2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Quantitative analysis of mirror neuron system
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22240048
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Fusional brain recording science
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| Research Institution | The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJII Naotaka 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 適応知性研究チーム, チームリーダー (20392095)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAGASAKA Yasuo 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 適応知性研究チーム, 研究員 (30339593)
CHAO Zenas 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 適応知性研究チーム, 研究員 (30532113)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | ミラーニューロン / 運動前野 / 前頭前野 / 頭頂葉 / 補足運動野 |
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| Research Abstract |
Mirror neuron was found as a part of neural mechanism discriminating behavioral intension regardless of who perform the action. However, there were few studies tested the mirror neuron systematically. We applied a novel recording technique, multi-dimensional recording technique in monkeys when they performed food reaching task and reaching observation task. We recorded neural activity from entire lateral cortex and analyzed the activity. There were regions showed mirror neuron properties in prefrontal, parietal, premotor and supplementary motor area that were consistent with previous reports.
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