Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230101079

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

New insights into how the brain interprets visceral and somatic sensations. Sensory nerve fibres monitor normal and abnormal stimuli in our body tissues, sending this information to the brain. I study the sensory pathways of the respiratory system which protect the lungs from harmful stimuli, such as inhaled pollutants or smoke. I discovered that respiratory sensory pathways interact with sensory circuits in the brain arising from other body tissues. The goal of this project is to investigate one example of this interaction; the convergence of visceral and somatic sensory pathways onto a brain circuit that regulates the intensity of the sensations that are experienced. This project addresses the fundamental question of how the brain processes two competing noxious sensations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2023

End Date: 31-12-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $453,528.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Autonomic nervous system | Central nervous system | Peripheral nervous system | Neurosciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Autonomic nervous system | Central nervous system | Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences | Neurosciences | Peripheral nervous system

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