Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences CBR research teams

The CBR undertakes a full range of neuroscience research, from genetic and cellular studies, to brain imaging projects, to assessments of new clinical therapies.

We divide these wide-ranging scientific projects into four themes:

Clinical Neuroscience
Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Sensory and Motor Neuroscience

Clinical Neuroscience

Clinical Neuroscience seeks to better understand the way patients interact with and respond to health services. Aiming to improve healthcare for neurology, psychological and sensory patients, the research groups work with human volunteers in out-patient clinics.

	Applied Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation Associate Professor Suzanne Barker-Collo			Language Processing Dr Clare McCann
	Auditory Processing Professor Suzanne Purdy			Human Neuropsychology Associate Professor Lynette Tippett
	Fetal Physiology Professor Laura Bennet Professor Alistair Gunn			Neurology Research Unit Professor Alan Barber
	General Practice and Primary Health Care Associate Professor Stephen Buetow			Psychopharmacology and Neurodynamics Professor Rob Kydd Dr Bruce Russell
	IDEAL Study Team Dr Trecia Wouldes			Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory Dr Cathy Stinear Dr Suzanne Ackerley

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Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

Cognitive neuroscientists study the relationship between mental processes and brain processes and structures. Using the latest computational and imaging methods, they aim to learn more about how we think.

	Cognitive Lab Professor Mike Corballis Associate Professor Tony Lambert			Human Neuroscience Lab Professor Ian Kirk
	Cognitive Psychophysiology Associate Professor Paul Corballis			Memory Lab Dr Donna Rose Addis
	Division for Biomedical Imaging and Visualisation Dr Burkhard Wuensche			Mental Chronometry Dr Jeff Hamm
	Evolution of Cognition and Language Professor Russell Gray			Laboratory for Animate Technologies Dr Mark Sagar
	Functional Neuroimaging Associate Professor Karen Waldie

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Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

The Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience teams study the basic biology of the brain and nervous system of the fish, avian, mammalian and human brain. This knowledge is then translated into better drug treatments and therapies for people living with neurological conditions.

	Developmental Brain Injury and Glial Cell Biology Dr Justin Dean			Molecular Neurophysiology Professor Janusz Lipski
	Human Neurodegeneration Research Professor Mike Dragunow			Molecular Neurotherapeutics Associate Professor Debbie Young Professor Matt During
	Human Neurogenesis and Progenitor Cell Migration Dr Maurice Curtis			Neural Repair and Neurogenesis Associate Professor Bronwen Connor
	Medical Genetics Associate Professor Andrew Shelling			Neurogenesis and Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Human Brain Professor Richard Faull Dr Henry Waldvogel
	Metalloprotein Group Professor Tom Brittain			Neurological Vascular Degeneration Dr Jian Guan
	Molecular Genetics Professor Russell Snell			Neuroscience Medicinal Chemistry Professor Margaret Brimble
	Molecular Neuroanatomy Professor Louise Nicholson Dr Simon O'Carroll			Nutrient and Neurotransmitter Transporter Biology Associate Professor David Christie
	Molecular Neuroendocrinology Dr Kathy Mountjoy			Receptor Signalling Group Associate Professor Michelle Glass
	Molecular Neuroscience Associate Professor Nigel Birch			Synaptic Function Research Dr Johanna Montgomery
	Molecular Neuropharmacology Dr Debbie Hay			NeuroImmune Interactions Research Group Dr Scott Graham
	Pharmacotherapy Dr Ailsa McGregor

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Sensory and Motor Neuroscience

Sensory and Motor Neuroscience brings together scientists studying how our sensory and movement systems work. By understanding the basic biology of how all animals move, see and hear, the teams are translating this knowledge into improved therapies.

	Auditory Neurobiology Dr Srdjan Vlajkovic			Neuroethology Professor John Montgomery
	Cochlear Physiology Laboratory Professor Peter Thorne			Neuroethology, Developmental and Evolutionary Neurobiology Dr Fabiana Kubke
	Comparative Neurobiology and Neuroethology Professor Martin Wild			Neurorehabilitation Research Dr James Stinear
	Exercise Metabolism Laboratory Dr Nick Gant			Tinnitus and Hearing Technology Dr Grant Searchfield
	Movement Neuroscience Professor Winston Byblow Associate Professor Greg Anson Professor Elwyn Firth			Visual Neuroscience Dr Ben Thompson