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Potential to harness a newly uncovered mechanism of learning
MEDIA RELEASE:
05 Oct 2010
By examining how we learn and store memories, Garvan scientists with American colleagues have uncovered a new mechanism of learning that might prove useful in helping people who have lost their capacity to remember as a result of brain injury or disease.
Drawing the correct conclusions from clusters of data
MEDIA RELEASE:
18 Aug 2010
There’s a science to analysing science, say Garvan researchers, and some common methods of analysis can lead to completely incorrect study conclusions, particularly if experiments rely on 'clustered data'.
Findings that should speed the development of drugs for Parkinson’s Disease
MEDIA RELEASE:
18 Nov 2009
Neuroscientists at Garvan have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson’s Disease.
Harnessing the brain's own ability for repair
MEDIA RELEASE:
02 Jun 2009
New findings uncovered by Garvan scientists throw light on how the brain heals itself and may change the way we think about treating chronic neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
