Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100223

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100223

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

A honking horn can blind you: how sudden distractions redirect attention. This project aims to investigate the sudden offset of distraction and its effects. Distraction can have a devastating impact on our ability to pay attention. This project derives its approach to distraction from recent neurophysiological advances in understanding the Locus Coeruleus–Norepinephrine system. The project intends to establish the role of the Locus Coeruleus in sudden distraction and to examine how sudden distraction interacts with both environmental and internal factors. The outcomes of the research may lead to improvements in technology to enhance road safety and reduce the social and physical costs of distraction-related accidents. This should provide significant benefits such as informing policies on distraction-while-driving to make Australia’s roads safer.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 23-04-2019

End Date: 22-04-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $131,610.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance | Psychology | Psychology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Psychology | Psychology not elsewhere classified | Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance

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