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Our vision

Our vision is of an Africa where people achieve their full potential through brain health.

By addressing existing knowledge gaps and strengthening African research networks, we seek solutions to African challenges and work to ensure that African priorities are represented in global neuroscience.

Training and capacity development

We strive to build research capacity nationally and internationally, and grow the next generation of neuroscience researchers on both the clinical and basic neuroscience career tracks.

Master of Neuroscience Applications for 2026 now CLOSED!!

We look forward to welcoming students from diverse academic disciplines for this new Master's course, which prioritizes interdisciplinarity!

Advocacy and engagement

We follow a socially-responsive approach, using advocacy, engagement and outreach to extend our impact to and beyond the scientific community, to industry, government and society more broadly.

A new chapter for African Brain Child

The launch of the South African Medical Research Council 'Discovery Neuroscience in Children: Advancing Understanding and Treatment of Acute Brain Conditions' research unit marks a significant new chapter for the African Brain Child group.

Prof Romy Parker talking 'Complex Regional Pain Syndrome' on radio

The brilliant Prof Romy Parker talking 'Complex Regional Pain Syndrome' on radio, with Bridget Masinga (SAfm).

Prenatal stress may alter brain networks that regulate children’s emotions

By the time a child celebrates their third birthday, the foundations of emotional regulation are already being laid deep within the brain. A new UCT study suggests that those foundations may even be influenced before birth.

Xhosa Classes for all levels

learning to speak Xhosa in community.

12 March 2024 - 19 August 2027 Read more

The Basics of the Commandline and High Performance Systems workshop

A 1-hour online workshop run every 2nd friday (9-10am) that will be useful for those using Neuroimaging software such as FreeSurfer and AFNI.

15 March 2024 - 13 August 2027 Read more

PsychoPy/Unreal Engine workshop

A 1-hour online workshop run every 2nd friday (10-11am) that will be useful for those using PsychoPy and Unreal Engine to create and modify fMRI, EEG, fNIRS, and/or Cognitive or Behavioral tasks.