2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The monitoring of working memory in the rat prefrontal cortex
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20830012
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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 |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
HAYASHI Kazuko University of Tsukuba, 医学部, 研究員 (70512995)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | ラット / 前頭前野 / ワーキングメモリー |
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| Research Abstract |
In primates, the prefrontal cortex is critically involved in higher cognitive functions such as working memory, temporal organization of behavior, and decision making. Working memory is defined as the ability to hold information to guide prospective behavior. We investigated roles of the rat prefrontal cortex in the monitoring of working memory to evaluate executive function in rodents.
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[Remarks] 林和子,ラットの空間的作業記憶におけるグルタミン酸受容体の役割,第126回海馬研究会,2009/12/19,同志社大学
