Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0988166

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0988166

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Simultaneous measurement of brain function and behaviour in fully conscious laboratory animals. MicroPET is an advanced imaging technology that measures important biochemical processes, such as enzyme activity rates and receptor binding, in the living rodent brain. However, the requirement for the animal to be anaesthetised precludes the study of behavioural changes in response to sensory or drug stimulus during the imaging study. In this research, we will develop novel motion tracking and computational algorithms that enable microPET to non-invasively image the brains of conscious, freely moving animals while simultaneously observing their behaviour. These new technologies will, for the first time, allow neuroscientists to study the genetic, behavioural and neurochemical correlates of brain disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 25-05-2009

End Date: 24-05-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Image Processing | Other Physical Sciences | Medical Physics | Engineering/Technology Instrumentation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mental health | Nervous system and disorders | Medical instrumentation |

Other Keywords

Engineering/Technology Instrumentation | Image Processing | Medical Physics | Medical instrumentation | Mental health | Nervous system and disorders | Other Physical Sciences

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