University of Queensland researchers have shown, like humans, fruit flies may be self-aware of their actions.
24 July 2015After correctly answering that the cochlear and vestibular nerves are the two branches of the eighth cranial nerve, 15-year-old Abigail Green from Somerville House has become the 2015 Queensland Brain Bee Champion.
21 July 2015An international study on sleep and learning in flies has shown a good night’s sleep might be vital for retaining our capacity to learn and remember, with implications for the treatment of human disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
23 April 2015New insights into how nerves cells in the brain maintain efficient communication with each other may help offset the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
6 February 2015