Fibroblast growth factors in the development of forebrain commissures

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/631552

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

In order to function correctly the two hemispheres of the brain must communicate information. This communication occurs across large fibre tracts called commissures. There are three commissural projections in the forebrain; the corpus callosum, the hippocampal commissure and the anterior commissure. Here we investigate the development of these commissures and provide a comprehensive analysis of the role of several secreted, fibroblast growth factor proteins, in their development.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $497,796.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

autism spectrun disorders | axon guidance | brain development | congenital brain defects | fibroblast growth factors | learning and cognitive deficits | magnetic resonance imaging | midline brain disorders | neurobiology

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