The University of Queensland

Network activity and the role of NMDA receptors in associative learning (2022–2026)

Abstract:

The brain is the most complex machine we know, and its activity shapes every aspect our lives. Studies over decades using tools from molecular and cellular neuroscience and behavioural experiments have discovered the parts of the brain involved in learning and memory formation. Much is understood about the neural circuits that mediate learning but how memories are formed and stored are not understood. The aim of this project is to understand learning and memory formation using a simple Pavlovian learning paradigm, fear conditioning. Using cutting-edge molecular tools we will label the circuits in the amygdala that mediate this learning and the nature of the memory trace. In the long term, these results may drive novel storage devices.

Grant type:

ARC Discovery Projects

Researchers:

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  Professor Pankaj Sah

  Institute Director
  

  Office of the Provost

  Institute Director
  

  Queensland Brain Institute

  Centre Director of The Asia-Pacific
  

  Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation

  Queensland Brain Institute

  Centre Director of The Science of L
  

  Science of Learning Centre

  Queensland Brain Institute

Funded by:

Australian Research Council