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Explore ground breaking research on new therapies to prevent respiratory diseases and how computational neuroscience is revolutionising our understanding of mental health disorders like epilepsy, schizophrenia, and depression.
Suck it up: Novel cold and flu treatment
Dr Jason Girkin
(Post-doc, University of Newcastle)
Jason wants immunology to go viral! His research aims to mobilise protective immunity in the nose to prevent or treat the full spectrum of viral-induced respiratory disease, from sniffles through to severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Modelling the brain as a wave machine
Prof. Michael Breakspear
(Professor, University of Newcastle)
Human thought arises from the complex interactions of many thousands of neurons across circuits of the brain. Recent research suggests that these interactions are coordinated via waves of propagating activity. This talk will overview the evidence for these waves in health and their disorganization in brain diseases.
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