| Budget Amount *help |
¥119,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥91,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥27,570,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥22,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥22,880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,280,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥22,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥23,140,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,340,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥27,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥21,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥6,450,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research investigated phylogeny of the empathetic systems from three aspects. First, we classified empathy into four cases based on the self-other correspondence of emotional state and tested them in mice. We found that mice showed all cases of empathy. Second, socio-ecological factors relevant to prosociality was examined in birds and primates. We found two factors: cooperative breeding and pair-bond. Third, cognitive basis for empathy was investigated. We found that primates and dogs were able to evaluate a third-party by observing his/her cooperative interaction. These results suggest (1)that empathy is evolved in non-human animals and (2) that some component could be driven by socio-ecological factors such as cooperative breeding but(3) that cognitive component could be independent of cooperative behavior.
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