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Caroline Rae
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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 Sep
Embracing Scientific Debate in Brain Metabolism
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70230
2025, 09 Jul
Wake EEG and Sleep Hypoxemia Predicts Poor Driving and Vigilance Following Extended Wakefulness in People With OSA
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70131
2025 Jul
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, 25 Jun
Brain and body energy metabolism and potential for treatment of psychiatric disorders
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00422-6
2025, 18 Jun
The Acute Effects of Non-concussive Head Impacts on Brain Microstructure, Chemistry and Function in Male Soccer Players: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00867-0
2025 Jun
Ambulant children with cerebral palsy have similar leg muscle moment arms to typically developing children
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112828
2025 Jun
Aspartate in the Brain: A Review
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-025-04454-3
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