Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1023073]Researchers: Prof Margaret Morris (Principal investigator) , Prof Reginald Westbrook
Brief description The number of overweight or obese people in Australia has increased dramatically in recent years, increasing disease risk. The brain responds to palatable food in ways similar to the response to drugs of addiction, and this may explain why people find it hard to resist palatable food. Our work will explore whether obesity in rats has the characteristics of addiction by examining bingeing, craving, withdrawal and brain circuits in animals chronically exposed to palatable food.
Funding Amount $AUD 430,832.69
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : 1023073
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1023073
