Midbrain hunger signalling modifies decision making under conflict

中脑饥饿信号改变冲突下的决策

• 批准号: DP240101831
• 负责人: Dr Leigh Walker
• 金额: $ 32.91万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP240101831
• 关键词: Midbrain; hunger; signalling; modifies; decision

Decision-making is one of the most important and fundamental biological processes executed by the mammalian brain. Environmental threats and physiological pressures, such as hunger, can influence decision-making processes skewing the risk/reward ratio, yet how the brain integrates these conflicting goals to determine action selection is unknown. This project aims to investigate brain chemistry and circuitry controlling decision making under conflict using a multidisciplinary approach combining behaviour, pharmacogenetics, and sophisticated molecular and functional profiling. The expected outcomes will advance theories regarding the neural organisation and computation of decision making under conflict.

决策是哺乳动物大脑执行的最重要，最基本的生物学过程之一。环境威胁和生理压力（例如饥饿）可能会影响决策过程，扭曲风险/回报率，但是大脑如何整合这些矛盾的目标以确定行动选择是未知的。该项目旨在通过多学科方法结合行为，药物遗传学以及复杂的分子和功能分析，研究冲突下的大脑化学和电路控制决策。预期的结果将推进有关神经组织和冲突下决策的计算的理论。