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Unraveling the Neuronal Circuits Underlying Female Receptivity. Maria Luisa Caramalho Abrunhosa Vasconcelos, Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud (FC Champalimaud). €180,000.
Nociceptive processing on projecting and non-projecting neurons in the spinal lamina I. Boris Safronov, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €180,000.
Preconditioning triggered by Carbon monoxide: new strategies to prevent brain damage due to hypoxia-ischemia and reperfusion. Helena Luisa de Araujo Vieira, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET). €100,000.
Understanding the role of the axon/glia functional unit during developmental myelination and in remyelination. Joana Paes de Faria, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €179,794.
Life and death of retinal ganglion cells: unmasking the neuromodulatory and neuroprotective roles of Neuropeptide Y. António Francisco Rosa Gomes Ambrósio, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €150,000.
The role of calpain-mediated proteolysis of ataxin-3 in Machado-Joseph disease: a molecular therapy approach with viral vectors. LUÍS FERNANDO MORGADO PEREIRA DE ALMEIDA, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €107,000.
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Traffic of Glutamate Receptors of the NMDA Type. Ana Luisa Carvalho, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €164,424.
Role of the adenosine A2A receptors in chronic stress - implications for learning and memory. Luisa Vaqueiro Lopes, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €120,000.
Characterization of a neurogenic program activated by the proneural factor Mash1. Diogo Pinto da Cruz Sampaio e Castro, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG). €173,846.
Cognition and synaptic function in calcium channel disease. Isabel Alexandra Azevedo Silveira, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €139,000.
Glycosylation and Lewis X motif in neuronal tissue. Júlia Carvalho Costa, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €100,000.
Demonstrating that A2A adenosine receptors control glutamatergic synaptic plasticity through CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the striatum, thus providing attracting therapeutic targets. Attila Köfalvi, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €91,000.
Neural correlates of value in the corticostriatal reward-aversion circuitry. Vasco Miguel Clara Lopes Galhardo, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €150,000.
Hypertension and painful neuropathy in diabetes. Role of angiotensin II and oxidative stress in central nervous system. Dora Pinho, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €50,000.
Development of a micro-probe for capillary laser Doppler flowmetry in rat brain. Luís Filipe Requicha Ferreira, Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (ADDFUC/FCT/UC). €57,438.
Cross talk between neurotrophic factor receptors (TrkB) and adenosine A2A receptors: implications for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Joaquim Alexandre Ribeiro, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €111,000.
Role of intercellular communication between endothelial and stem cells in stemness and neurogenesis: new targets for brain repair therapies. AGASSE Fabienne, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €86,000.
Deciphering the molecular mechanisms linking alpha-synuclein dysfunction and cytotoxicity in Parkinson's disease - the role of GDNF. Ana Cristina Carvalho Rego, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €160,000.
Role of early neuronal nociceptive fate determinants in the adult mouse under chronic pain. Deolinda Maria Valente Alves Lima Teixeira, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP). €128,484.
SWORD - Stroke Wearable Operative Rehabilitation Devices Development and clinical validation of an intelligent vibratory wearable device to improve rehabilitation in stroke patients. Maria Paula Mourao do Amaral Coutinho, Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga, EPE (CHEDV). €120,000.
Mechanisms underlying the effects of nitric oxide on neural stem cell proliferation in brain injury. Caetana Angelica Ermitao Monteiro Carvalho, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €120,000.
Mitochondrial-dependent impairment of intracellular trafficking in Parkinson's disease. Sandra Morais Cardoso, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €129,550.
The pathological interaction between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease: exploring the role of brain endothelial mitochondria and uncoupling proteins. Paula Isabel da Silva Moreira, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €120,000.
In vivo dynamics of nitric oxide in the brain: regulation of cellular respiration and implications for Alzheimer´s disease and aging. João António Nave Laranjinha, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €100,000.
On the role of VIP receptors in hippocampal dependent cognition and synaptic plasticity: evaluation of the therapeutic potential of VPAC1 receptor antagonists to ameliorate the cognitive deficits in TLE. Diana Lina Jerónimo da Cunha Reis, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €120,000.
Regulation of synaptogenesis by kinase Cdk5 and Shank3: Biochemical and Structural Studies. Margarida Archer Frazão, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €120,000.
Analysis of the hippocampal proteome in mice exposed to psychotropic medication. Bruno José Fernandes Oliveira Manadas, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €120,000.
Structure and dynamics of neural networks. Alexander Goltsev, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €100,000.
The role of mRNA translation in the formation of the neuromuscular junction. Ramiro Almeida, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €120,000.
Regulation of hnRNPs by the neurotrophin BDNF: role in synaptic plasticity. Carlos Jorge Alves Miranda Bandeira Duarte, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €120,000.
Histamine versus antihistamines: new modulators of neurogenesis? LILIANA INÁCIO BERNARDINO, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €91,000.
Multimodal analysis of the neurobiology of depression. Nuno Jorge Carvalho de Sousa, Universidade do Minho (UM). €120,000.
From phosphorylation to cleavage: switching on alpha-synuclein aggregation and toxicity. Tiago Outeiro, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €130,000.
Effect of caffeine and adenosine A2A receptors on stress response: role of adrenal gland modulation. CLÁUDIA MARGARIDA GONÇALVES CAVADAS, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €90,000.
Abnormal emotional and cognitive behaviours in chronic pain states: spatiotemporal characterization of CNS plastic correlatives. Armando Almeida, Universidade do Minho (UM). €56,835.
Role of adenosine A2A receptors in microglia and glutamatergic synapses in the control of synaptic plasticity and brain damage. Rodrigo Antunes Cunha, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €100,000.
Neurovascular coupling between neuronal activity and blood flow in brain mediated by nitric oxide. João António Nave Laranjinha, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €100,000.