2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An investigation of the neural basis of emotional goosebumps
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15K13165
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Kwansei Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
川上 愛 関西学院大学, 理工学部, 受託研究員 (70722007)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 鳥肌 / 感情 / 性格特性 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, goose bumps experiences were investigated across various types of emotions in order to obtain basic knowledge to reveal the neural basis of emotional goose bumps. The results obtained in this study revealed the importance of fear, awe, and surprise as the type of emotion where goose bumps are experienced with high frequency. On the other hand, the frequency with which goose bumps are experienced due to anger and enjoyment is relatively low, indicating the possibility that emotional goose bumps are not explained entirely by activation of sympathetic nerve activity. The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to assume a specific pattern of the ANS activity as an underlying mechanism for goose bumps.
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| Free Research Field |
感情心理学
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