Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190101244

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE190101244

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Unravelling the relationship between food and the brain. This project aims to investigate how highly palatable foods that are high in fat and sugar, interact with the brain to cause their overconsumption. Highly palatable foods cause plasticity in brain reward circuitry in a manner similar to drugs of abuse. Identifying how these "junk" foods interact with reward areas of the brain will explore the neural mechanisms underlying the hedonic nature of appetite. This project will not only inform our understanding of how exposure to these foods can contribute to overeating and obesity, a huge and growing problem in Australia, but will also provide evidence to inform policy options relevant to advertising and marketing of these foods.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-12-2019

End Date: 27-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $342,411.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Physiology - Cell | Central Nervous System | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology - Cell | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Central Nervous System | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Psychology

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