Selective recruitment of inhibitory interneurons to vestibular microcircuits for distinct behaviour
Grant Data
Project Title
Selective recruitment of inhibitory interneurons to vestibular microcircuits for distinct behaviour
Principal Investigator
Professor Chan, Ying Shing
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Yung Wing Ho
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Lai Sau Wan Cora
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Shum Daisy Kwok Yan
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
30
Start Date
2017-09-01
Amount
1088000
Conference Title
Selective recruitment of inhibitory interneurons to vestibular microcircuits for distinct behaviour
Presentation Title
Keywords
Cholescystokinin, Interneuron circuitry, Parvalbumin, Sensorimotor processing, Somatostatin
Discipline
Neuroscience,Neurobiology and Neuromedicine
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
17113717
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 To reveal the inhibitory role of VN interneuron subtypes on learned versus reflexive behaviours 2 To delineate selective connectivities of PV, SST and CCK interneurons with VN projection pathways 3 To demonstrate importance of differential AMPA receptor expression on interneurons to signal processing
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