The New Zealand Brain Research Institute is pushing back the boundaries of knowledge about the brain and neurological disorders.

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Research in Parkinson's

Research in Parkinson's

For over 12 years NZBRI has followed hundreds of people with Parkinson’s disease and control participants without Parkinson’s through our longitudinal study.

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Dementia Research

Dementia Research

We are part of part of a national network of Dementia Prevention Research Clinics investigating a wide range of factors that influence the development and progression of memory problems and Alzheimer’s disease in New Zealanders.

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Neurotechnology Research Programme

Neurotechnology Research Programme

Behavioural and physiological research leading to increased understanding of the human brain

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Improving brain-health through research, education and best clinical practice

Welcome to the New Zealand Brain Research Institute. We are the only independent brain research institute in New Zealand and we’re working on finding the answers to the complex questions surrounding conditions affecting the brain. We work collaboratively with the Universities of Canterbury and Otago, the Canterbury District Health Board and others, to run high quality research and offer research opportunities to both emerging and established researchers from all over the world.

Based in Christchurch, the New Zealand Brain Research Institute improves brain-health through research, education and best clinical practice. Our work includes:

  • Research into the effects and treatments for New Zealand’s most common brain disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and multiple sclerosis;
  • Fostering promising, young, graduate students to train as researchers;
  • Hosting neurology clinics for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and
  • Huntington’s, as well as for cognitive problems (e.g. dementia and mild cognitive impairment); and
  • Educating the wider community about brain-health and research outcomes.

The New Zealand Brain Research Institute relies solely on research grants, fundraising and donations. For more information about our work or how to support us contact us please look through our website or contact us at enquiries@nzbri.org

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CMRF logoThe Institute is a a subsidiary of the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation and is a registered charity with full New Zealand donee status.