Having a roof over your head is not all that homeless people need. Research shows unhealthy levels of anxiety and depression - two of the most damaging mental disorders - can persist even after people secure accommodation. That's the finding of a study conducted by...
Professor Chris Sharpley (BBRG) recently joined Professor Vicki Bitsika and Dr Aude Etournaud from the Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD) at Bond University in a two-week trip to New Caledonia to help develop more effective services for children with autism...
Bernard Borserio is a new Masters of Science (Neuroscience) student in the BBRG, who also works as a Support Facilitator with the national Partners in Recovery mental health program to assist those with severe and persistent mental health concerns and complex needs...
PhD student Kimaya Sarmukadam has just entered the 2nd year of her research program with the BBRG. In her research Kim is examining the relationship between brain connectivity and sensory features in individuals with Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sensory...
In 2016, the Brain-Behaviour Research Group launched the Research Internship Program for medical students who had an interest in furthering their experience in research. Students in the program are given the opportunity to become involved in novel research projects...
For a little over the past year the Brain Behaviour Research Group has had a clinical research collaboration with Family & Community Services (NSW) to run an IT Club for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Consisting of six 2-hour weekly sessions where...
The BBRG has just completed its second IT Club for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. These IT Clubs are jointly funded by Family and Community Services (NSW) and UNE, and hosted on the UNE Armidale campus. BBRG staff run and manage the Club and we are...
On August 4th and 25th, 2017, Professors Chris Sharpley and Dr Phillip Fourie from UNE, plus Professor Vicki Bitsika, AM, from Bond University (pictured above), joined with the UNE Community Research and Innovation Network (CRaIN) for Health and Wellbeing in...
Individuals with Autism spectrum disorders are often seen as socially awkward, or a bit odd, and are often marginalized. But people with autism often have unique skills, which could be the key to solving many of the world's most complex issues. “I actually believe...
You don't have to spend long talking to Professor Chris Sharpley, leader of the Brain Behaviour Research Group, to realise how passionate he is about his research. Chris's major research interest is the neurobiology of depression, especially from the perspective of...
