Bond University neuroscientist Jacob Thorstensen has secured national funding to investigate a promising new technique that could one day help people living with multiple sclerosis regain lost motor function.

Assistant Professor Jacob Thorstensen has been awarded a research grant from MS Australia to explore whether targeted brain stimulation can strengthen communication between the brain and spinal cord in people with the disease.

Neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease, dementia, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis - affect millions of Australians.

In Queensland alone, as many as one in four people will experience a neurological condition during their lifetime.

You can learn more about Dr Thorstensen and his work HERE.