Award
NIH Reporter #PA-23-262
Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Perseverance and Their Disruption After Juvenile Social Play Deprivation
Recipient
SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Award Amount
$76,780.00
Ceiling
$76,780.00
Awarded
February 20, 2026
Identifier
PA-23-262
Award for research on the impact of juvenile social play deprivation on neurocognitive development and addiction vulnerability, involving behavioral and neurophysiological studies.
Description
This project explores how juvenile social play influences neurocognitive development and addiction vulnerability. It involves behavioral tasks, neurophysiological recordings, and neurocomputational approaches. The project is funded by NIH and involves training in experimental design, hardware construction, and neurocircuit analysis.