Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556710

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0556710

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The central nucleus of the amygdala and alcohol-seeking behaviour. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism is a significant problem in Australia (and throughout the world). However, pharmacological interventions remain limited due to our poor understanding of the neural networks underlying addictive processes. These experiments will explain how the positive rewarding and negative reinforcing aspects of alcohol are transduced within the brain. We believe that our research will facilitate the ability to treat alcoholism at a pharmacological level, enabling the continuation of abstinence or the prevention of relapse, while allowing other factors such as social support structure and coping skills to be developed for each individual, with flow-on social and economic benefits for society as a whole.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $220,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Nervous System | Central Nervous System | Pharmacology Not Elsewhere Classified | Neurosciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Substance abuse | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) |

Other Keywords

Cellular Nervous System | Central Nervous System | Neurosciences | Pharmacology Not Elsewhere Classified | Substance abuse | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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