Scientific dissemination and community involvement are at the heart of the Centre for Brain Research.

We are keen to promote neuroscience and the work of our scientists to the public. The Centre also runs an online news site to raise awareness of brain diseases and brain research at http://centreforbrainresearch.com. You can sign up to receive updates here.

• 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