Plasticity of sensorimotor representations in adult primate cortex

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/545865

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cells in some regions of the brain, collectively known as the sensorimotor cortex, control our capacity to purposefully move the arms and hands. Damage to these regions in adults causes severe deficits. However, rehabilitative training can restore some control over the muscles. To understand how the brain circuits change to compensate for injury, and what effect rehabilitation may have on these changes, I will study cellular alterations in the movement control pathways in the cerebral cortex.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $554,656.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cerebral cortex | connections | cortical damage | cortical reorganisation | lesions | motor impairment | plasticity | primates | sensorimotor coordination

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