can utilize the endogenous opioid system to manage pain

The burden of chronic pain is a major cause of human suffering that is now estimated to cost Australia more than $73B per annum and even the most effective th¬¬erapeutics do more...

Supervisor(s): Bagley, Elena (Associate Professor)

Modelling the mechanisms of brain stimulation

Brain-stimulation techniques that modulate brain activity in a targeted way are growing in their clinical relevance, for example, with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) being more...

Supervisor(s): Fulcher, Ben (Dr)

Multivariate brain activity patterns underlying consciousness

Clinical assessment of consciousness is one of the most significant issues in brain injury and general anaesthesia, yet it remains challenging for medical practitioners. Terrifyingl more...

Supervisor(s): Fulcher, Ben (Dr)