Unit director Professor Anthony Figaji says that the new high-tech neuroscience centre will expand neuroscience research and training across Africa, aiming to make a positive difference in the lives of children.
The human brain is the most complex organ in the known universe.
In childhood, it undergoes a beautiful transformation, growing, adapting and building the foundation for a person's entire future, but when injury, severe infection or sudden disease strikes a child's brain, the consequences can alter the trajectory of their life forever.
To confront this challenge, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has launched a groundbreaking, high-tech neuroscience centre dedicated to protecting and understanding the developing brain.
Known as the SAMRC Discovery Neuroscience in Children Unit, this new facility provides a long-term scientific platform designed to improve how acute brain conditions are diagnosed and treated, while training the next generation of neuroscience leaders right here in Africa.
