- Professor Terence O'Brien
Chair of Medicine (Neurology) and Head, Central Clinical School, Monash University; Program Director, Alfred Brain; Director, Neurology and Deputy Director of Research, Alfred Health; Honorary, University of Melbourne
Grasping COVID-19’s long neurological tail
University of Melbourne and other medical experts warn that we need to know more about the long-lasting neurological and neuropsychiatric impacts of COVID-19.
Taking the guesswork out of concussion
A simple blood test or scan could give a definitive all-clear for concussed players to return to the field without risking permanent injury from another hit.
Thought-controlled movement
A tiny device implanted next to the brain’s motor cortex could one day help paralysed people move their limbs again.
Moving with the power of thought
A device the size of a matchstick, implanted next to the brain’s motor cortex, could one day help paralysed people move their limbs.