2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Brain mechanism of imitation by joint attention
Project/Area Number |
22700445
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Fusional social brain science
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Research Institution | Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2011-2012) Juntendo University (2010) |
Principal Investigator |
KUMASHIRO Mari 東京医科歯科大学, 歯学部, 非常勤講師 (40462791)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Keywords | 共同注意 / 模倣 / サル / コミュニケーション / 脳神経活動 / 脳波 |
Research Abstract |
The purpose of the present study was to set up the conditions that would enable to examine brain mechanism of imitation induced by joint attention. There were five reports. First, I refined multisite electrode sheets for electrocorticography (Ecog). Second, I found that tension of monkey’s arm rigidity could be reduced by an application of joint attention method I developed in 2002. Third, I found three conditions that help examining brain mechanism of imitation induced by joint attention. Fourth, I found that food reward is not necessary to induce monkey’s imitation of mouth. Fifth, I developed a combination training method to correct wrong imitation. With these achievements, it is ready to actually analyze brain mechanism of imitation.*my childbirth, child raising and this work without pay had caused delays in the present study, but I reported five results.
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