Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0559689

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0559689

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The neural substrates of attentional learning in Pavlovian conditioning. Current psychological theories use error correction mechanisms to explain the development of normal fear, exaggerated fear and the failure to develop fear. One class of theory proposes that these mechanisms produce such outcomes by determining the allocation of attention. Mechanisms for attentional learning have yet to be incorporated into neurobiological treatments of learned fear. This project will identify the neurobiological substrate of attentional learning and thus further our understanding of the neurobiology of fear. This understanding is necessary for the development of more effective treatments of disorders of fear (e.g., Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $212,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous system and disorders | Behavioural and cognitive sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Nervous system and disorders | Psychology

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