Autism Research Database - Strategic Plan Question Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Dissecting the role of neurologins in cognition
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Nithianantharajah, Jess
Description Description	Problems in learning, memory and other complex mental processes are common to many brain disorders. This project will study the impact of mutations on a family of genes reported in autism and schizophrenia, on complex cognitive behaviours using novel behavioural technologies. This will not only shed fundamental insights into the specific mental processes regulated by these genes and their role in disease, but importantly provide novel targets for the development of therapies.
Funder Funder	National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Country Funding Country	Australia
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	0
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2015-2017
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 2: What is the Biology Underlying ASD?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	No URL available.
Institution Institution	University of Melbourne
Institute Location Institute Location	Australia
Project Number Project Number	1083334
Government or Private Government or Private	Government
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	N/A