Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102623

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140102623

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Next generation positron imaging technologies for contemporaneous measurements of brain function and behaviour in freely moving mice. The mouse brain is an important target for Post Emission Tomography (PET) imaging studies that aim to elucidate the role of specific molecular pathways in determining normal and aberrant brain function. However, current imaging technology requires the animal to be unconscious which precludes the study of pathways involved in cognition, learning and behaviour. To overcome this major limitation this project will: investigate tomograph designs capable of continuously imaging a moving animal; develop a PET detector with sub-millimetre spatial resolution and depth-of-interaction capability; and, develop a fully integrated motion tracking system. This research will lead to next generation PET technologies for contemporaneous brain imaging and behavioural analysis in freely moving mice.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-2014

End Date: 08-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $431,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomedical Instrumentation | Biomedical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Scientific Instruments | Nervous System and Disorders |

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