2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Investigation of neural basis for the serial orders of behaviors in the prefrontal cortex
| Project/Area Number |
20800003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Neurophysiology and muscle physiology
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
NINOKURA Yoshihisa Hirosaki University, 大学院・医学研究科, 助教 (10507643)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 霊長類 / 前頭葉 / 前頭前野 / 大脳基底核 |
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| Research Abstract |
Most of our actions occur as parts of movement sequences. Several lines of studies have been made to study the neural basis of serial orders of behaviors, information about how these neural activities are coordinated across brain sites is, however, unknown. Such coordination could be critical for successful movement performance as well as for initiating or terminating action sequence. To test this hypothesis we recorded neuronal activity of a monkey performing a sequential arm-reaching task with simultaneously implanted multiple electrodes.
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