2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The possibility of ultrasonic vocalizations between mice and humans.
| Project/Area Number |
15K13166
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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 | Hiroshima International University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | マウス / 超音波発声 / 異種間コミュニケーション |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We investigated the possibility that mice emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) toward humans. First of all, we confirmed that we can record and analyze the USVs between mice. Next, we conducted the recording experiments with the mice habituated with handling by a human for a long time (six months), but we could not confirm the USVs toward humans. We also could not confirm that, unlike rats, mice emit the USVs in response to tickling by brush stroke.
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| Free Research Field |
実験心理学
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