The control of neuroplasticity in the brain
Description: This project aims to determine how neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to remodel and make new circuits – is controlled in both excitatory and inhibitory neurons. This capacity, vital for all cognitive functions, diminishes as people age. It is imperative to determine neuroplasticity’s mechanisms and how and why they change, but it is not known how both excitatory and inhibitory neurons contribute to neuroplasticity and how these dynamic alterations are controlled. Understanding neuroplasticity is vital for learning, memory and healthy ageing throughout life.
Funder: Australian Research Council
Amount: A$445,500
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Start date: 2017-01-01
End date: 2021-02-16
Investigator: Catherine Blizzard
Institution: University of Tasmania
Funded outputs count: 3
Funder award ID: DE170101514
OpenAlex ID: G8536364662