Project Grant K99NS144525
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded a $440,610 project grant to Yale University under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) federal grant program. The grant is funding research that seeks to understand the neural signals necessary for error-based motor learning in both upper-limb movements and speech adaptation. Specifically, the researchers will use behavioral studies, electromyography, and...
- This $470,594 Project Grant was awarded on April 24, 2025 by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) federal grant program. The goal of the research project is to identify the cell types and synaptic pathways that encode memories used for learning vocalizations, and to map the synaptic plasticity mechanisms underlying the formation of these memories in the brain. The...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, supports research to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying multi-step cognitive-motor sequencing. The $126,333 award to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, effective December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2026, will enable the development of a new...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded a $114,507 project grant under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) to the University of California, Berkeley. The award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027, will support research to understand the role of the motor cortex in controlling complex, natural motor behaviors like bat flight. The project aims to use cutting-edge wireless...
- This federal Project Grant award of $298,805 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, will support research at Duke University to investigate the role of specific inhibitory and disinhibitory circuits within the cerebellum in learning and behavior. The research aims to establish a better understanding of how inhibitory interneurons, particularly molecular...
- This federal Project Grant award of $430,605.00, provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), supports research into the neural mechanisms underlying vocal learning and imitation in songbirds. The project, led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of how the brain stores and recalls...
- This federal Project Grant award of $501,125.00 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program supports research to determine the mechanisms of dopamine transmission in the brain and how it regulates motor function and learning. The research aims to understand how different dopamine signals mediate transmission and impact aspects of motor activity and learning,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $761,591 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) is funding research to characterize the firing patterns of spinal neurons during motor behaviors in mice. The goal is to better understand how the spinal cord processes motor commands for limb movements. The award to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, will support research to investigate learning-induced synaptic plasticity in corticospinal output neurons of the motor cortex. The $221,448 award to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will fund two specific aims: 1) simultaneously measuring synaptic and spiking...
- This Project Grant award of $148,040, provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, supports research to investigate how the cerebellar circuit's synaptic properties may underlie precisely timed behavioral outputs. The research project, led by the University of Colorado-Denver, will leverage optical tools to measure mossy fiber and granule cell...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, supports research to investigate how the brain learns rapid, sequential motor skills. The $107,984 award to Duke University will fund experiments to test whether a 3-factor learning rule operates at cortico-basal ganglia synapses to drive the learning of sequential movements, such as birdsong. The research aims to elucidate the neural mechanisms that allow the brain to selectively reinforce correct motor gestures during skill learning. The study will leverage the zebra finch model of rapid sequential motor learning to rigorously test the hypothesized 3-factor learning rule and explore the underlying intracellular signaling cascades. This work has the potential to advance our fundamental understanding of how the brain encodes and learns complex motor sequences, with potential implications for developing therapies for neurological disorders affecting motor control.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $108.0k | 7/30/25 |