Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160101102

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160101102

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Memory Engram Storage and Retrieval. This project aims to probe how long-term memory is stored in the brain. Recently, memory engram-labelling technology has revolutionised the way memory can be experimentally studied. It is now known that sparse populations of neurons that were active during a defined training window are both sufficient and necessary for retrieval of specific memories, and that activation of hippocampal engram causes further downstream activity in connected engram cells of other brain regions. However, it is unknown whether engram cell connectivity is important for memory function. The project aims to test this question. Understanding more about memory function in normal conditions may help us to understand and treat disorders of memory.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-12-2016

End Date: 02-12-2016

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $378,536.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology | Neurogenetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous System and Disorders | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Nervous System and Disorders | Neurogenetics | Psychology

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