2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Visualization of human taste pathway by Diffusion Tensor Tractography and Arterial Spin Labeling
Project/Area Number |
21890184
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology
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Research Institution | Kyushu University |
Principal Investigator |
KAMI Yukiko Kyushu University, 歯学研究院, 助教 (60552023)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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Keywords | 味覚 / fMRI / 拡散テンソルtractography / 血液スピンラベリング |
Research Abstract |
We successfully segregated the taste area in the primary taste cortex in humans with fMRI. Diffusion tensor tractography visualized the part of the human taste pathway. Arterial spin labeling suggested that mastication increased the cerebral blood flow.
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