Brain pathways for heat defence

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628657

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project aims to discover the nervous pathways and mechanisms in the brain that control body temperature. We hope to identify the nerve cells in the brain that detect increases in the core temperature of the body and determine the nervous pathways that project from them to increase blood flow to the skin when we become hot. This research may lead to a better understanding of heat exhaustion which is especially dangerous to the elderly.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $354,715.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Autonomic Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Ageing | Angiotensin | Brain | Environmental health issues | Sympathetic nervous system | Thermoregulation

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