Kainate receptors (KARs) as a control parameter in critical brain dynamics

Description of the granted funding

The aim of this project is to provide unprecedented data on the critical brain oscillations and their role in synaptic development. We will study if kainate type glutamate receptor (KAR) modulation can be used as a tool to tune the network towards to or away from critical brain dynamics. Also, we will compare how critical neuronal oscillations supposed to underlie cognitive functions differ in human and rodent cortex. The results will thus pave a way for completely new therapies in brain disorders.
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Starting year

2024

End year

2028

Granted funding

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473 368 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Academy projects

Decision maker

Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment
12.06.2024

Other information

Funding decision number

361235

Fields of science

Neurosciences

Research fields

Molekyyli- ja solutason neurotiede

Identified topics

brain, neuroscience