Does mobile DNA impact memory formation? [ 2016 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Geoffrey Faulkner (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Lucy Palmer ,  Prof Anthony Hannan

Brief description The cross-disciplinary team performing this research will examine how mobile DNA elements found in brain cells move in response to learning and memory exercises in mice, and whether these changes generate an address system for parts of the brain to be turned on by specific experiences. This work has major implications for our fundamental understanding of how the brain works in healthy individuals, as well as people affected by neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions.

Funding Amount $946,995.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant