2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The pubertal development of the neural basis of attachment in humans
| Project/Area Number |
21791136
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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 |
Psychiatric science
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| Research Institution | Nagasaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHITANI Shota Nagasaki University, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (50448495)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 児童 / 思春期精神医学 |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined whether prefrontal cortex (PFC) was activated in male adolescents during viewing the facial expressions of their mothers measured with near-infrared spectroscopy to appear the pubertal development of the neural basis of attachment in humans. Compared between normal development group and autism group, we found that the right PFC was significantly activated in normal development group, but not in autism group. In normal development group, we found that there were differences of the PFC activation among pubertal development.
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