Cortical architecture and function revealed by multimodal imaging and their association with behaviors

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K12779
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Brain biometrics
• Research Institution: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
• Principal Investigator: Hayashi Takuya 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, ライフサイエンス技術基盤研究センター, チームリーダー (50372115)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 渡部 浩司 東北大学, サイクロトロン・ラジオアイソトープセンター, 教授 (40280820) ; 合瀬 恭幸 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, ライフサイエンス技術基盤研究センター, リサーチアソシエイト (70519404)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: MRI / 拡散強調画像 / 機能的MRI画像 / 皮質マッピング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to establish multi-modal information technologies using non-invasive brain imaging. We developed the technique for visualizing distributions of cortical neurite, connectivity, functional properties and collected brain imaging data from human and non-human primates. We achieved scientific publication on cortical neurite properties, which are associated with cortical myelin and microscopic architecture. We continue to establish the functional connectivity imaging and others to address the question how cortical multi-modal information can be useful to explain the behaviours.

Free Research Field

神経科学