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Neural Mechanisms of pointing, gaze, and imitation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26350985
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Basic / Social brain science
Research InstitutionTamagawa University

Principal Investigator

Kumashiro Mari  玉川大学, 脳科学研究所, 嘱託研究員 (40462791)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords指さし / 共同注意 / サル / 模倣 / コミュニケーション / ミラーニューロン / 社会的称賛 / 視線 / 皮質脳波
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mirror neuro is the candidate neural mechanism for communication with others, imitation, and the language. However, monkeys are considered to lack those social behavior, and thus it has been difficult to investigate the neural mechanisms. I originally developed a method for developing the “joint attention” between monkey and human, and induced the ability of imitation from the monkey. Since the question arose in the monkey’s social behavior, I planned in this study to investigate the establishment of social behavior between monkey and human, and then to explore the underlying neural mechanisms. I found that monkey-human interaction increased the pointing with eye gaze of the monkey, and decreased the problematic behavior. Furthermore, I developed the monkey-human catch-ball method that the monkey communicated with the human without food reward.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 人-動物間における社会的シグナル2016

    • Author(s)
      鮫島和行、大北碧、西山慶太、瀧本彩加、神代真里、村井千寿子、澤幸祐
    • Journal Title

      人工知能

      Volume: 31(1) Pages: 27-34

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Japanese monkey prefers gentle stroking to hand clapping in an overcoming-difficulties procedure2016

    • Author(s)
      Mari Kumashiro, Kazuyuki Samejima
    • Organizer
      日本動物心理学会第76回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学学術交流会館(北海道札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Pointing and gaze communication based on joint attention between a human and a monkey2016

    • Author(s)
      Mari Kumashiro, Kazuyuki Samejima
    • Organizer
      第39回日本神経科学大会
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜(神奈川県横浜市西区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Social communicaton helps monkeys comprehend the self-image in the mirror2015

    • Author(s)
      Mari Kumashiro, Kazuyuki Samejima, Hidetoshi Ishibashi
    • Organizer
      第75回日本動物心理学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      日本女子大学(東京都文京区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-10
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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