Mapping the neural circuits involved in appetite and feeding behaviour

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1071336

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

My research project involves deconstructing the neural circuitry underlying feeding behaviour using innovative genetically-based methods. I aim to identify and characterise the major projections of the oxytocin-expressing neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, which have recently been identified as critical in the feeding neurocircuitry. This emerging field of research is predicted to transform our understanding and treatment of disorders such as obesity and anorexia nervosa.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $404,892.00

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

feeding disorders | food intake | neuroanatomical tracing | obesity | oxytocin | transgenic mouse

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