Mimicking slow wave sleep to enhance plasticity in the elderly human brain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1078464

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cognitive and motor impairments associated with ageing have a major social and economic impact. This project will address a major driver of this decline. Brain functional decline is causally linked to poor sleep. Using non-invasive brain stimulation aspects of sleep important for maintaining cognitive and motor function will be mimicked, without the need for people to sleep. This will provide a new means to boost plasticity, and will assist in improving brain health throughout life.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $429,461.00

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

ageing | motor learning | plasticity | sleep | transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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