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The neural mechanisms underlying the left bias of face perception

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25560429
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Basic / Social brain science
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

NAKANO Tamami  大阪大学, 生命機能研究科, 准教授 (90589201)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) KITAZAWA Shigeru  大阪大学, 生命機能研究科, 教授 (00251231)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords顔認知 / S錐体単独刺激 / 左視野バイアス / 注意 / 左バイアス / 顔
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Peoples prefer to look the left field of other’s face, which is known as “left bias of human face”. However, the neural mechanism underlying this phenomenon remains unknown. The present study speculate that the collicular-pulvinar visual pathway induces this left bias behavior. To test this hypothesis, we examined the gaze behavior of human adults while they viewing the human face stimuli which was represented in the luminance and the S-cone isolated stimulation. As a result, a clear left bias preference which observed in the luminance stimuli was not observed in the S-cone isolating stimuli.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Association of a nicotinic receptor gene polymorphism with spontaneous eyeblink rates.2015

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, T., Kuriyama, C., Himichi, T., & Nomura, M.
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 8658-8658

    • DOI

      10.1038/srep08658

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Involvement of the left insula in the ecological validity of the human voice2015

    • Author(s)
      Tamura Y, Kuriki S. & Nakano T.
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports 5

      Volume: 8799 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/srep08799

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Blink-related dynamic switching between internal and external orienting networks while viewing videos.2015

    • Author(s)
      Nakano T.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Research

      Volume: Mar. Pages: 54-58

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neures.2015.02.010

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cortical networks for face perception in two-month-old infants2014

    • Author(s)
      Nakano T, Nakatani K.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

      Volume: 281 Issue: 1793 Pages: 20141468-20141468

    • DOI

      10.1098/rspb.2014.1468

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Facilitation of face recognition through the retino-tectal pathway2013

    • Author(s)
      Nakano T, Higashida N, Kitazawa S.
    • Journal Title

      Neuropsychologia

      Volume: 51 Issue: 10 Pages: 2043-2049

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.06.018

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Association of a nicotinic receptor gene polymorphism with spontaneous eyeblink rates2015

    • Author(s)
      中野珠実
    • Organizer
      日本生理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸市
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-22
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 自発性瞬目の機能的役割とその神経機構2014

    • Author(s)
      中野珠実
    • Organizer
      電機情報通信学会HIP
    • Place of Presentation
      奈良市
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-26
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 瞬きの同期現象とその神経メカニズム2014

    • Author(s)
      中野珠実
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第78回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学今出川キャンパス, 京都市
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-12
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Facilitation of face recognition through the retino-tectal pathway

    • Author(s)
      Nakano T, Higashida N, Kitazwa S
    • Organizer
      日本神経科学学会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都・宝ヶ池
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 顔を科学する2013

    • Author(s)
      中野珠実
    • Total Pages
      314
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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