The effects of the western diet on cognition in rats [ 2017 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Margaret Morris (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Nadeem Kaakoush ,  Prof Reginald Westbrook

Brief description An unhealthy diet can affect how we think. This project will identify mechanisms by which a western diet impairs cognition, and test ways of intervening to reduce the impact of diet on the brain. We will examine changes in inflammation, and markers of nerve growth in a critical brain region, the hippocampus, in response to different periods of diet. We will also test if the diet and our interventions affect the gut biota.

Funding Amount $689,326.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant