2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of experience and environment on development of KANSEI
| Project/Area Number |
20500195
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUKAWA Mutsumi Nihon University, 医学部, 助手 (90318436)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 感性脳科学 / 感性形成機構 / 嗅覚情報処理 / ストレス / 神経科学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Predator odors are known to induce fear and stress-like behavior in rodents, even if they have never been exposed to these odors before. We demonstrated that there were some odorants which could counteract predatory odors innately, however, there were at least two possible mechanisms to alleviate predator odor-induced stress in rodents. It would be important, not only for the elucidation of olfactory information processing, but also for the basis of anti-stress mechanisms.
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