2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Neural mechanisms for transmission of emotional information
Project/Area Number |
15K15042
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Environmental physiology(including physical medicine and nutritional physiology)
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Research Institution | Jichi Medical University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | オキシトシン受容体 / ストレス |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
When animals are confronted with animals showing negative emotional responses, these animals show similar negative emotional responses. Transmission of negative emotional states has been considered to play an important role in warning other individuals of the same group against the danger. Oxytocin has been reported to facilitate social behavior possibly by increasing the salience of sociosensory cues. However, neural mechanisms remain unclear. The present study suggests that oxytocin receptor-expressing cells within the cortex were activated during exposure to socially-defeated animals.
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Free Research Field |
行動神経内分泌
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