The role of the mGlu5 receptor in extinction

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Anxiety and addiction are disorders with high co-morbidity that present a major worldwide public health concern. Treatment in both cases often involves an approach called extinction which helps to reduce the relapsing nature of these disorders. This grant is designed to examine the role of a specific protein in addiction and anxiety, by virtue of its involvement in the process of extinction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $601,386.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

addictive behaviours | animal model | extinction | fear | glutamate receptors