Development and neural bases of others understand: As targets for rodents and infants

• Project/Area Number: 26380963
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Kyoto Tachibana University
• Principal Investigator: Uekita Tomoko 京都橘大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (90435628)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 坂本 敏郎 京都橘大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (40321765) ; 佐藤 鮎美 京都大学, 文学研究科, 教務補佐員 (90638181)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 母子関係 / デグー / 社会性 / オキシトシン / 共同注意 / 探索行動 / 母子相互作用 / 前頭葉 / ターンテイキング / 乳児

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our purposes of this study were to integrate the behavioral results of mice, degus and infants and to clarify the brain system relating to the development of social behavior. In mice study, the result suggested that neonatal oxytocin administration enhances place preference for a socially conditioned context in pubertal mice. In degus study, we examined the effects of repetitive short-term isolation on novel object exploratory behavior at 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 weeks of age. The results suggested that the repetitive separation from family in early life altered the pups’ emotional state and had negative effects on exploratory behavior.In human infant study, picture books with electronic media reduced maternal interactions than paper media, and brain activities differed depending on whether or not they are intoned during reading.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The effects of pre-weaning social isolation and mother’s presence on the object exploration behavior of infant Octodon degus. (2017)
  • Author(s): Uekita, T., Kawakami, S.
  • Journal Title: Psychologia Volume: 印刷中
  • NAID: 130006088620
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 絵本遊びが親子関係に良い効果をもたらすのは本当か？ (2017)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美
  • Journal Title: ベビーサイエンス Volume: 16 Pages: 18-27
  • NAID: 40021282676
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ウサギ，マウス，ラットにおける瞬目反射条件づけの神経回路 (2016)
  • Author(s): 坂本敏郎
  • Journal Title: 動物心理学研究 Volume: 66 Pages: 59-75
  • NAID: 130005158956
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Pubertal activation of estrogen receptor α in the medial amygdala is essential for the full expression of male social behavior in mice. (2016)
  • Author(s): Sano, K. Nakata M., Musatov, S., Morishita, M., Sakamoto,T. Tsukahara, S., Ogawa, S.
  • Journal Title: Proceeding of National Academy of Science of United State of America Volume: 113 Pages: 7632-7637
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The role of the orbitofrontal cortex in delayed reinforcement choice in rats (2016)
  • Author(s): 永野茜・奥村紗音美・青山謙二郎・上北朋子
  • Journal Title: The Japanese journal of psychology Volume: 86 Issue: 6 Pages: 603-609
  • DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.86.14340
  • NAID: 130005128438
  • ISSN: 0021-5236, 1884-1082
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] デグーにおける自己の選択または他個体の選択に基づく遅延非場所合わせ課題の遂行 (2016)
  • Author(s): 高木佐保・上北朋子
  • Journal Title: 行動科学 Volume: 54 Pages: 83-90
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 母子の絵本遊びが子どもの心の理論および共感性発達に及ぼす効果―縦断的研究から― (2016)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美・堀川悦夫・内山伊知郎
  • Journal Title: 信学技報 Volume: 115 Pages: 25-30
• [Journal Article] Effects of prepubertal or adult site-specific knockdown of estrogen receptor β in the medial preoptic area and medial amygdala on social behaviors in male mice. (2016)
  • Author(s): Nakata, M., Sano, K., Musatov, S., Yamaguchi, N., Sakamoto, T., & Ogawa, S.
  • Journal Title: eNeuro Volume: 3
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Effect of Play Contexts on Joint Attention－Comparison of Mother-Infant Interactions among Shared Book Reading, Toy Play, and No Material Play Situations－ (2015)
  • Author(s): Sato, A., Horikawa, E., Furumi, F., & Uchiyama, I.
  • Journal Title: IEICE Technical Report Volume: 114 Pages: 37-41
  • NAID: 110010008692
• [Presentation] Effects of neonatal oxytocin administration on socio-emotional behavior in pubertal mice. (2016)
  • Author(s): Ebara. S, Uekita, T., Sakamoto, T.
  • Organizer: 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Animal Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学(札幌)
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-23
• [Presentation] Aging effectson activity, object memory, and spatial learning in Octodon degus. (2016)
  • Author(s): Uekita T
  • Organizer: 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Animal Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学(札幌)
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-23
• [Presentation] The curse of technology? Electronic books reduce joint attention between mother and infant. (2016)
  • Author(s): Sato, A., Sato, T., Lewis, C., Ishikawa, Y., Saito, Y., Itakura, S., Horikawa, E.
  • Organizer: Society for Research in Child Development Special Topic Meeting: Technology and Media in Children's Development
  • Place of Presentation: Irvine, California
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-27
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Repetitive maternal separation induced suppression of object exploration behavior in Octodon Degus. (2016)
  • Author(s): Uekita, T
  • Organizer: The 31st International Congress of Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-24
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Shared book reading at home facilitates the grequency of joint attention in infancy. (2016)
  • Author(s): Sato, A., Horikawa, E., Uchiyama, I
  • Organizer: The 31st International Congress of Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-24
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] The effect of electonic picture-books interactions between mother and infant on joint attention and their gazes. (2016)
  • Author(s): Sato, A., Sato, T., Ishikawa, Y., Saito, Y., & Horikawa, E.
