Exploring cerebro-cerebellar network for cognitive control

• Project/Area Number: 16K16080
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Hasegawa Kunihiro 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 情報・人間工学領域, 研究員 (10741837)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 認知制御 / 小脳 / 脳機能イメージング / 実験系心理学 / 認知的制御 / 認知科学 / 認知神経科学 / 脳・神経

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In recent, the cerebellar cortex is no longer considered just a motor structure. Some recent studies revealed the connectivity between the cerebral cortex and the cerebellar cortex. The present project aimed to investigate the cerebellar contributions in cognitive control. A meta-analysis of the previous fMRI studies on some higher cognitive functions was conducted. Then, an fMRI experiment on cue-based conflict adaptation was conducted. Both suggested the role of the cerebellum in the preparation for cognitive conflict resolution. In addition, the phenomena on visual perception and cognition were found by the psychological experiment.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高次認知機能を大脳皮質の働きだけでなく、小脳を含めたネットワークで捉える足がかりを得られたことで、そのメカニズムの解明に向けた新しいアプローチの可能性を示すことができた。また、副次的に発見された知覚・認知現象は更なる人の心的機能の解明に寄与するものと期待される。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The Size-Value Compatibility Effect (2020)
  • Author(s): Hasegawa Kunihiro
  • Journal Title: Scientific Reports Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62419-8
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Neural Underpinnings of Creative Thinking and Tool Use: A Meta-Analysis of Neuroimaging Data (2019)
  • Author(s): Miura Naoki、Sasaki Yukako、Hasegawa Kunihiro、Tanabe Hiroki C.
  • Journal Title: Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Series Volume: 7 Pages: 9-21
  • DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8980-1_2
  • ISBN: 9789811389795, 9789811389801
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Jump Across the Gap! A New Type of Colour Spreading Illusion (2018)
  • Author(s): Hasegawa Kunihiro、Takahashi Shin'ya
  • Journal Title: i-Perception Volume: 9(6) Issue: 6 Pages: 1-10
  • DOI: 10.1177/2041669518819511
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Reconstructing the Neanderthal brain using computational anatomy (2018)
  • Author(s): Kochiyama Takanori, Ogihara Naomichi, Tanabe Hiroki C., Kondo Osamu, Amano Hideki, Hasegawa Kunihiro, Suzuki Hiromasa, Ponce de Leon Marcia S., Zollikofer Christoph P. E., Bastir Markus, Stringer Chris, Sadato Norihiro, Akazawa Takeru
  • Journal Title: Scientific Reports Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 6296-6296
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24331-0
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 超高速提示される画像の再認成績は視覚記憶負荷に影響されるか (2019)
  • Author(s): 長谷川国大, 大杉尚之, 小澤良
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第83回全国大会
• [Book] Digital Endocasts (2018)
  • Author(s): Bruner E, Ogihara N, Tanabe HC (Eds)
  • Total Pages: 289
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9784431565826