Brain & Mind Centre
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We are at the forefront of #mentalhealth & #neuroscience #research. We collaborate across industries & disciplines to find answers to global #health challenges.
Camperdown NSW
Joined September 2012
ABC Listen ✅ https://t.co/1DO6nS8g0u Preeya Alexander & @normanswan in conversation with @Olivier_Piguet. Experts want the diagnostic guidelines for FTD to be broadened, as they currently exclude patients with #MemoryLoss
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Frontotemporal dementia has been in the headlines recently because of the diagnosis of Bruce Willis in 2023. It's one of the most common forms of younger-onset dementia but there are fears many...
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Congrats to Frank Iorfino and Christine Song - recipients of @Sydney_Uni 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Awards ⭐ Congrats to 68 award recipients – 13 individuals and 7 teams – who were honoured this year. #LeadershipForGood
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🎉 Our paper is finally published in BMJ Open! Huge thanks to the amazing @BrainMind_Usyd and @sydneycon teams and PI @Prof_Naismith . Read it here: https://t.co/SrQFL5Fsnc
#Research #BrainHealth #BMJOpen #Collaboration
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Introduction Music-based training programmes, such as learning how to play an instrument or sing in a choir, have been suggested as potential interventions for promoting healthy brain ageing in older...
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For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community - Great @ConversationEDU article by @RosenbergSeb 'Our mental health system is under enormous pressure,' says Rosenberg. 📰 https://t.co/o4gyXRsEkn
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A growing body of research suggests that the line between physical and mental health may be thinner than we think. When the body struggles to respond to insulin, the brain can suffer too. Scientists are now exploring how insulin resistance - long linked to diabetes - might also
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Hospital in the home is excellent option for many people needing mental health care, instead of having to go into the acute wards of our public hospitals. https://t.co/QnPvF8rqmr
@ian_hickie @PatMcGorry @BrainMind_Usyd @NMHC @uc_hri
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Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
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As we age, should we accept the fact that we are slowing down, or struggle against it? What is the best mix of fighting and accepting? New pod w @ian_hickie and me @BrainMind_Usyd
https://t.co/e1AiMdYcaF
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Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health...
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🧠 New research shows digital tools could help close youth mental health care gap in #WesternSydney
@_s_h_hosseini , A/Prof Jo-An Occhipinti , @ian_hickie 🔗 https://t.co/avL7VB7tmw
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OMG - I need this for my son.We live on a second floor. He would LOVEEEEEEE.
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Now underway! Opening up to a full house at the Sibyl Centre. @Sydney_Ideas Slow Ageing @Olivier_Piguet Dr Eleanor Drummond @elfy_scott talk things dementia and slowing ageing @syd_health @Sydney_Science
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When someone feels insecure, what does it mean? It is doubting yourself? Not thinking you’re good enough? What is insecurity? How do we deal with it? New pod w @ian_hickie and me @BrainMind_Usyd
https://t.co/e1AiMdYcaF
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Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health...
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Join Eleanor Drummond to explore ageing, brain health & what's possible to stave off disease to live well for longer. Eleanor is a neuroscientist at @BrainMind_Usyd, working to improve understanding about the causes of neurodegenerative disease Register: https://t.co/FavVFspxyp
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Congrats to recipients of BMC ASEO scheme ✅ 🏆 A/Prof Rachel Tan 🏆Dr Dongang Wang 🏆Dr Morgan James 🏆@DrLandinRomero 🏆Dr Glenn Yamakawa @Suprachiasm Read -> https://t.co/6aPW33Jvdm
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"It’s all good." Is it, though? Optimism is good for our mental health, but is the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, we should always be totally 'it's great!!' taking it too far? New pod w @ian_hickie and me @BrainMind_Usyd
https://t.co/e1AiMdYcaF
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Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health...
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ABC Listens 👂Immunotherapy could treat psychiatric syndromes Guest A Prof Liz Scott, youth mental health at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney @syd_health
https://t.co/02fehUnwBk
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When a person is suffering with psychiatric symptoms we don’t typically look to the immune system for clues. But a study suggests that in a subset of young people an autoimmune issue could be at play...
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📰 Researchers call for updates to diagnostic criteria for bvFTD, in study published in Alz & Dementia BvFTD is the most common form of FTD accounting for up to 70% of cases. Prof @Olivier_Piguet Director @Frontier_Usyd ✅ https://t.co/bZznQoYLzp
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ABC Listens - Health Report - Mapping pain in the brain - #PlaceboEffect with @LewisCrawford63 Listen -> https://t.co/4KCLrIlzNq News story -> https://t.co/SdzbZLLNU4
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Congrats to recipients of BMC Foundational Research Awards - aims to catalyse basic science/foundational research in neuroscience by providing target seed funding Congrats 🏆 - Prof Mary Collins Chebib - Dr @caroldstone - Dr @Sicong_T ✅ https://t.co/8FBoJ83JCX
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Join @Sydney_Uni experts to explore healthy ageing, new research into the ethics & science of dementia prevention. Feat. Brain and Mind researchers @DrEleanorD & @Olivier_Piguet, sociologist Gilbert Knaggs from @ArtSS_Sydney & host @elfy_scott Register: https://t.co/ZKfGgqmsrJ
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Can #HearingAids prevent dementia? Australian-first study explores whether hearing aids and cochlear implants could help slow cognitive decline - reduce risk of dementia in older adults ➡️ https://t.co/eMjVvXmHvf
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#RaisingAwareness for Dementia in Culturally Diverse communities. Prof @leefay_low leads #FacingDementiaTogether program to raise awareness and break down stigma in Southwest Sydney’s Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese communities Read: https://t.co/skt4QESHxs
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