2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Automation process of serial behavior in Octodon degus
| Project/Area Number |
21730604
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Doshisha University |
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Principal Investigator |
UEKITA Tomoko Doshisha University, 心理学部, 助教 (90435628)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | コミュニケーション / 海馬 / デグー |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study sought to clarify the neural bases of social behavior in Octodon degus, a social rodent. For the good communication, it is important to discriminate or identify conspecifics, and to modify behavior depending on the serial behavior of others. We clarified that the degu hippocampus plays a important role in social recognition as well as spatial recognition. Our findings suggest that complex and higher cognitive processing requires the functioning of the hippocampus in degus.
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Research Products
(9 results)
