Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220102567

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP220102567

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Hunger flexibly modifies hypothalamic neural circuits responding to threat. Animal and human behaviour frequently involves a choice between actions or goals with conflicting positive and negative outcomes. However, the appropriate action or goal in conflicting situations often depends on physiological pressures like hunger, stress and mating opportunities. For example, the need for resources within an environment, such as food, drives approach behaviour, whereas threats to survival, such as predator cues, enhance avoidance behaviour. This project will uncover the neural circuitry and endocrine mechanisms through which hunger influences hypothalamic threat-detecting circuits that suppress food intake. These studies provide a new hypothalamic model to understand risk/reward decision in the brain.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 23-05-2022

End Date: 22-05-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $750,006.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Animal Behaviour | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Central Nervous System | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Mental Health | Psychology

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