Working together to improve lives

The Centre for Brain Research at The University of Auckland is a unique partnership between scientists, doctors and the community. Working together in the laboratory, clinic, whānau and community, we will provide a brighter and better future for people and families living with brain disease. 

News

• Young students test the public’s brains
  Māori and Pacific school students from across Auckland have taken on roles as scientists thanks to the Centre for Brain Research and the Liggins Institute.
  10 May 2013
• New Zealand’s top Huntington’s disease researchers to speak at national conference
  The speaker line-up includes New Zealand’s top neuroscientist Distinguished Professor Richard Faull, an internationally recognised expert on neurodegenerative diseases of the human brain.
  7 May 2013
• World first treatment helps with lazy eye
  Playing Tetris under controlled conditions may be a cure for lazy eye in both children and adults. Experiments showed that presenting a higher intensity Tetris stimulation to the affected eye than the good eye, helps train both eyes to work together.
  2 May 2013