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Elucidation of the genetic basis for the social cognitive abilities of dogs that supported coevolution with humans.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H02489
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 45020:Evolutionary biology-related
Research InstitutionAzabu University

Principal Investigator

Nagasawa Miho  麻布大学, 獣医学部, 講師 (70533082)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 茂木 一孝  麻布大学, 獣医学部, 教授 (50347308)
今村 拓也  広島大学, 統合生命科学研究科(理), 教授 (90390682)
久世 明香  麻布大学, 獣医学部, 講師 (00507882)
菊水 健史  麻布大学, 獣医学部, 教授 (90302596)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥9,880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,280,000)
Keywordsイヌ / 日本犬 / 遺伝子 / 家畜化 / 社会認知 / 社会的認知能力 / 犬種差 / 進化 / 認知能力 / 柴犬
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to elucidate the genes associated with social cognitive abilities (two-way choice task and unsolvable task) that enable dogs to coexist with humans through the study of Japanese native species such as Shiba Inu, which is said to be genetically near to wolves. As a result, we found SNPs significantly associated with the gazing behavior towards humans in the unsolvable task. In addition, several genes expressed in the nervous system and brain were found near the SNPs that were found to be associated with social behavior by GWAS analysis. We also examined polymorphisms in candidate genes for canine domestication and found that a polymorphism in the melanocortin 2 receptor, which is involved in glucocorticoid secretion and is thought to be involved in canine domestication, was associated with the unsolvable task.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

イヌとの暮らしがもたらすヒトの心身への効果は、うつ病や不安症の改善、自閉症児の症状回復、認知症の改善など、枚挙にいとまがない。しかし、その起点となった「ヒトとイヌの共生」がなぜ可能となったのか、いまだ明らかにされてない。本研究の結果から、柴犬をはじめとする日本犬種がイヌの家畜化の過程を明らかにする鍵となる可能性を見出した。さらに、本研究の成果をもとに、イヌのもつ高い社会的認知能力を司る遺伝子を見出すことで、ヒトにおける社会認知能力に関わる遺伝子の解明に示唆を与えるだけでなく、ヒトの社会性疾患の遺伝的背景の研究の一助ともなりうる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 12 results,  Open Access: 9 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Validation of a newly generated oxytocin antibody for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays2021

    • Author(s)
      MURATA Kaori、NAGASAWA Miho、ONAKA Tatsushi、TAKEYAMA Ken-ichi、KIKUSUI Takefumi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

      Volume: 83 Issue: 3 Pages: 478-481

    • DOI

      10.1292/jvms.20-0723

    • NAID

      130008021179

    • ISSN
      0916-7250, 1347-7439
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Familiarity with humans affect dogs’ tendencies to follow human majority groups2020

    • Author(s)
      Nagasawa Miho、Mogi Kazutaka、Ohtsuki Hisashi、Kikusui Takefumi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 7119-7119

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-020-64058-5

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Gaze Communications Between Dogs/Cats and Humans: Recent Research Review and Future Directions2020

    • Author(s)
      Koyasu Hikari、Kikusui Takefumi、Takagi Saho、Nagasawa Miho
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 11 Pages: 613512-613512

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2020.613512

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Dog and Cat Ownership Predicts Adolescents’ Mental Well-Being: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study2020

    • Author(s)
      Endo Kaori、Yamasaki Syudo、Ando Shuntaro、Kikusui Takefumi、Mogi Kazutaka、Nagasawa Miho、Kamimura Itsuka、Ishihara Junko、Nakanishi Miharu、Usami Satoshi、Hiraiwa-Hasegawa Mariko、Kasai Kiyoto、Nishida Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Pages: 884-884

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph17030884

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Oxytocin modulates responses to inequity in dogs2019

    • Author(s)
      Romero Teresa、Konno Akitsugu、Nagasawa Miho、Hasegawa Toshikazu
    • Journal Title

      Physiology & Behavior

      Volume: 201 Pages: 104-110

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.12.023

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report 2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Endocrine Regulations in Human?Dog Coexistence through Domestication2019

    • Author(s)
      Kikusui Takefumi、Nagasawa Miho、Nomoto Kensaku、Kuse-Arata Sayaka、Mogi Kazutaka
    • Journal Title

      Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism

      Volume: 30 Issue: 11 Pages: 793-806

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.tem.2019.09.002

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Early weaning increases anxiety via brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling in the mouse prefrontal cortex2019

    • Author(s)
      Kikusui Takefumi、Kanbara Natsumi、Ozaki Mariya、Hirayama Nozomi、Ida Kumiko、Tokita Mika、Tanabe Naho、Mitsuyama Kuriko、Abe Hatsuki、Yoshida Miki、Nagasawa Miho、Mogi Kazutaka
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 3991-3991

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-019-40530-9

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Emotional Contagion From Humans to Dogs Is Facilitated by Duration of Ownership2019

