Mapping the neural circuits involved in appetite and feeding behaviour

绘制与食欲和进食行为有关的神经回路

• 批准号: nhmrc : 1071336
• 负责人: Dr Philip Ryan
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Early Career Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/mapping-neural-circuits-feeding-behaviour/455463
• 关键词: Mapping; neural; circuits; involved; appetite

My research project involves deconstructing the neural circuitry underlying feeding behaviour using innovative genetically-based methods. I aim to identify and characterise the major projections of the oxytocin-expressing neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, which have recently been identified as critical in the feeding neurocircuitry. This emerging field of research is predicted to transform our understanding and treatment of disorders such as obesity and anorexia nervosa.

我的研究项目涉及使用创新的基于遗传的方法来解构潜在的摄食行为的神经电路。我的目标是识别和描述下丘脑室旁核中表达催产素的神经元的主要投射，这些神经元最近被发现在摄食神经回路中起关键作用。这一新兴的研究领域预计将改变我们对肥胖和神经性厌食症等疾病的理解和治疗。