2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Neural basis of rhythmical motor behavior
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23650166
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Neuroscience in general
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 行動神経科学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Our behavior encompasses many rhythmic movements, exemplified by those used in running and playing musical instruments. These behaviors requires one particular basement rhythm. Such basement rhythm consist of many individual rhythms of body parts such as arms. To explore the neural processing underlying such sequential motor behavior, we developed a running wheel system that allows recording of neural activity as the mouse run in the wheel. A motor-driven wheel with a running surface made up of spatially organized pegs serving as footholds that can be arranged in ladder-like patterns controlled the stepping of mice by the experimentally adjusted patterns of the pegs. Mice were water deprived to motivate them to adjust their steps to the particular peg-pattern in order to run efficiently to reach and drink on the fly from a water spout. We recorded spike activity in the primary motor cortex and in the dorsolateral striatum, and analyzed the correlation to the motor rhythms.
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Research Products
(8 results)
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[Journal Article] A novel instrumented multipeg ru nning wheel system, Step-Wheel, for monitoring and controlling complex se quential stepping in mice2011
Author(s)
Kitsukawa T., Nagata M., Y anagihara D., Tomioka R., Utsumi H., Kubota Y ., Y agi T ., Graybiel A. M., Y amamori T
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Journal Title
J Neuroph ysiol
Volume: 106
Pages: 479-487
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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