2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Establishment of optical imaging in the research of neuronal activity in inferotemporal cortex
| Project/Area Number |
23500521
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biomedical engineering/Biological material science
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
WANG Gang 鹿児島大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (40274831)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKAMURA Jun-ya 鹿児島大学, 理工学研究科, 助教 (30447594)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 生体計測 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have developed an optical imaging system based on the coherent activities of intrinsic optical signals for the measurement of the neuronal activities in the visual cortex. In the present study, we have applied the system for the investigation of the neuronal basis for object recognition in inferotemporal cortex. Together with the finding on the neuronal mechanism on object recognition and discrimination, as a result, we have successfully established the experimental procedure for the use of the optical imaging system and demonstrated the feasibility of the system in the research of functional organization in inferotemporal cortex.
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