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ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT140100452 [ 2015-06-01 - 2022-11-30 ]

Research Grant

[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100452]

Researchers: Andrew Barron (Future Fellowship )

Brief description Comprehending and modelling the workings of the animal brain. Truly understanding how the brain operates is a grand challenge of 21st century neuroscience. Progress toward this goal can be made through studying small-brained animals, like the honey bee. This project aims to use microscopy and pharmacology to analyse the neural mechanisms by which bees learn and classify complex things. This will enable the construction of a computational model of decision making in the bee brain. Analysing this model will test what is understood about the operation of the animal brain, and what simulates it. This project aims to reveal how neural circuits make complex decisions; establish key principles and foundational studies for comprehending larger more complex brains, and yield new approaches to machine learning.

Funding Amount $690,204

Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships

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