The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Improving lives through brain research.

Our mission - to improve lives through brain research

Our vision - to create significant knowledge about the brain

The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (The Florey) is the largest brain research group in the Southern Hemisphere and is one of the world’s top 10 brain research centres. The Florey is located in two state-of-the-art research facilities, one at the University of Melbourne in Parkville and the other at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg.

Areas of research

• Alzheimer’s disease

• Parkinson’s disease

• Stroke

• Multiple sclerosis

• Huntington’s disease

• Motor neurone disease

• Depression

• Schizophrenia

• Bipolar disorder

• Epilepsy

• Addiction.