Our research
Missions and themes
Our missions – Mental Health, Epilepsy, Protect and Repair, and Dementia – have long been key areas of focus and expertise for The Florey. These missions are complemented by themes that underpin our discovery research capabilities – Neurotherapeutics, Neuroimaging, Synaptic Biology and Systems Neuroscience.
Conditions and diseases
- Addiction
- Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar disorder
- Brain cancer
- COVID-19
- Depression
- Digestive diseases
- Epilepsy
- Huntington’s disease
- Motor neurone disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Rare diseases
- Schizophrenia
- Severe childhood epilepsy
- Stroke
- Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
- Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
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Research projects
Our researchers are leaders in their fields and conduct ground-breaking brain and mind research through a range of projects.

Supporting the future of brain research
Through your generosity, The Florey works to find cures and better ways to tackle complex brain conditions. Your vital contribution enables our scientists to advance brain research, giving people with a brain or mental health condition an improved quality of life.
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