Studying the two hit hypothesis of psychiatric illness: role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/566879

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Early environmental factors may play an important role in the development of psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and depression. We will study an animal model which combines early developmental stress followed by treatment with a stress hormone or chronic cannabis use in adolescence. We will assess behavioural changes and the role of a growth factor in the brain, BDNF. This wil lead to a better understanding of the role of neurodevelopmental stress in psychiatric disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $469,553.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychiatry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

animal model | brain dopamine and behaviour | brain-derived neurotrophic factor | depression | neurodevelopment | psychiatry | schizophrenia | stress

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