Research Project

Caroline Rae
Current Appointments
Conjoint Senior Principal Scientist, NeuRAKey Research Areas
Prof Caroline Rae is a biochemist with a background in magnetic resonance and interdisciplinary brain research. She graduated with a PhD in biochemistry and NMR from The University of Sydney in 1993 and spent four years in Oxford, UK, as a Nuffield Medical Fellow where she pioneered the use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a tool in cognitive brain research. In 2005 she was appointed to UNSW as a New South Global Professor, one of only a handful of NHMRC R Douglas Wright Fellows subsequently appointed to chairs. She is currently director of the UNSW Node of the National Imaging Facility and holds a cross-disciplinary (STEM) appointment in medical data visualisation as a Director of the UNSW Expanded Perception and Interaction Centre (EPICentre).
Publications
2025 May
Glutamine Transport via Amino Acid Transporter NTT4 (SLC6A17) Maintains Presynaptic Glutamate Supply at Excitatory Synapses in the CNS
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2025.102785
2025, 08 Apr
Childhood muscle growth: Reference curves for lower leg muscle volumes and their clinical application in cerebral palsy
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2416660122
2025 Mar
Effect of Ethanol on Brain Electrical Tissue Conductivity in Social Drinkers
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.29548
2025 Mar
Glutamate concentrations and cognitive deficits in ultra-treatment-resistant schizophrenia: An exploratory and comparative 1H-MRS study
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2024.111926
2025 Mar
l-Proline Alters Energy Metabolism in Brain Cortical Tissue Slices
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-024-04262-1
2024, 10 Dec
The Effect of Cranial Sutures Should Be Considered in Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/yct.0000000000001079
2024 Dec
Functional conductivity imaging: quantitative mapping of brain activity
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-024-01484-z
2024 Nov
Functional connectivity in complex regional pain syndrome: A bicentric study
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120886
2024, 21 Oct
Glutamine Transport via Neurotransmitter Transporter 4 (NTT4, SLC6A17) Maintains Presynaptic Glutamate Supply at Excitatory Synapses in the Central Nervous System
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.20.616835
2024 May
AMP‐activated protein kinase activators have compound and concentration‐specific effects on brain metabolism
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15815