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The brain mechanism of imagery generation process: About the functions which suppress mental imagery and visual perceptual information

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24730616
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionIbaraki University (2013-2015)
Hokkaido University (2012)

Principal Investigator

Motoyama Hiroki  茨城大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (30555230)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) HISHITANI SHINSUKE  北海道大学, 名誉教授 (30128079)
KAWABATA YASUHIRO  北海道大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (30260392)
Research Collaborator IMAI FUMIHITO  北海道大学, 大学院文学研究科, 専門研究員 (40758413)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords心的イメージ / 視知覚処理 / 抑制 / fMRI / 感情 / 視覚処理 / イメージ / イメージ鮮明度 / 注意
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined existence of the functions which suppress mental imagery generation and inputted visual perceptual processing from external world during imagery generation.
First, It was suggested that left posterior cingulate gyrus was involved in suppression of mental imagery generation. This result corresponds to previous study of this reporter and this shows existence of this function which suppresses mental imagery generation.
Second, It was shown that the visual perceptual processing was reduced during mental imagery generation. That is, this result suggests existence of the function which suppresses the visual perceptual processing during mental imagery generation. However, the brain regions which involved in the latter function were not foundd in this study.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2016 2015 2013 2012

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] The brain mechanism that reduces the vividness of negative imagery2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Motoyama and Shinsuke Hishitani
    • Journal Title

      Consciousness and Cognition

      Volume: 39 Pages: 59-69

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.concog.2015.11.006

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] イメージ生成中に視知覚情報処理は抑制されるか2015

    • Author(s)
      本山宏希・菱谷晋介
    • Organizer
      日本イメージ心理学会第16回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      西南学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-28
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] イメージと記憶の抑制2013

    • Author(s)
      本山宏希
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第77会大会 公開シンポジウム 企画代表者・話題提供者
    • Place of Presentation
      札幌コンベンションセンター
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 修飾句付加による感情刺激の作成ー視覚イメージ対象としての使用を目的としてー2013

    • Author(s)
      本山宏希・宮﨑拓弥・菱谷晋介
    • Organizer
      日本イメージ心理学会第14回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      常葉大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] イメージ生成を抑制する機構の実在性について:fMRI実験からの検証2013

    • Author(s)
      本山宏希・菱谷晋介
    • Organizer
      若手イメージ研究者のためのブラッシュアップセミナー:イメージ研究における理論と実践の対話
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学,札幌
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] An fMRI study of brain regions that involve suppression of memory retrieval while watching the visual stimulus2012

    • Author(s)
      Motoyama Hiroki and Hishitani Shinsuke
    • Organizer
      13th European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition
    • Place of Presentation
      Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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