Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

As an animal moves through the world, its own movement generates widefield optic flow across the visual field used to e.g. maintain a straight trajectory or to avoid obstacles. Many animals can also disambiguate ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2011-01-01 till 2013-12-31

Large quantities of DOC (dissolved organic carbon) are washed from the terrestrial environment into inland waters, where it is degraded and evaded as CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere, buried in the sediment ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

Addictions are a major social problem and we lack sufficient knowledge of how they arise and how various drugs affect the brain. Although the importance of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in addiction ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-03-15 till 2015-12-31

Ersättning för Anna Qvarnströms uppdrag som ledamot i Ämnesrådet för naturvetenskap och teknikvetenskap 2010 -2012 och 2013-2015. ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2018-12-31

Herding of sheep by dogs is a powerful example of one individual causing many unwilling individuals (agents) to move in the same direction. However, the need to herd autonomous, interacting agents is not ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

The zebrafish (Danio rerio), rank as one of the major model organisms used in research today. However, specific husbandry requirements for zebrafish are still far from fully understood and protocols for ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Understanding ageing has long been at the forefront of fundamental and applied research. Today, we are on the brink of a major paradigm shift in the biology of ageing. Classic theory suggests that organisms ...