Investigation of neural basis for the serial orders of behaviors in the prefrontal cortex

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20800003
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Neurophysiology and muscle physiology
Research Institution	Hirosaki University
Principal Investigator	NINOKURA Yoshihisa Hirosaki University, 大学院・医学研究科, 助教 (10507643)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,289,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,530,000、Indirect Cost: ¥759,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,547,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,190,000、Indirect Cost: ¥357,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,742,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,340,000、Indirect Cost: ¥402,000)
Keywords	霊長類 / 前頭葉 / 前頭前野 / 大脳基底核 / 神経科学 / システム神経生理学
Research Abstract	Most of our actions occur as parts of movement sequences. Several lines of studies have been made to study the neural basis of serial orders of behaviors, information about how these neural activities are coordinated across brain sites is, however, unknown. Such coordination could be critical for successful movement performance as well as for initiating or terminating action sequence. To test this hypothesis we recorded neuronal activity of a monkey performing a sequential arm-reaching task with simultaneously implanted multiple electrodes.

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