Development of an animal model for studying a reward strategy process based on social interactions

• Project/Area Number: 24650102
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: OZAKI Shigeru 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 講師 (60292546)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MIZUHIKI Takashi 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 助教 (60463824)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 感性情報学 / 動物モデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study aimed to develop an animal model for studying a reward strategy process based on social interactions. Marmoset monkeys as well as humans were known the only primates showing unsolicited prosociality. We have trained marmosets to choose visual targets on a touch-screen monitor to get a juice reward. Next, we have been developing a behavior recording system of social-related (interindivisual) reward choice task for marmosets in the neighboring cages. The study suggests a possibility that development of an inetrindivisual behavioral task using marmosets can contribute to elucidate the basis of social-related reward strategy process in humans.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Potency of animal models in kansei engineering: a basic approach from neuroscience (2012)
  • Author(s): Ozaki, S., et al.
  • Journal Title: Kansei Engineering International Journal Volume: 11(3) Pages: 127-132
  • NAID: 130002148648
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of driver-vehicle matching using neck muscle activity and vehicle dynamics. (2012)
  • Author(s): Iwamoto, Y., et al.
  • Journal Title: Kansei Engineering International Journal Volume: 11(3) Pages: 147-154
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 好みの感性に迫るための脳科学の流儀 (2014)
  • Author(s): 尾崎 繁
  • Organizer: 第１６回日本感性工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都文京区 中央大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-04 – 2014-09-06
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 小型霊長類動物モデルの報酬獲得行動課題の開発 (2014)
  • Author(s): 尾崎 繁、大島直樹、久野節二
  • Organizer: 第１６回日本感性工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都文京区 中央大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-04 – 2014-09-06
• [Presentation] 縁（えにし）の感性工学：イントロダクション (2012)
  • Author(s): 尾崎 繁
  • Organizer: 第１４回日本感性工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都足立区
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 数量判断課題時における事象関連電位の測定と解析 (2012)
  • Author(s): 緒方洋輔、山本三幸、尾崎 繁
  • Organizer: 第１４回日本感性工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都足立区
• [Presentation] 感性とヒューマンダイナミクス ― 神経生理学の視点を入れて (2012)
  • Author(s): 岩本義輝、尾崎 繁
  • Organizer: JSME Symposium:Sports and Human Dynamics 2012
  • Place of Presentation: 愛知県豊橋市
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 感性を測るための脳科学の流儀（シンポジウム「脳科学の流儀：感性を測るということ」）
  • Author(s): 尾崎 繁
  • Organizer: 第１５回日本感性工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] 霊長類動物モデルにおけるストレス応答の評価
  • Author(s): 尾崎 繁、久野節二
  • Organizer: 第１５回日本感性工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Book] 感性認知脳科学への招待 (2013)
  • Author(s): 尾崎 繁（編者・分担執筆者）
  • Total Pages: 199
  • Publisher: 筑波大学出版会