Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102969

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200102969

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Extinction of fears based on learned sources of danger. This project aims to advance our understanding of how fear memories are encoded and stored in the mammalian brain. It seeks to achieve this aim through the use of an animal model, second-order fear conditioning in rats. It is significant in providing the first systematic assessment of different types of fear memories, such as those that form during encounters with innate (e.g., involving suffocation or pain) or learned sources of danger (e.g., being threatened with a gun). The expected outcomes include new information regarding how different types of fear memories can be controlled or inhibited. This information is needed for the development of a comprehensive theory of fear, and improved fear regulation strategies in its various disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2020

End Date: 30-01-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $406,975.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Psychology

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ACN 633 798 857