Breadcrumbs List.
Centre for Brain Research
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Gavel Club helps aphasia survivors find their voice again
12 September 2023
The More Than Words Gavel Club, run by the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research, is helping people with aphasia learn to speak again.
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Research network aims to optimise brain health
27 March 2023
A national research network, which aims to promote brain health throughout the lives of New Zealanders, has been launched.
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Natalie Gauld: trailblazer hitting the cycle trails
1 March 2023
A pharmacy change-maker is raising awareness and funds for motor neurone disease and having as much fun as she can along the way.
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Expert launches ground-breaking therapy for Māori kaumātua with dementia
27 February 2023
Haumanu Whakaohooho Whakāro – Māori is a type of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and the first of its kind that is specifically adapted for Māori kaumātua.
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Chris Shaw: cheerleading for brain science
30 November 2022
Professor Chris Shaw has spent his career hunting for rogue genes and collaborating to share insights into brain diseases.
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Using subtle electrical signals to spot and stop brain injury
10 November 2022
Dr Hamid Abbasi has been presented with the Cooper Award by the Royal Society Te Apārangi for developing a method for automatically identifying biomarkers of hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries that can occur during childbirth.
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Brain and heart scientists pull on gumboots for tour
1 November 2022
Staff and students from the Centre for Brain Research and Manaaki Manawa hit Tairāwhiti in October.
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Cutting-edge brain technology takes out top Velocity prize
1 November 2022
A tool to improve precision and safety during neurosurgery is shining a new light on the old adage, measure twice and cut once.
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Neuroscientist Chris Shaw a coup for University of Auckland
31 October 2022
Professor Chris Shaw is a neurologist at the forefront of gene therapies for neurodegenerative disorders. He’s bringing his expertise to the Centre for Brain Research.
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Booklet on aphasia a good thing
31 October 2022
New book "It's a Thing" aims to raise awareness of aphasia, which often accompanies brain injury.
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Outstanding brain scientist wins research medal
19 October 2022
Professor Mike Dragunow has been awarded the Peter Gluckman Medal 2022 in recognition of three decades of research on therapies for brain injuries and trauma.
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Breakthrough in search for tinnitus cure
9 August 2022
University of Auckland scientists are excited by results from a trial of a new treatment for tinnitus.