David Euston, University of Lethbridge

Research

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Latest funding

Risk, Reinforcement Schedules, and Dopamine
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Next-generation neural recording platform for the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$149,594
Prefrontal Role in Rat Vocalizations and Social Behavior
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$174,000

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

Risk, Reinforcement Schedules, and Dopamine

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Euston, David

Keywords: reinforcement learning; dopamine; reward; risk taking; random-ratio schedules; nucleus accumbens; delay discounting; prefrontal cortex; motivation; decision-making

$40,000

Next-generation neural recording platform for the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Gruber, Aaron

$149,594

Prefrontal Role in Rat Vocalizations and Social Behavior

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Euston, David

Keywords: anterior cingulate; communication; electrophysiology; microstimulation; play behavior; prefrontal cortex; prelimbic cortex; social interaction; ultrasonic; vocalization

$174,000

Role of Prefrontal Cortex in Memory

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Development Grant

Principal investigators: Euston, David

$20,000

Replacing a Computer Cluster for Big Biological Data

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tatsuno, Masami

$149,480

Rebuilding a Mouse Behavioural Neuroscience Facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Metz, Gerlinde

$146,839

MRI upgrades to enable rodent and human research

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Sutherland, Robert

$149,462

Neural mechanisms of decision making in frontal cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Euston, David

$135,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Euston, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Risk, Reinforcement Schedules, and Dopamine" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]