Analysis of communication mechanisms of animals using real-time information processing system

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780451
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Experimental psychology
• Research Institution: National Institute for Basic Biology
• Principal Investigator: NAKAYASU Tomohiro 基礎生物学研究所, 神経生理学研究室, 研究員 (90623091)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: コミュニケーション / リアルタイム情報処理 / 3DCG / 視覚 / メダカ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We found that (1) medaka are attracted to motion of conspecifics, using biological motion stimuli depicting a moving creature by means of only a small number of isolated points, and that (2) not only motion but also color and form play an important role in the attraction of medaka, using virtual medaka created with 3DCG technologies. In addition, (3) we constructed the real-time information processing system in which visual stimuli on the display are changed depending on the position of the fish. These can be important clues to understand visual communication in animals.

Free Research Field

比較心理学