Neural circuits for odour-processing in the rodent piriform cortex 'in vivo'

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1009382

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

We are studying the brain circuits that enable mammals to recognise odours. We will apply puffs of odorants to the nose of an anaesthetised mouse while measuring electrical signals in the odour-processing region of its cerebral cortex. Our work will answer fundamental questions about how the brain interprets sensory inputs in order to build a coherent picture of the world. This is basic research that will, in the longer term, shed light on the disturbances that occur during mental illness.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $488,817.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cerebral cortex | electrophysiology | neurotransmission | olfaction | sensory cortex | sensory systems | synaptic transmission

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