2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The mechanism of excitatory neuron and inhibitory neuron in local circuit of frontal cortex
| Project/Area Number |
20700298
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Neuroscience in general
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Physiological Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKADA Mieko (森島 美絵子) National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 大脳皮質機能研究系, 助教 (30435531)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 大脳皮質 / 神経回路 / 興奮性細胞 / 抑制性細胞 |
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| Research Abstract |
In cerebral cortex, cerebral circuits are composed of excitatory neurons and inhibitory neurons. To reveal the mechanism of the cerebral circuits, it is important to study how the excitatory neuron and inhibitory neurons communicate each other. I investigated the connection pattern of two groups of pyramidal cells and specific inhibitory neurons. I found that the specific inhibitory neurons selectively innervate the two groups of pyramidal cells.
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