Objetivo Animal nervous systems evolved in a marine environment at the dawn ofanimal life, and diversified during the Cambrian explosion', one of themost spectacular events in the history of life. Remarkably little isknown about early stages of the evolution of neuronal circuits andnervous systems. Simple marine planktonic organisms, in particularciliated larvae of various marine invertebrates, can give us insightsinto how simple nervous circuits of marine organism function and mayhave evolved. The proposed project aims at investigating the nervoussystem of ciliated animal larvae using an integrative approach combiningthe fields of molecular biology, neurobiology, behaviour, marine ecologyand evolution. As such, the project aims at pioneering an entirely newfield of interdisciplinary investigations, the neurobiology of marinezooplankton. We will use a cultured marine annelid as our main modelspecies, and several 'satellite' species to give a comparativeperspective to our investigations. Our objective is to understand theanatomy and function of neuronal circuits that regulate the planktonicmigration of ciliated zooplankton larvae. We will be able to addressthis at various levels, linking molecules to neuron types, neurons tolarval behaviours and behaviours to marine ecology. Our aim is to getthe first detailed systems level understanding of the nervous system ofa marine ciliated larva. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologynatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyinvertebrate zoologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biology Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-SG-LS8 - ERC Starting Grant - Evolutionary, population and environmental biology Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2010-StG_20091118 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Institución de acogida MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Aportación de la UE € 1 270 800,00 Dirección HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen Alemania Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Bjoern Sack-Kuehner (Mr.) Investigador principal Gáspár Jékely (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Alemania Aportación de la UE € 1 270 800,00 Dirección HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Bjoern Sack-Kuehner (Mr.) Investigador principal Gáspár Jékely (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos