A research on the neural mechanism and the development of postnatally acquired auditory communication of songbirds.

• Project/Area Number: 22700335
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Neuroscience in general
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: ABE Kentaro 京都大学, 大学院・生命科学研究科, 助教 (70462653)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 発生・発達・再生神経科学 / 音声識別 / コミュニケーション / 鳴禽類 / 音声認識 / モデル生物 / 行動解析 / 転写因子

Research Abstract

Little is known about the mechanism by which animal spiecies postnatally acquire various abilities through the postnatal interaction with other individuals. The present research studied the neuronal and the develpmental mechanism of the ability of the avian songbirds to discriminate the sequential information in auditory stimulus. The results of this study may contribute to reveal the bioligical bases of the complex auditory information processing such as those involved in the speech comprehension of humans.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Songbirds possess the spontaneous ability to discriminate syntactic rules (2011)
  • Author(s): Kentaro Abe and Dai Watanabe
  • Journal Title: Nature Neuroscience Volume: 14(6) Pages: 1067-1074
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Songbirds possess the spontaneous ability to discriminate syntactic rules (2011)
  • Author(s): Abe K, Watanabe D
  • Journal Title: Nat Neurosci Volume: 14 Issue: 8 Pages: 1067-1074
  • DOI: 10.1038/nn.2869
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Postnatal acquirement of the ability to discriminate culturly shared song sytanx in songbirds (2012)
  • Author(s): Kentaro Abe
  • Organizer: The 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-14
• [Presentation] Postnatal acquirement of the ability to discriminate culturly shared song sytanx in songbirds (2012)
  • Author(s): 安部健太郎
  • Organizer: The 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language
  • Place of Presentation: キャンパスプラザ京都(京都府)
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-14
• [Presentation] A spontaneous ability of songbird to discriminate syntactic rules (2011)
  • Author(s): Kentaro Abe and Dai Watanabe
  • Organizer: The 41th Society of Neuroscience annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Washington D. C. USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-14
• [Presentation] A spontaneous ability of songbird to discriminate syntactic rules (2011)
  • Author(s): 安部健太郎、渡邉大
  • Organizer: The 41th Society of Neuroscience annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: ワシントンD.C.(アメリカ合衆国)
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-14
• [Presentation] A spontaneous ability of songbird to discriminate syntactic rules in auditory information (2011)
  • Author(s): Kentaro Abe and Dai Watanabe
  • Organizer: The 3rd Neurobiology of Language Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Anapolis, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-10
• [Presentation] A spontaneous ability of songbird to discriminate syntactic rules in auditory information (2011)
  • Author(s): 安部健太郎、渡邉大
  • Organizer: The 3rd Neurobiology of Language Conference
  • Place of Presentation: アナポリス(アメリカ合衆国)
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-10
• [Presentation] A spontaneous ability of songbird to discriminate syntactic rules (2011)
  • Author(s): Kentaro Abe and Dai Watanabe
  • Organizer: 第34回日本神経科学大会
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Kanagawa
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-14
• [Presentation] A spontaneous ability of songbird to discriminate syntactic rules (2011)
  • Author(s): 安部健太郎、渡邉大
  • Organizer: 第34回日本神経科学大会
  • Place of Presentation: パシフィコ横浜(神奈川県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-14
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