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Professor EmeritusIan Curthoys

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Science

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  • Emeritus Professor
    Faculty of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTs

  • The anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system
  • Vestibular loss and compensation
  • Long-term potentiation (LTP)
  • The role of the hippocampus in spatial memory
  • The role of the hippocampus in spatial learning.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Measuring vestibular sensitivity
    The Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation1 Apr 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • McGarvie L,
    • Mukherjee P,
    • MacDougall H,
    • Curthoys I,
    • Halmagyi G
  • GRANT
    Morphological changes in Membranous Labyrinth of Meniere's Disease sufferers compared to Animal Models
    The Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation1 May 2015
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    How endolymphatic hydrops affects vestibular function
    The Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation1 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I,
    • Brown D
  • GRANT
    Comprehensive clinical tests of vestibular function to track vestibular compensation and Menieres Disease
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Burgess A,
    • Halmagyi M,
    • Curthoys I,
    • MacDougall H,
    • McGarvie LA
  • GRANT
    Effects of Increased Endolymph Volume on Cochlear and Vestibular Function and Morphology of Inner Ear Tissues
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I,
    • Brown D
  • GRANT
    The neural basis for testing vestibular function by vibration
    The Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation1 Apr 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I,
    • Ferguson (Sokolic) L
  • GRANT
    Vestibulo-ocular responses to bone conducted vibration
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Burgess A,
    • Halmagyi G,
    • Curthoys I,
    • McGarvie LA
  • GRANT
    Incomplete Vestibular Compensation: Real-world Characterisation, Prediction and Intevention
    The Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation6 Apr 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halmagyi G,
    • O'Brien M,
    • MacDougall H,
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Protecting the Inner Ear During Surgery
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Leary SJ,
    • Curthoys I,
    • Dowell R,
    • Richardson R,
    • Ryan A
  • GRANT
    Clinical testing of vestibular function using bone conducted vibration.
    The Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    The neural basis of clinical vestibular testing by bone conducted sound
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I,
    • Halmagyi G
  • GRANT
    Developing tests of eye movements and human postural and head stability.
    Royal Prince Alfred Hospital1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I,
    • Halmagyi G
  • GRANT
    Functional Assessment of Head-eye Coordination during Driving
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • MacDougall H,
    • Curthoys I,
    • Moore ST,
    • Moore ST
  • GRANT
    University of Sydney - Bridging Support Grant
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Oculomotor tests of otolith function using human centrifugation
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2004
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Behavioural and physiological tests of clinical indicators of vestibular function?
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Testing of vestibular function by active head movements
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2001
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halmagyi G,
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Experimental validation of a clinical indicator of utricular function
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2000
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Human static and dynamic otolith-ocular responses
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 1998
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halmagyi G,
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Physiological mechanisms of otolith-ocular responses
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 1997
    People funded by this grant:
    • Curthoys I
  • GRANT
    Identifying loss of otolith function
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 1995
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halmagyi G,
    • Curthoys I