  • Organizer: 24th Biennial meeting of the international society for the study of behavioural development.
  • Place of Presentation: Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-10
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Mothers promote object exploration in infant degus (2015)
  • Author(s): Uekita, T.
  • Organizer: The 2nd annual meeting of the society for bioacoustics
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学、福岡県福岡市
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Role of estrogen receptor β in the dorsal raphe nucleus in the regulation of female sexual behavior in mice. (2015)
  • Author(s): Morimoto, C., Sano, K., Nakata, M., Musatov, S., Yamaguch, N., Sakamoto, T. & Ogawa, S.
  • Organizer: The 45rd annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: Shicago, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Pubertal activation of estrogen receptorβ in the medial amygdala is necessary for the expression of male-type social behavior in adult mice. (2015)
  • Author(s): Sano, K., Nakata, M., Musatov, S., Tsukahara, S., Yamaguch, N., Sakamoto, T. & Ogawa, S.
  • Organizer: The 45rd annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: Shicago, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Site-specific action of testosterone via estrogen receptor β , not α , in the medial preoptic area is required for the full expression of aggressive behavior in male mice behavior in adult mice. (2015)
  • Author(s): Yamaguch, N., Sano, K., Nakata, M., Musatov, S., Sakamoto, T. & Ogawa, S.
  • Organizer: The 45rd annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: Shicago, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] The role of estrogen receptor β in adult medial amygdala in the regulation of male social behavior. (2015)
  • Author(s): Nakata, M., Sano, K., Musatov, S., Yamaguch, N., Sakamoto, T. & Ogawa, S.
  • Organizer: The 45rd annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Place of Presentation: Shicago, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 自主シンポジウム「母親のかかわりと乳幼児の社会的認知能力―愛着・共同注意・心の理論の視点から」 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第79回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋国際会議場、名古屋
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-22
• [Presentation] Mother and partner promote exploratory behavior in Octodon degus (2015)
  • Author(s): Uekita, T.
  • Organizer: 49th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学、札幌
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-14
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Mother promotes infant's exploratory behavior in Octodon degus. (2015)
  • Author(s): Uekita, T.
  • Organizer: The 75th annual meeting of the japanese society for animal psychology
  • Place of Presentation: 日本女子大学、東京都文京区
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-10
• [Presentation] Effect of shared electronic books reading between mother and infant on joint attention. (2015)
  • Author(s): Sato, A., Sato, T., Ishikawa, Y., Saito, Y., & Horikawa, E.
  • Organizer: The British Psychological Society Developmental Section and Social Section Annual Conference 2015
  • Place of Presentation: Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-09
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ラウンドテーブル「子どもの心に届く絵本の読みあい活動を考える」 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美
  • Organizer: 日本発達心理学会第26回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学、東京都文京区
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-20
• [Presentation] パパママサイエンスカフェ「赤ちゃんとのコミュニケーションについて考える」 (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美
  • Organizer: 公益社団法人 日本心理学会 幼児言語発達研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢市近江町交流プラザ、石川県金沢市
  • Year and Date: 2014-12-20
  • Invited
• [Presentation] デジタル教材・機器との付き合い方を考える (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美・佐藤朝美・石川由美子・齋藤有・堀川悦夫
  • Organizer: 日本LD学会第23回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪国際会議場（グランキューブ大阪）、大阪府大阪市
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-24
• [Presentation] デグーの環境モニタリングにおけるパートナーの影響 (2014)
  • Author(s): 上北朋子
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第78回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 同志社大学、京都府京都市
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-12
• [Presentation] デジタル絵本が母子の共同注意および音声に及ぼす影響 (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第78回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 同志社大学、京都府京都市
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-10 – 2014-09-12
• [Presentation] Electronic books versus printed books: Effects of them on joint attention in infancy. (2014)
  • Author(s): Sato, A., Sato, T., Ishikawa, Y., Saito, Y., & Horikawa, E.
  • Organizer: The British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel Casa 400, Amsterdam, Netherland
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-05
• [Presentation] デジタル絵本遊びが母子の共同注意に与える効果：生後12か月児と母親の視線やりとりの検討から (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美・佐藤朝美・石川由美子・齋藤有・堀川悦夫
  • Organizer: 日本赤ちゃん学会第14回学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本女子大学、神奈川県川崎市
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-21
• [Book] 心理学概論［第2版］ (2014)
  • Author(s): 上北朋子（分担）岡市廣成・鈴木直人（監）青山謙二郎・神山貴弥・武藤崇・畑敏道（編)
  • Total Pages: 456
  • Publisher: ナカニシヤ出版
• [Book] 心理学概論［第2版］ (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐藤鮎美（分担）岡市廣成・鈴木直人（監）青山謙二郎・神山貴弥・武藤崇・畑敏道（編)
  • Total Pages: 456
  • Publisher: ナカニシヤ出版