Retinotopy and areal organization of the third tier visual cortex

• Project/Area Number: 18591912
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Ophthalmology
• Research Institution: Gifu University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Hiroyuki Gifu University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 准教授 (10211434)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
• Keywords: 視覚皮質 / 線維連絡 / 神経回路 / 背側路 / 神経解剖 / 神経伝導路 / トレーサー / BDA / 視覚野 / インターフェイス / 解剖学 / 外科 / 神経科学 / 脳・神経

Research Abstract

視覚皮質third tier visual cortexのうち、背側に位置する3次視覚野(V3)と、その吻側に位置するV3A(accessory third visual area)へ、2次視覚野(V2)のすべてのチトクロームオキシダーゼモジュールから投射していることが明らかになった。したがって、third tier visual cortexは、すべての視覚モダリティの入力を受け、物体視覚と運動視覚の情報処理の調節に重要な役割を担っていると考えられる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Dynamic properties of the representation of the visual field midline in the visual areas 17 and 18 of the ferret (Mustera putorius) (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H, Chaumon M, Kllijn F, Innocenti GM.
  • Journal Title: Cerebr Cortex 18 Pages: 1941-1950
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dynamic properties of the representation of the visual field midline in the visual areas 17 and 18 of theferret (Mustela putorius). (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H, Chaumon M, Klijn F, Innocenti GM
  • Journal Title: Cerebral Cortex 18 Pages: 1941-1950
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dynamic properties of the representation of the visual field midline in the visual areas 17 and 18 of the ferret(Mustela putorius) (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H
  • Journal Title: Cerebral Cortex (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Occlusal disharmony induces spatial memory impairment and hippocampal neuron degeneration via stress in SAMP8 mice (2007)
  • Author(s): Kubo K, Yamada Y, Iinuma M, Iwaku F, Tamura Y, Watanabe K, Nakamura H, Onozuka M.
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Letters 414 Pages: 188-191
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] マカクザル視覚皮質third tier visual cortexの視野再現とエリア区分 (2007)
  • Author(s): 中村浩幸
  • Journal Title: 霊長類研究所年報 37 Pages: 136-136
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Occlusal disharmony induces spatial memory impairment and hippocampal neuron degeneration via stress in SAMP8 mice (2007)
  • Author(s): Kubo K
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Letters 414 Pages: 188-191
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] マカクザル視覚皮質Third tier visual cortexの視野再現とエリア区分 (2007)
  • Author(s): 中村 浩幸
  • Journal Title: 霊長類研究所年報 37 Pages: 136-136
• [Journal Article] Projections of glutamate decarboxylase positive and negative cerebellar neurons to the pretectum in the cat (2006)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H, Wu R, Watanabe K, Onozuka M, Itoh K.
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Letters 403 Pages: 30-34
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Cortical feedback depolarization waves : A mechanism of top-down influence on early visual areas (2006)
  • Author(s): Roland PE, Hanazawa A, Undeman C, Eriksson D, Tompa T, Nakamura H, Valentiniene S, Ahmed B.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 Pages: 12586-12591
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor participates in determination of neural laminar fate in the developing mouse cerebral cortex (2006)
  • Author(s): Fukumitsu H, Ohtsuka M, Murai R, Nakamura H, Itoh K, Furukawa S.
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Neuroscience 26 Pages: 13218-13230
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Cortical connections of the V3A in the Japanese Monkey. (2006)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nakamura, Akichika Mikami, Kazuo Itoh
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Research 55(Suppl. 1)
• [Journal Article] Projections of glutamate decarboxylase positive and negative cerebellar neurons to the pretectum in the cat. (2006)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nakamura, ほか4名
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Letters 403 Pages: 30-34
• [Journal Article] Cortical feedback depolarization waves : A mechanism of top-down influence on early visual areas. (2006)
  • Author(s): Per Roland, Hiroyuki Nakamura, ほか6名
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 Pages: 12586-12591
• [Journal Article] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor participates in determination of neuronal laminar fate in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. (2006)
  • Author(s): Hidefumi Fukumitsu, Hiroyuki Nakamura, ほか4名
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Neuroscience 26 Pages: 13218-13230
• [Journal Article] Occlusal disharmony induces spatial memory impairment and hippocampal neuron degeneration via stress in SAMP8 mice. (2006)
  • Author(s): Kin-ya Kudo, Hiroyuki Nakamura, ほか6名
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Letters 414 Pages: 188-191
• [Journal Article] 咀嚼器官と脳の知的機能 (2006)
  • Author(s): 小園知, 渡邊和子, 中村浩幸, 小野塚実
  • Journal Title: 日本咬合学会会誌 6 Pages: 9-13
• [Presentation] 扁桃体と三叉神経中脳路核 : 情動感覚連関 (2009)
  • Author(s): 中村浩幸
  • Organizer: 日本解剖学会第114回全国学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山理科大学 岡山
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-28
• [Presentation] Cortical connections of visual area V3A in the macaque (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H.
  • Organizer: 6^<th> Forum of European Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: ジュネーブ スイス
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-15
• [Presentation] Cortical connections of visual area V3A in the macaque. (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H
  • Organizer: 6^<th> Forum of European Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: ジュネーブ スイス
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-15
• [Presentation] Projection from medial raphe to mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (2008)
  • Author(s): Shirasu M.
  • Organizer: 86^<th> Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research
  • Place of Presentation: トロント カナダ
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-03
• [Presentation] Single axon tracing from locus coeruleus to mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (2008)
  • Author(s): Takahashi T.
  • Organizer: 86^<th> Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research
  • Place of Presentation: トロント カナダ
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-03
• [Presentation] Chewing-related neuronal mechanism under stres cndion (2007)
  • Author(s): Kim W
  • Organizer: Neuro2007
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-11
• [Presentation] Chewing-related neuronal mechanism under stress condition (2007)
  • Author(s): Kim W
  • Organizer: Neuro2007(The 30th annual meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society)
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-11
• [Presentation] Cortical connections of the V3A in the Japanese Monkey (2006)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H.
  • Organizer: The 29^<th> Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neuroscience Society
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto
  • Year and Date: 2006-07-21
• [Book] Visual cortex : Concomitant connections of the extrastriate visual areas(Flynn CE, Callaghan BR eds.) (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakamura H, Itoh K.
  • Publisher: Neuroanatomy Research Advances. Nova Publishers : New York
• [Book] Involvement of dysfunctional mastication in cognitivesystem deficits in the mouse(Onozuka M, Yen CT eds.)(Novel Trends in Brain Science) (2008)
  • Author(s): Watanabe K, Kubo K, Nakamura H, Tachibana A, Kim W, Ono Y, Sasaguri K, Onozuka M
  • Publisher: Springer : Tokyo
• [Book] Novel Trends in Brain Science (2008)
  • Author(s): Watanabe K, Kubo K, Nakamura H, et al.
  • Total Pages: 254
  • Publisher: Springer