Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240101968

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240101968

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Subcortical control of human reaching? This project will test a radical new hypothesis about how the human brain generates visually guided behaviour. Conventional thinking assumes that visuomotor control of limb movements occurs exclusively within the cerebral cortex. However, the project team’s recent observations of extremely rapid visually guided muscle activity strongly imply that the human brain controls reaching movements via more primitive midbrain and brainstem structures. The project’s hypotheses challenge long-standing ideas about the functional organisation of the human brain and may have wide-ranging implications for the design of human-machine interfaces as well as training protocols in rehabilitation, industry, and sport.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $522,683.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Behavioural neuroscience | Biological psychology | Sensory processes perception and performance | Motor control

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Behavioural neuroscience | Biological psychology | Expanding Knowledge In Psychology | Human-Computer Interaction | Motor control | Organised Sports | Sensory processes perception and performance

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