Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140100914

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140100914

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Perception of pain in simple nervous systems. Research over the past twenty years has revealed that cognitive behaviour in honeybees is much more sophisticated than hitherto assumed. The next frontier is to investigate whether these creatures are capable of experiencing pain. This study will measure the concentrations of biogenic amines and peptides in the haemolymph of injured honeybees, and the preferences of wounded individuals for pain killers to investigate whether bees are capable of experiencing a sensation of pain. If the answer is positive, insects may provide new and simple models for the study of pain, and the results could lead to the formulation of guidelines for ethical experimentation with certain classes of invertebrates.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $1,042,837.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Invertebrate Biology | Sensory Systems

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Invertebrate Biology | Sensory Systems | Zoology

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