2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Neuro-scientific basis of affective dimensions derived from semantic differential method
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21530757
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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 |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
GYOBA Jiro 東北大学, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (50142899)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWABATA Hideaki 慶応義塾大学, 文学部, 准教授 (70347079)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 感性心理学 / 心理脳科学 / 意味微分法 / 美 |
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| Research Abstract |
Affective meanings aroused by various objects can be quantified by the semantic differential (SD)technique. In this technique, 3 main factors ("Evaluation","Activity", and"potency")have been consistently extracted irrespective of the differences in objects and the cultural differences of participants. Using neuro-imaging (fMRI), we showed that E, A, and P produced brain activities in the inferior frontal gyrus, the superior temporal gyrus, and the superior frontal gyrus, respectively. Our research is a pioneer work that suggests the psychological structures of affective dimensions being distributed in specific areas of the brain.
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[Journal Article] Topographic distribution of brain activities corresponding to psychological structures underlying affective meanings : An fMRI study2011
Author(s)
Kawachi, Y., Kawabata, H., Suzuki, M., Shibata, M., Imaizumi, O. and Gyoba, J.
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Journal Title
apanese Psychological Research
Volume: 53
Pages: 361-371
Peer Reviewed
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