Cognitive brain science research on interaction between brain neocortex and sub-cortex including hippocampus and amygdala

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20240026
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: NIKI Kazuhisa 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, ヒューマンライフテクノロジー研究部門, 招聘研究員 (30344211)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2012
• Keywords: 海馬 / 知能 / 認知 / 脳イメージング

Research Abstract

Although cerebral neocortex is often noted as a brain foundation which plays an important role for human memory and cognitive, in this research we conduct the brain imaging research which aimed at the elucidation of the cooperation activities

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Global mapping of the whole-brain network underlining binocular rivalry (2013)
  • Author(s): Masayosi Sinomo, Kazuhisa Niki
  • Journal Title: Brain Connect Volume: Vol. 3, No. 2 Pages: 212-221
  • DOI: DOI:10.1089/ brain.2012.0129
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Beyond arousal and valence: the importance of the biological versus social relevance of emotional stimuli (2012)
  • Author(s): Michiko Sakaki, Kazuhisa Niki, Mara Mather
  • Journal Title: Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci Volume: Vol. 12, No. 1 Pages: 115-139
  • DOI: DOI:10.3758/s13415-011-0062-x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of the brief viewing of emotional stimuli on understanding of insight solutions (2012)
  • Author(s): Michiko Sakaki, Kazuhisa Niki
  • Journal Title: Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci Volume: Vol. 11, No. 4 Pages: 526-540
  • DOI: DOI:10.3758/s13415-011-0051-0
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A brain structural hub of interhemispheric integration for visual motion perception (2012)
  • Author(s): Masayosi Sinomo, Hiroaki Mano, Kazuhisa Niki
  • Journal Title: CEREBRAL CORTEX Volume: V ol. 22, No.2 Pages: 337-344
  • DOI: DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhr108
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Updating existing emotional memories involves the frontopolar/orbitofrontal cortex in ways that acquiring new emotional memories does not (2011)
  • Author(s): Michiko Sakaki, Kazuhisa Niki, Mara Mather
  • Journal Title: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE Volume: Vol. 23, No. 11 Pages: 3498-3514
  • DOI: DOI:10.1162/jocn_a_00057
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Neural Basis of Conditional Cooperation (2011)
  • Author(s): Sinji Suzuki, Kazuhisa Niki, Syouei Fujisaki, E Akiyama
  • Journal Title: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Volume: Vol. 6, NO. 3 Pages: 338-347
  • DOI: DOI:10.1093/scan/nsq042
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hippocampus's role in forming "task-related" associations: Flashing to the things you are looking for (2008)
  • Author(s): Zhang XiuLing, Kazuhisa NIKI, Luo Jing
  • Journal Title: CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN Volume: Vol53 Pages: 2496-2505
  • DOI: DOI:10.1007/s11434 - 008- 0321- 6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 脳イメージング情報とニューロインフォマテックスシステム (2008)
  • Author(s): 仁木和久
  • Journal Title: 日本機械学会学会誌 Volume: Vol. 11 Pages: 896-899
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 行為の学習と記憶の脳イメージング研究 ー 記憶の中枢「海馬」を中核とする脳システム ー (2011)
  • Author(s): 仁木和久
  • Organizer: 情報通信学会ニューロコンピューティング研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 玉川大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 20110300
• [Presentation] An Investigation of Acupuncture related Functional Connectivity in the Human Brain by dual regression approach (2010)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Mano and Kazuhisa Niki
  • Organizer: Society for Acupuncture Research
  • Place of Presentation: Charpel Hill(USA)
  • Year and Date: 20100000
• [Presentation] Neural Correlates for Processing Biological and Social Emotional Stimuli (2009)
  • Author(s): Michiko Sakaki, Kazuhisa NIKI
  • Organizer: Congnitive Neuroscience Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Sanfrancisco (USA)
  • Year and Date: 20090000
• [Presentation] The effects of positive and negative emotions on insight problem solving (2008)
  • Author(s): Michiko Sakaki, Kazuhisa NIKI
  • Organizer: 北米神経科学会
  • Place of Presentation: Washington DC (USA)
  • Year and Date: 20080000
• [Presentation] T Neural basis ofconditional cooperation (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Suzuki, A. Akiyama, S. Fujisaki and Kazuhisa Niki
  • Organizer: 実験社会科学コンファレンス
  • Place of Presentation: 東工大大岡山(東京)
  • Year and Date: 20080000
• [Book] 脳イメージングを用いた海馬を核とする主体的行為の学習と記憶の研究 (2010)
  • Author(s): 仁木 和久
  • Total Pages: 273
  • Publisher: 東京大学
• [Book] 行為の学習と記憶の脳認知科学 (in 脳科学と学習・教育) (2009)
  • Author(s): 仁木 和久
  • Total Pages: 21
  • Publisher: 明石書店
• [Remarks] 本研究に密接に関連した研究代表の研究業績に対し、電子情報通信学会より IEICEフェロー称号が与えられた。
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] ヒト脳の海馬機能検査方法 (2010)
  • Inventor(s): 仁木和久
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 産業技術総合研究所
  • Industrial Property Number: 2005-220726
  • Filing Date: 2010-11-07