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Did you know our brain weighs just 2% of our body weight but it burns 20% of our calories? Come down to the Paddo to find out more amazing facts about your brain, while having a pint or two! Our speakers will talk about the science of encouraging damaged brains to repair themselves and whether we should forget about that age old question - nature or nurture. Test your own mental prowess with some trivia for a chance to win Pint of Science swag!
Can we control brain cells to repair damage?
Larisa Haupt
(Senior Research Fellow/Lab Manager, IHBI-QUT)
I am developing models to examine how human neural stem cells (hNSCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are regulated in humans as well as how numerous neurological and brain disorders occur.
Neuroscience beyond nature vs nurture
Omar Ibrahim
(PhD Candidate, QUT-IHBI)
The debate of nature vs nurture remains popular in some circles, especially when it comes to behavioral and cognitive traits. Discoveries in the fields of epigenetics and neuroplasticity prove such question is outdated.
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