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Neural processing of visual attention: Neurotransmitter consideration

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K04494
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

Kihara Ken  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, 主任研究員 (30379044)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 河原 純一郎  北海道大学, 文学研究院, 准教授 (30322241)
近藤 洋史  中京大学, 心理学部, 教授 (30396171)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords視覚的注意 / 聴覚的注意 / 一過性の注意 / 持続的注意 / 神経伝達物質 / 前頭前野 / MRS / fMRI / GABA
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify neural processing of visual attention, including sustained and transient manners, based on neurotransmitter concentration in the brain. With further research, a comparative experiment of visual and auditory attention was added to the objectives of this study.
We measured neurotransmitter concentrations and brain activities during conducting sustained visual attention tasks with visual or auditory stimuli. The results showed that the same brain area was engaged in both visual- and auditory-sustained attention. We also found that different neurotransmitters contributed to carrying sustained and transient visual attention.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

視覚情報に注意を向け続ける場合、それに関わる神経伝達物質は、注意を向ける視覚情報を切り替える機能に関わる神経伝達物質とは異なる一方で、聴覚情報に注意を向け続ける機能に関わる神経伝達物質とは同じであることを、世界で初めて明らかにした。このことは、一過性の注意と持続性の注意ではそれぞれの脳処理が異なっているが、それぞれの処理では視聴覚情報が分け隔てられていないという、これまでにない新しい注意の脳メカニズムを考えなければならないことを意味している。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Excitation-inhibition balance and auditory multistable perception are correlated with autistic traits and schizotypy in a non-clinical population2020

    • Author(s)
      Kondo Hirohito M.、Lin I-Fan
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 8171-8171

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-020-65126-6

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Role of Low-Spatial Frequency Components in the Processing of Deceptive Faces: A Study Using Artificial Face Models2019

    • Author(s)
      Kihara Ken、Takeda Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01468

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Predicting sustained performance over a short time2019

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi Kenji、Kihara Ken、Kawahara Jun I.
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science

      Volume: 38

    • NAID

      130007760492

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of Visual Attention on Binocular Fusion Limits2018

    • Author(s)
      Kihara Ken、Ono Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Perception

      Volume: 47 Issue: 10-11 Pages: 1097-1105

    • DOI

      10.1177/0301006618796719

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Inhibition-excitation balance in the parietal cortex modulates volitional control for auditory and visual multistability2018

    • Author(s)
      Kondo Hirohito M.、Pressnitzer Daniel、Shimada Yasuhiro、Kochiyama Takanori、Kashino Makio
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 14548-14548

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-018-32892-3

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 視聴覚の持続的注意の特性比較2018

    • Author(s)
      寺島裕貴 , 木原健 , 河原純一郎 , 近藤洋史
    • Journal Title

      情報処理学会研究報告 音楽情報科学

      Volume: 2018-MUS-121 Pages: 1-6

    • NAID

      40021769683

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The effects of neurochemical balance in the anterior cingulate cortex and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on volitional control under irrelevant distraction2018

    • Author(s)
      Koizumi, A., Lau, H., Shimada, Y., & Kondo, H. M.
    • Journal Title

      Consciousness and Cognition

      Volume: 59 Pages: 104-111

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.concog.2018.01.001

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Normal aging slows spontaneous switching in auditory and visual bistability2018

    • Author(s)
      Kondo, H. M. & Kochiyama, T.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience

      Volume: - Pages: 152-160

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.04.040

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Auditory sustained attention fluctuates similarly to visual sustained attention2020

    • Author(s)
      Terashima, K., Kihara, K., Kawahara, J. I., & Kondo, H. M.
    • Organizer
      The 43rd Association for Research in Otolaryngology MidWinter Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] マインドワンダリングと眠気は注意の瞬きに影響しない2018

    • Author(s)
      木原健・甲斐田幸佐
    • Organizer
      日本基礎心理学会第16回大会(9月1日 立命館大学大阪いばらきキャンパス)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 視聴覚の持続的注意の特性比較2018

    • Author(s)
      寺島裕貴 , 木原健 , 河原純一郎 , 近藤洋史
    • Organizer
      情報処理学会音楽情報科学研究会第121回研究発表会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 視聴覚に共通する注意のゆらぎの特性2018

    • Author(s)
      寺島裕貴 , 木原健 , 河原純一郎 , 近藤洋史
    • Organizer
      新学術領域研究「人工知能と脳科学の対照と融合」脳と心のメカニズム 第19回 冬のワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 持続的注意に対する妨害刺激のフランカ干渉効果2017

    • Author(s)
      木原健・近藤洋史・寺島裕貴・河原純一郎
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第81回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 持続的注意に対する時間区切り効果2017

    • Author(s)
      木原健
    • Organizer
      日本基礎心理学会第36回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 短時間での持続的注意のパフォーマンス予測2017

    • Author(s)
      山内健司・木原健・河原純一郎
    • Organizer
      日本基礎心理学会第36回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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