Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100164

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE200100164

Funding Status
Declined

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Funded Activity Summary

How do neural circuits coordinate to produce adaptive changes in behaviour? This project aims to discover how neurons alter their function in coordinated ways to produce adaptive changes in behaviour. Behavioural outputs result from the activity of multiple cells in a functional network, but current methods are limited to studying signalling effects on single neurons. To address this, I will develop new methods to visualise every cell in the brain of the living nematode worm to provide a unique systems-level understanding of a model brain. Through collaboration with engineers and psychologists, I will describe molecular switches that trigger reorganisation of entire neural networks. Expected outcomes include new insights on neural circuit plasticity, which will advance discovery in neuroscience and robotics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: Start date not available

End Date: End date not available

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $387,551.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Animal Neurobiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous System and Disorders |

Other Keywords

Animal Neurobiology | Nervous System and Disorders | Zoology

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