Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0878965

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0878965

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding how the primate brain processes visual information. Being able to see is a crucial aspect of our daily lives, which happens so effortlessly that it tends to be taken for granted. In comparison with other animals and artificial systems, the primate visual cortex is unsurpassed in its capacity to interpret complex and dynamic environments, in a manner that is fast and computationally robust. Discovering how this happens in terms of interactions between cells in the brain can help us design more efficient artificial systems capable of vision. This in turn can have profound implications for the creation of new technologies such as artificial eyes, autonomous robots, and intelligent sensors, and may also result in future benefits for medical science.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $426,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Physiology—Systems | Sensory Systems | Neurobiology | Neurosciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous system and disorders | Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology—Systems | Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological sciences | Nervous system and disorders | Neurobiology | Neurosciences | Sensory Systems

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