Study on the modality-independent organization of vibratory stimuli in the human brain

• Project/Area Number: 23K17182
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 90030:Cognitive science-related
• Research Institution: Araya Inc. (Research & Development Department)
• Principal Investigator: Pham Quang・Trung 株式会社アラヤ(研究開発部), 研究開発部, リサーチャー (60837722)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: vibratory / functional MRI / somatosensory system / auditory system / haptics

Outline of Research at the Start

It remains unknown how the brain handles high-frequency tactile vibration. This research investigates a hypothesis, where the auditory areas and the somatosensory areas are allied as a modality-independent region for vibration processing, using behavioral and functional MRI experiments.