2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Role of basal ganglia neurons in the songbird vocal learning.
| Project/Area Number |
20700306
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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 | The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
YANAGIHARA Shin The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 発声行動機構研究チーム, 研究員 (60392156)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | ソングバード / 臨界期 / 発声学習 / 大脳基底核 / 睡眠 |
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| Research Abstract |
Songbird basal ganglia (BG) circuitry is critical for vocal learning, and the BG neurons shows singing-related activity. To date, it remains unknown whether the BG neurons could exhibit singing-like neural activity during sleep. This study demonstrates that (1) BG neurons in sleeping juvenile songbird exhibited characteristic neural activity similar to singing-related activity, (2) LFP recorded from adult songbird BG exhibited gamma oscillation during sleep, suggesting that these sleep-related neural activity in the songbird BG may play an important role in the learning and maintenance of song.
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Research Products
(5 results)
