Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220102836

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP220102836

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Overcoming limits of miniaturisation to enhance spatial memory capacities. Ensuring optimal efficiency at the smallest possible physical limit is a challenge for technical systems, which has been elegantly solved by biological systems. This project aims to identify how insects with miniature brains enhance their memory capacities. It will leverage previous ARC funded research on navigation of Australian ants and apply sophisticated analytical tools to quantify the neural connectivity in the brain in the context of spatial memory. Expected outcomes include understanding how expensive neural tissue can be miniaturised for efficient spatial navigation, identifying the consequences of miniaturisation for developing miniature and autonomous agents, enhancing research capacity and institutional collaborations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-12-2022

End Date: 29-12-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $739,586.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Animal Behaviour | Animal Neurobiology | Invertebrate Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Behaviour | Animal Neurobiology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Invertebrate Biology | Zoology

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