Quantitative analysis of mirror neuron system

• Project/Area Number: 22240048
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fusional brain recording science
• Research Institution: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
• Principal Investigator: FUJII Naotaka 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 適応知性研究チーム, チームリーダー (20392095)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAGASAKA Yasuo 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 適応知性研究チーム, 研究員 (30339593) ; CHAO Zenas 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 適応知性研究チーム, 研究員 (30532113)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥51,220,000 (Direct Cost: ¥39,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥11,820,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥40,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥30,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥9,270,000)
• Keywords: ミラーニューロン / 運動前野 / 前頭前野 / 頭頂葉 / 補足運動野 / サル / ECoG / ECoG電極 / 社会的認知機能

Research Abstract

Mirror neuron was found as a part of neural mechanism discriminating behavioral intension regardless of who perform the action. However, there were few studies tested the mirror neuron systematically. We applied a novel recording technique, multi-dimensional recording technique in monkeys when they performed food reaching task and reaching observation task. We recorded neural activity from entire lateral cortex and analyzed the activity. There were regions showed mirror neuron properties in prefrontal, parietal, premotor and supplementary motor area that were consistent with previous reports.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Multidimensional recording (MDR) and data sharing: an ecological open research and educational platform for neuroscience (2011)
  • Author(s): Nagasaka Y, Shimoda K and Fujii N
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE 2011 Volume: 6(7)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multidimensional Recording (MDR) and Data Sharing : An Ecological Open Research and Educational Platform for Neuroscience (2011)
  • Author(s): Yasuo Nagasaka, Kentaro Shimoda, Naotaka Fujii
  • Journal Title: PLoS One Volume: 6(7) Issue: 7 Pages: e22561-e22561
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022561
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Depth perception and defensive system activation in a 3-Denvironment (2011)
  • Author(s): Emmanuelle Combe, Naotaka Fujii
  • Journal Title: Front.Psychology Volume: 2 Pages: 205-205
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00205
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Long-term asynchronous decoding of arm motion using electrocorticographic signals in monkeys. (2010)
  • Author(s): Chao ZC, Nagasaka Y, Fujii N
  • Journal Title: Front.Neuroengineering Volume: 30 Pages: 3-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Action recognition cortical network in the macaque monkey (2012)
  • Author(s): Ishida H, Yanagawa T, Rizzolatti G and Fujii N
  • Organizer: CNS2012
  • Place of Presentation: IL, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-04-02
• [Presentation] Comparison of activity and connectivity metrics for decoding behavioral characteristics and social states in macaques (2010)
  • Author(s): Takenaka K., Nagasaka Y., Chao Z., Kunikoshi Y., Fujii N.
  • Organizer: 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego, USA
• [Presentation] Decoding continuous 3Dhandtrajectories from epidural electrocorticography in Japanese macaque (2010)
  • Author(s): Shimoda K., Chao Z., Yanagawa T., Fujii N
  • Organizer: 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego, USA
• [Presentation] Novel method to describe neural dynamics across brain regions (2010)
  • Author(s): Yanagawa T., Nagasaka Y., Fujii N
  • Organizer: 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego, USA
• [Book] Mining spatiao-spectro-temporal cortical dynamics: a guideline for offline and online electrodcoticographic analysis (2013)
  • Author(s): Chao Z and Fujii N
  • Publisher: Book chapter: Methods in Neuroethology, Springer