Centre for Brain Research
Working together to improve lives
Our unique model of neuroscience fosters collaboration across the entire University of Auckland. Scientists, doctors and students work at every level; from the laboratory to the clinic to whānau and the community, enabling us to provide novel insights on how the brain stimulates, controls and interacts with the rest of the body. As we unlock the secrets of the brain we have the potential to change the lives of people living with neurological disease.
News
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Research update on Multiple Sclerosis
17 July 2017Dr Scott Graham, expert in neuroinflammation, and co-investigators Dr Jennifer Pereira; ADHB’s leading MS neurologist, and Dr Simon O’Carroll; Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Research Facility (SCIRF), are investigating an unknown soluble substance that appears to have an effect on the permeability of the brain in patients with MS. -
The CBR hosts Neurological Choirs Workshop
10 July 2017In Auckland, Music Therapy New Zealand and the Centre for Brain Research co-facilitated the Music Therapy Week Neurological Choirs Workshop, hosted by Professor Suzanne Purdy, Alison Talmage RMTh and Shari Storie RMTh. -
The Spinal Cord Injury Research Facility supports Team CatWalk 2017
06 June 2017Our neuroscientists 'run the talk' and join Team CatWalk 2017 to raise funds for spinal cord injury research by running the New York City Marathon. -
Hearing and balance disorders focus for new centre
10 February 2017A multidisciplinary collaborative research centre dedicated to research into hearing and balance disorders was launched in Auckland this week. -
Professor Alan Barber on Endovascular Clot Retrieval Surgery
07 February 2017Our Deputy Director, Professor and Stroke Neurologist Alan Barber, talks to Donna Chisholm from The Listener and to Paul Hobbs from 1 NEWS, about the biggest advance in stroke treatment in the last 20 years. -
Our Director is Knighted for services to brain research
09 January 2017Distinguished Professor Richard Lewis Maxwell Faull has just been appointed Knights Companion, by the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical research. Congratulations Sir Richard! -
Our people's latest grants and accolades of 2016
20 December 2016This year may be reaching its end but for our talented neuroscientists, 2016 has acknowledged and rewarded their hard work with support to make their visions a reality. -
Parkinson's disease research finds new use for proven method
12 December 2016Dr Anna Miles and her team have discovered that a well-known voice strengthening technique, brings new hope to people affected by dysphagia. -
International neuroscientists reveal next frontier
16 November 2016"International Frontier Advances in Brain Research & Treatments" will feature a panel comprised by Professor Christopher Shaw, Professor Anne Young, Professor Hanns Möhler, Professor Perry Bartlett and our Director; Professor Richard Faull. -
Traumatic Brain Injury expert to visit
14 September 2016The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) and Brain Research New Zealand (BRNZ) are extremely grateful to be hosting the visit of a Seelye Fellow of international recognition. -
HealtheX 2016: A decade of supporting young scientists
09 September 2016Congratulations to all HealthX Award winners! This is a major accomplishment in a young scientist's career and a big step towards sharing your research with a wider audience. -
Research Fellow's PhD paper featured in HD NEWS
02 September 2016Dr Nasim Mehrabi's paper titled “Symptom heterogeneity in Huntington’s disease correlates with neuronal degeneration in the cerebral cortex” was published in the journal Neurobiology of Disease and featured in HD News. -
The future of memory is looking bright
18 August 2016From her candid beginnings at Aorere College and onto the world stage, newly appointed Professor Donna Rose Addis is shaping the future of Cognitive Neuroscience, one hippocampus at a time. -
Professor Richard Faull on TVNZ Sunday programme
18 July 2016Watch our Director, Distinguished Professor Richard Faull talk about the opening of the Dementia Prevention Research Clinic, and its significance to our community. -
Tiring the legs also tires the eyes – the remedy is caffeine
25 May 2016A study led by CBR collaborator Dr Nicholas Gant, suggests that our eyes might feel the strain of exercise, specially when we are fatigued. -
Our Centre hosted first ever New Zealand Music Therapy Week Symposium
24 May 2016In Auckland, the CBR collaborated with Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ), and hosted an evening of exciting multidisciplinary presentations, including a recital by the CeleBRation Choir. -
Neuroscientists support the 2016 Huntington’s Disease National Conference
09 May 2016The Centre for Brain Research is sponsoring this year's Huntington's Disease conference and providing the HD Association with our most valuable resource; our people. -
Top medical researchers honoured
05 May 2016Our top researcher and leader, Distinguished Professor Richard Faull, was recognised for his outstanding contribution to neuroscience by the Health Research Council. -
Neuroscience and Neurosurgery come together at the Centre for Brain Research
26 April 2016A celebratory evening of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery and the special collaboration between the CBR and Auckland District Health Board (ADHB). -
LSD may benefit medical science
12 April 2016Research into the effects of LSD on the brain has revealed the potential for the drug in psychological research, according to a new study about to take place at our Centre.
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Could you be hypnotised?
03 July 2017A team of neuroscientists led by Associate Professor Greg Anson, Professor Winston Byblow and Associate Professor Jim Stinear are recruiting healthy right-handed individuals between 18 and 40 years old for a study of motor imagery and hypnosis. -
How is your brain wired?
29 May 2017Sensory processing, brain plasticity and ageing volunteers needed. -
New tinnitus research study needs participants
20 September 2016This study aims to discover the potential changes in tinnitus perception following different types of sound stimulation. -
Hearts and Minds
15 August 2017Our cognitive neuroscientist collaborators are looking for volunteers to participate in a brain imaging research study. -
Medication administration in people with Parkinson’s disease
09 August 2017We would like to invite you to participate in a research study surveying medication administration in people with Parkinson’s disease in Auckland. -
Gavel Club for people with aphasia needs volunteers
23 January 2017In the powerful words of one Gavel Club member; “The Gavel Club and its volunteers have helped to rebuild my world.” Contribute to a group that personifies recovery-in-action now! -
Participants needed for a study of the effects of addiction on the brain
21 September 2016We are looking for volunteers to join our latest research study. Our exciting new venture already has ethics approval and involves using fMRI to measure the effects of addition on the brain.
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