2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The functional specialization of reward system concerned with representation of beauty
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21700291
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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 |
Cognitive science
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 神経美学 / 脳認知科学 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have used the technique of functional MRI to address the functional roles of brain areas, which are specifically engaged with representation of value, emerged as beauty. The brain areas of our special interest were reward system especially in the orbit-frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens. A series of experiment have been done to find the brain areas in the reward system concerned with absolute and relative value of beauty.
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