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Dragonflies have human-like ‘selective attention’
A Tau Emerald dragonfly (Hemicordulia tau) in mid flight. Photo by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, via Wikimedia Commons. In a discovery that may prove important for cognitive science, our understanding of...
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Brain tumour cells killed by anti-nausea drug
Pictured: Dr Elizabeth Harford-Wright from the Adelaide Centre for Neuroscience Research. (Photo by David Ellis) New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that the...
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New hope is ‘launched’ in ongoing cancer battle
Few medical conditions evoke such fear and dread as cancer. Its many forms continue to account for a frightening number of deaths around the world, and treatment typically remains an arduous test for...
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered a novel and complex visual circuit in a dragonfly’s brain that could one day help to improve vision systems for robots. Dr Steven Wiederman and...
View Article2014 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences
DEADLINE: October 1, 2013, 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Prize Amount: $100,000 The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is accepting nominations for the 2014 Lurie Prize in the...
View ArticleNew MNDRIA grants for research commencing in 2014
GRANT ALERT MND Research Institute of Australia Grants for Research into Motor Neurone Disease A record $2.04 million was awarded by MNDRIA to 22 new MND research grants commencing around Australia in...
View ArticlePresentation by Professor Nicholas Mackintosh FRS, University of Cambridge |...
When: Monday 16 December 2013, 1pm to 2:30pm Where: Hughes Lecture Theatre, Hughes Building, Level 3, Room 309, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, Adelaide For more information on the...
View ArticleMedical Sciences Special Seminar | Dr Hannah Keage | 19 October 2015
Dr Hannah Keage, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia will be presenting a special seminar on “Understanding how to delay cognitive ageing...
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Volunteers needed for Kids Navigate Neuroscience event
Kids Navigate Neuroscience is back in 2016 and is bigger and better than ever! This event is supported by National Science Week and was ranked in the top 5 events nationwide by RiAus in 2015. Kids...
View Article4th Annual Symposium | At the Frontiers of Neuroscience: Memory, Movement & Mood
Bionomics Merck 4th Annual Symposium – 7 November 2016 One-day Symposium in Adelaide, Registration Free Please join us in a special event supported jointly by Bionomics and Merck to celebrate their...
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