The nose and sense of smell provide early indicators of Covid-19 and neurodegenerative diseases, and could be important in determining the cause of diseases, writes Professor Maurice Curtis of the University of Auckland. Have you ever experienced a momentary smell...
Dr Makarena Dudley (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu), Principal Investigator at Brain Research New Zealand and Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, has been elected as the 2020 Alzheimers New Zealand Fellow. The Fellowship was established in 2019 to...
Professor Peter Thorne is working to improve hearing health across the Pacific by developing a better understanding of perceptions of hearing loss and to create a clearer, more equitable route for them to access hearing health services.
In her PhD at Brain Research New Zealand, Alehandrea Manuel is looking at how older Māori and whānau experience hearing loss and hearing services in New Zealand.
Brain Research New Zealand members have combined forces with leading researchers and health professionals to develop “Healthy for Life”, a TV special to help older people stay physically active during the COVID-19 lockdown. The project is led by Assoc Prof John...
How a hunch led to a new way to grow human brain cells in the lab to investigate an array of challenging disorders. When it comes to the brain disorders that occur with ageing – Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases – there is no cure. The illnesses are...
Prof Nicola Kayes (Centre for Person Centred Research, AUT) and her team have just launched GREY MATTERS, a website for people who are experiencing changes to their memory and thinking. It is a website to learn about the ageing brain and how to keep your brain...
A Brain Research New Zealand funded collaboration - Prof Ruth Empson, Prof Mike Dragunow, Assoc Prof Stephanie Hughes and Dr Andrew Clarkson PhD student Manju Ganesh (University of Otago) recently won the Sir Grafton Elliot-Smith Poster Award at the 2019 Australasian...
A University of Otago undergraduate student has received a prestigious scholarship to continue the work of researchers from the Psychology Department. Jordan Quensell has been awarded a Brain Research New Zealand Pacific Summer Research Scholarship to extend stair...
BRNZ investigator Prof Valery Feigin (AUT) has been elected as both a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi and a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Valery was elected as one of 19 new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows, who are recognised for their...
In 2019, Brain Research New Zealand once again awarded Māori Summer Research Scholarships. These scholarships aim to support Māori students in completing a 10-week neuroscience research project at one of our four partner universities. We have received impressive...
Dr Meg Spriggs wasn’t always interested in science. “At school I was very much an arts kid,” she says, “and I dropped science in fifth form.” But during her psychology undergraduate at the University of Otago everything changed. Meg was introduced to EEG...