Jon Sakata, McGill University

Research

Basal Ganglia Mice Motor Cortex Motor Learning Motor Performance Parvalbumin Neurons Perineuronal Nets Plasticity

Latest funding

Contribution of perineuronal nets in motor circuitry to motor skill performance and acquisition
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$761,176
Mechanisms underlying the acquisition, performance, and evolution of vocal communication
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Contributions of catecholamines to the auditory learning of vocal communication signals
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$642,600

Contribution of perineuronal nets in motor circuitry to motor skill performance and acquisition

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sakata, Jon

Keywords: Basal Ganglia; Mice; Motor Cortex; Motor Learning; Motor Performance; Parvalbumin Neurons; Perineuronal Nets; Plasticity; Songbird; Speech

$761,176

Mechanisms underlying the acquisition, performance, and evolution of vocal communication

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sakata, Jon

$165,000

Contributions of catecholamines to the auditory learning of vocal communication signals

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Woolley, Sarah C

Keywords: Auditory Cortex; Auditory Memory; Dopamine; Norepinephrine; Songbird

$642,600

Integration of brain circuits for the control and plasticity of vocal communication signals

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sakata, Jon

$186,000

Mechanisms underlying social influences on learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sakata, JonTatsuya

$145,000

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: Basal Ganglia Dear Professor Sakata, 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 on basal ganglia 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 CIHR-funded project "Contribution of perineuronal nets in motor circuitry to motor skill performance and acquisition" (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]