Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190102511

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190102511

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Role of shifting thalamostriatal networks in action refinement. This project aims to determine the changes occurring in specific brain circuits when automatic behaviours are established. Ability to acquire new skills depends on the dynamic reorganisation of particular neural networks across brain territories throughout training. This project seeks to investigate how the thalamus-to-striatum pathway, a neural circuit that is central to motor control, progressively adjusts its activity as animals automatise their actions. The project will combine behavioural designs with the latest neuroscience techniques for tracing, functional mapping and manipulation of specific neural circuits in behaving mice. The outcomes of this project will lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the refinement of action at the systems level, which is critical for performance and professional dexterity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2019

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $464,678.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous System and Disorders | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Central Nervous System | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Nervous System and Disorders | Psychology

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