Perinatal neuroimaging, prognosis and neuroethics

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1016641

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Recent scientific advances provide a window into the developing brain. This research will investigate the profound and challenging ethical questions raised by these new technologies. It will look at scientific and ethical questions relating to the use of new brain scans for fetuses and premature newborn infants. It will develop a resource for parents facing potentially heart-breaking decisions about their seriously ill infants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $228,007.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ethical Use of New Technology (e.g. Nanotechnology, Biotechnology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

asphyxia | brain imaging | decision making | neonatal intensive care (NICU) | neuroimaging | perinatal | premature infant | prenatal diagnosis | prognosis

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