Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0452264

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0452264

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A functional imaging study of semantic processing modulated by dopamine. The role of dopamine in language processing is largely unknown, despite emerging evidence that dopaminergic alterations can modulate language in schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and healthy individuals. The research aims to reveal the neural and behavioural correlates of dopaminergic modulation of semantic processing using neuroimaging in healthy individuals who have ingested levodopa. It is hypothesised that levodopa will modulate brain activity under circumstances where there is heightened semantic competition, consistent with a contemporary theory of dopaminergic cognitive control. The expected outcome of the research is an increased understanding of the interactions between dopamine, the language faculty, and associated neural systems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $275,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Rehabilitation And Therapy: Hearing And Speech

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | "Occupational, speech and physiotherapy" |

Other Keywords

"Occupational, speech and physiotherapy" | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Psychology | Rehabilitation And Therapy: Hearing And Speech

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