Involvement of the frontal cortex, basal ganglia, and cerebellum in voluntary movement

2009 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

• Project/Area Number: 19670004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (S)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Neurophysiology and muscle physiology
• Research Institution: 財団法人東京都医学総合研究所 (2011); Tamagawa University (2007-2010)
• Principal Investigator: HOSHI Eiji Tamagawa University, 脳科学研究所, 教授 (50407681)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2011
• Keywords: 神経解剖学 / 神経生理学 / 運動前野 / 前頭前野 / 一次運動野 / 小脳 / 大脳基底核

Research Abstract

本研究は、生理学的手法と解剖学的手法を有機的に結合させることによって、随意運動の発現過程において、前頭葉、大脳基底核、小脳がどの様な機能連関を形成しているのかに関して構造的かつ機能的側面から明らかにすることを目的として行われる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Motor and nonmotor projecions from the cerebellum to rostrocaudally distinct sectors of the dorsal premotor cortex in macaques. (2010)
  • Author(s): Hashimoto, M., Takahara, D., Hirata, Y, Inoue, K., Miyachi, S., Narnbu, A, , Tanji, J., Takada, M., Hoshi, E
  • Journal Title: Eur.J.Neurosci 31 Pages: 1402-1413
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Processing of visual signals for direct specification of motor targets and for conceptual representation of action targets in the dorsal and ventral premotor cortex. (2009)
  • Author(s): Yamagata, T., Nakayama, Y., Tanji, J., Hoshi, E
  • Journal Title: J.Neutophysiol 102 Pages: 3280-94
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Transformation of a virtual action Plan into a motor plan in the premotor cortex. (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakayama, Y., Yamagata, T., Tanji, J., Hoshi, E
  • Journal Title: J.Neurosci 28 Pages: 10287-97
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Neurl Basis of target selection for reaching movements. (2009)
  • Author(s): Hoshi.E
  • Organizer: Annual Meeting of Society for the Neural Controi of Movement
  • Place of Presentation: Hawali.U.S.A
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-19
• [Book] 脳・生命・心-脳科学ビ哲学の出会い- (2008)
  • Author(s): 星英司
  • Total Pages: 28-47
  • Publisher: 玉川大学出版部
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.tamagawa.ac.jp/teachers/hoshi/