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Grant Award View - GA29216

Unravelling the relationship between food and the brain

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GA ID:
GA29216
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
27-Nov-2018
Publish Date:
18-Dec-2018
Category:
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research
Grant Term:
4-Dec-2019 to 27-Dec-2023
Original: 1-Jan-2019 to 31-Dec-2021
Value (AUD):
$342,411.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)
Variations:
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 18/19 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Grant Activity:
Unravelling the relationship between food and the brain
Purpose:
This project aims to investigate how highly palatable foods that are high in fat and sugar, interact with the brain to cause their overconsumption. Highly palatable foods cause plasticity in brain reward circuitry in a manner similar to drugs of abuse. Identifying how these "junk" foods interact with reward areas of the brain will explore the neural mechanisms underlying the hedonic nature of appetite. This project will not only inform our understanding of how exposure to these foods can contribute to overeating and obesity, a huge and growing problem in Australia, but will also provide evidence to inform policy options relevant to advertising and marketing of these foods.
GO ID:
GO896
GO Title:
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award commencing in 2019
Internal Reference ID:
DE19 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No

Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
The University of Melbourne
Recipient ABN:
84 002 705 224

Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Town/City:
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Postcode:
3010
State/Territory:
VIC
Country:
AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
VIC
Postcode:
3010
Country:
AUSTRALIA

Contact Details

ARC NCGP General Enquiries

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02 6287 6600

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