SEX HORMONES AND SOCIAL INTERACTION DEFICITS

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628553

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Prevalence report by the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) estimated that 1 child in every 160 children in the 6-12 year-old age group is affected by ASD. There is no cure for ASD and the causes are not understood. We propose that sex hormones may play a role in the development of these disorders. We will test this hypothesis using knockout and transgenic mouse models which have social interaction deficits and brain structure reminiscent of these disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $503,694.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Asperger Syndrome | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Behaviour | Brain | Developmental Disorders | Movement disorders | Neuroendocrinology | Sex Hormones | transgenic and knockout mice

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