2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Exploring information processing mechanisms of searching behavior
| Project/Area Number |
24700302
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Bioinformatics/Life informatics
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUKADA Yuki 名古屋大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (80580000)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 神経科学 / 行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
Animal's searching behavior consists of information processing mechanisms and strategic regulation of behavioral components; the neural basis to regulate searching behavior remains unclear. To understand information processing mechanisms of the neural circuit for searching behavior, we used thermotaxis behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system. Neural activity of freely moving worm is acquired by our tracking/calcium imaging system, and mathematical analysis identified the response function of a specific type of neuron. Reconstruction of neural activity using the identified response function and input stimulus showed relationship between the neural activity and thermotaxis behavior.
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