Riding on the Brain’s Back Building a Strong Brain Science Research Community
In 2019…brain-related disorders cost Australia over $74 billion per annum and constituted over 20% of the burden of disease in Australia
Brain science is the scientific study of the nervous system and its functions, including behaviour and thinking. The applications of brain science are diverse, crossing the health and medical sectors, education, psychology and behavioural science, law and ethics, defence, environmental issues including climate change, and food production.
Australian brain science is experiencing a major problem. In 2019, it was estimated that brain-related disorders cost Australia over $74 billion per annum and constituted over 20% of the burden of disease in Australia.1 Yet despite an abundance of research talent and innovation, early and
