Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160101398

Funded Activity Summary

Understanding the physiological changes accompanying arousal from sleep. This project aims to investigate neural memory in upper airway dilator muscles. Following brief awakening from sleep (arousal), upper airway dilator muscle activity is elevated for 20–30 seconds despite inhibitory stimuli being present. The cause for the elevated activity is unknown. This project aims to investigate whether a form of neural memory contributes to the elevated activity. It expects to demonstrate that arousal can induce a neural memory that is not inhibited by usual stimuli. The findings are expected to increase our understanding of normal human functioning but may also have implications for conditions where upper airway muscles are important such as dysphagia, sleep apnea and numerous other sleep disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $345,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Motor Control | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology | Physiology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Motor Control | Physiology not elsewhere classified | Psychology

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