2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
To understand the neuronal basis of selective attention : Comparative cognitive neuroscientific approach
| Project/Area Number |
20300095
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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 |
Cognitive science
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
UCHIYAMA Hiroyuki Kagoshima University, 理工学研究科(工学系), 教授 (70223576)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WATANABE Shigeru 慶應義塾大学, 文学部, 教授 (30051907)
ONO Hiroshi 鹿児島大学, 理工学研究科, 助教 (00363606)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 選択的注意 / 向網膜神経核 / 遠心性投射系 / 網膜 / 視蓋 / サッケード / 逐次探索・並列探索 / 比較認知 |
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| Research Abstract |
We studied structure and function of the avian retinopetal system, the isthmo-optic (IO) system, by means of various methods. We revealed that lesions of ION impair target selection for visually guided beak-reaching. Furthermore, we clarified that the IO neurons fire before onset of head saccades toward their receptive field. Additionally, we indicated the possibility that bipolar cell could be the target for the IO target cells. Thus these results indicate how selective attention may contribute to visually guided behavior via the IO system.
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Research Products
(14 results)
