Context is everything – understanding how spatial, temporal and behavioural context affect sensory processing [ 2014 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Nicholas Price (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Ehsan Arabzadeh ,  Prof Ramesh Rajan

Brief description A possum in a tree is cute to see on a bushwalk, but scary to hear when we are trying to sleep. This illustrates that how we perceive a “target” is affected by “modulators” that are close in space or time to the target, or by the task at hand. Deficits in contextual modulation are apparent in many neurological conditions. This project will investigate the neural circuitry that mediates spatial, temporal and task-related contextual modulation.

Funding Amount $AUD 512,382.65

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant