| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Humans frequently use behavioral synchronization such as dancing or singing, when we aim to make storing bonding relationship. In this study, I conducted a series of experiments to explore evolutionary origins of behavioral synchronization in chimpanzees and humans. I found that chimpanzees, as well as humans also have tendency to synchronize their tapping onset to external auditory beat. I also found that auditory stimuli induced rhythmic coordination with the beat in chimpanzees. Several species differences were also found such as sex difference in response to auditory stimuli and sensitivity to timing of onset of auditory stimuli. However, results suggest that basic cognitive foundation for rhythmic synchronization to auditory beat is shared between chimpanzees and humans.
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