2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Juvenile learning and plastic development of the brain.
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21500304
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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 |
Neuroscience in general
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| Research Institution | Kitasato University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SATO Katsushige 駒沢女子大学, 人間健康学部, 教授 (80291342)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 行動神経科学 / 刷り込み行動 / visual Wulst / IMM / NMDA受容体 / 電気生理 / 記憶学習 / ヒヨコ |
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| Research Abstract |
Imprinting behavior is a good model for studying juvenile learning, because a critical period for learning is present, it can be established by an easy training and it occurs also in chicks. In this study, we have elucidated a neural circuit responsible for this behavior, and found that the activity of this circuit and performance of imprinting behavior was positively correlated. Moreover, the neural activity of this circuit depended on the NR2B-containing NMDA receptors, which dominate during the juvenile period.
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[Journal Article] Demonstration of a neural circuit critical for imprinting behavior in chicks2010
Author(s)
Nakamori, T., Sato, K., Atoji, Y., Kanamatsu, T., Tanaka, K. and Ohki-Hamazaki, H
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Journal Title
J. Neurosci
Volume: 30
Pages: 4467-4480
Peer Reviewed
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