Mechanisms of social interaction. (360G-Wellcome-047963_Z_96_D)

£18,848

While I am already supported by the Wellcome Trust, my position is currently as a component of the grant awarded to Richard Frackowiak. On the basis of past career and current work it is more appropriate for me to have independent funding. The work I plan will generate a substantial series of linked experiments in a number of cognitive domains. I anticipate that much of the day to day work will be carried out by a series of research fellows and PhD students. Long-term funding for the coordinator of this group is essential to provide continuity and coherence across these projects and to ensure an optimum environment for the training of a new generation of clinical neuroscientists. In addition, a long-term view is needed to ensure that the work of my group continues to feed into and benefit from developments in the other groups that compose the Functional Imaging Laboratory. Functional imaging techniques, particularly fMRI, are going to change and develop rapidly over the next ten years. My past career demonstrates that I have the flexibility to learn and take advantage of new developments as they arise. Long-term funding will obviate the shot-term risks associated with the exploitation of these new developments. My fundamental aim is to increase understanding of brain abnormalities underlying psychosis. Of necessity this is a long-term goal since much work on normal brain function is needed before cognitive paradigms and brain imaging techniques can be applied to the study of psychosis. This work will span at least a ten year period.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 18848
Applicant Surname Frith
Approval Committee Scientific Committee
Award Date 2008-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2007/08
Grant Programme: Title Principal Research Fellowship Renewal
Internal ID 047963/Z/96/D
Lead Applicant Prof Christopher Frith
Partnership Value 18848
Planned Dates: End Date 2008-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2008-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London
Sponsor(s) Prof Roger Lemon