Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/535025]Researchers: E/Pr William Blessing (Principal investigator)
Brief description Discovering how the brain organizes our emotional life is important for understanding mental illness. In rats, blood flow to the skin falls when the animal detects a possibly dangerous event. Rats go pale with fright , just as humans do. The falls in blood flow are inhibited by drugs used to treat people with schizophrenia. The grant investigates whether the amygdala is an important brain centre controlling the skin blood vessels, and whether anti-schizophrenia drugs act in the amygdala.
Funding Amount $AUD 461,788.98
Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : 535025
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/535025