    • Author(s)
      Katayama Maki、Kubo Takatomi、Yamakawa Toshitaka、Fujiwara Koichi、Nomoto Kensaku、Ikeda Kazushi、Mogi Kazutaka、Nagasawa Miho、Kikusui Takefumi
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1678-1678

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01678

    • NAID

      120006784467

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Vasopressin enhances human preemptive strike in both males and females2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawada Atsushi、Nagasawa Miho、Murata Aiko、Mogi Kazutaka、Watanabe Katsumi、Kikusui Takefumi、Kameda Tatsuya
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 9664-9664

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-019-45953-y

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Canine Motion Control Using Bright Spotlight Devices Mounted on a Suit2019

    • Author(s)
      Nishinoma Hiroyuki、Ohno Kazunori、Kikusui Takefumi、Nagasawa Miho、Tsuchihashi Naoko、Matsushita Shohei、Mikayama Tomoha、Tomori Sakiko、Saito Maaya、Murayama Mikuru、Tadokoro Satoshi
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics

      Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Pages: 189-198

    • DOI

      10.1109/tmrb.2019.2930343

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Recognition of directed-gaze from humans in cats2019

    • Author(s)
      KOYASU HIKARI、NAGASAWA MIHO
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology

      Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Pages: 27-34

    • DOI

      10.2502/janip.69.2.3

    • NAID

      130007723488

    • ISSN
      0916-8419, 1880-9022
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Effect of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism on Successful Training for Drug Detection Dogs.2018

    • Author(s)
      Konno A, Yabuta S, Inoue-Murayama M, Tonoike A, Nagasawa M, Mogi K, Kikusui T
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Heredity

      Volume: - Issue: 5 Pages: 0-0

    • DOI

      10.1093/jhered/esy012

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Association between autonomic responses and body movement synchronization and affiliative relationship between owners and dogs2020

    • Author(s)
      Murayama M, Nagasawa M, Katayama M, Ikeda K, Kubo T, Yamakawa T, Fujiwara K, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第80回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Mutual synchronization of eyeblinks between dogs/cats and humans2020

    • Author(s)
      Koyasu H, Goto R, Takagi S, Nakano T, Nagasawa M, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第80回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Ability to exchange objects based on value judgments in dogs2020

    • Author(s)
      Nagasawa M, Ono N, Takano M, Takagi S, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第80回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A long-term study of the process of synchronous relationship between dogs and owners2020

    • Author(s)
      Koyama K, Ariyama H, Nagasawa M, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第80回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Dogs’ exploration/exploitation response measurement using a concurrent visual discrimination task2020

    • Author(s)
      Shinoda K, Kosaki Y, Nagasawa M, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第80回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improvement of behavioral problems in dogs by oral administration of Lactobacillus reuteri2020

    • Author(s)
      Shishikura Y, Monma M, Nagasawa M, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第80回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 価値に基づいたイヌの交換能力2020

    • Author(s)
      Nagasawa M, Ono N, Takano M, Takagi S, Kikusui T
    • Organizer
      日本人間行動進化学会第13回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The respiration synchronization between human and dog2019

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Hashimoto, Kensaku Nomoto, Miho Nagasawa, Takefumi Kikusui
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Human-dog synchronization of behavior and the autonomic nervous system2019

    • Author(s)
      Mikuru Murayama, Maki Katayama, Takatomi Kubo, Kazushi Ikeda, Miho Nagasawa, Takefumi Kikusui
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An exploratory study about gait synchronization between horses and humans by measuring acceleration2019

    • Author(s)
      Eriko Ueda, Miho Nagasawa, Takatomi Kubo, Satoshi Murashige, Kazushi Ikeda, Ayaka Takimoto
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Attachment behavior and emotional contagion between humans and dogs2019

    • Author(s)
      Maaya Saito, Maki Katayama, Takatomi Kubo, Kazushi Ikeda, Miho Nagasawa, Takefumi Kikusui
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Differences in Puppy’s attachment behaviors between Japanese and European breeds2019

    • Author(s)
      Sakiko Tomori, Sayaka Kuze-Arata, Kazutaka Mogi, Miho Nagasawa, Takefumi Kikusui
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of familiarity on synchronization of the autonomic nervous system and movement between human and horse during horseback riding.2019

    • Author(s)
      Mikako Mitsuda, Fukue Takamatsu, Maki Katayama, Midori Ohkita, Miho Nagasawa, Kosuke Sawa, Takefumi Kikusui
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Association studies between oxytocin and cortisol and social interactions in cats' groups2019

    • Author(s)
      Hikari Koyasu, Moeka Yoneda, Syunpei Naba, Natsumi Sakawa, Ikuto Sasao, Hironobu Takahashi, Miho Nagasawa, Takefumi Kikusui
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第79回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Reciprocal communication and endocrine response in human-dog interactions.2018

    • Author(s)
      Nagasawa, M.
    • Organizer
      第95回日本生理学会大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Disaster Robotics2019

    • Author(s)
      Tadokoro, S.
    • Total Pages
      534
    • Publisher
      Springer, Cham
    • ISBN
      9783030053215
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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