2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Integration of multiple information and quantitative processing of neural representation in the lateral prefrontal cortex.
| Project/Area Number |
19300110
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neuroscience in general
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| Research Institution | Tamagawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANJI Jun Tamagawa University, 脳科学研究所, 教授 (10001885)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 前頭前野 / 情報統合 / 数量表現 / 感覚情報 / 脳高次機能 / 行動発現 / 神経細胞 / 霊長類 |
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| Research Abstract |
We found that prefrontal neurons are involved in integrating sensory information of multiple modalities to transform into numerical information required to regulate future actions. We also found that prefrontal neurons play a role in categorizing patterns of future actions. Furthermore, we found an activity focus in the medial prefrontal cortex while human subjects were engaged in identifying a behavioral rule out of multiple candidates.
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Research Products
(15 results)
