Serotonergic mechanisms underlying impulsivity and vulnerability for stimulant addiction

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1016313

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

There is increasing evidence to suggest that impulsivity, a personality trait associated with an increased tendency for premature actions, may predispose individuals to stimulant addiction. The current study employs a non-invasive brain imaging technique in rats – positron emission tomography (PET) – to investigate the implicated role of serotonin (5HT) in impulsivity thereby providing potentially new insights into neural vulnerability mechanisms underlying stimulant addiction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $336,318.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

addiction | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | cocaine or amphetamine abuse | impulsivity | relapse | serotonin

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