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Preparing an Isotopically Pure 229Th Ion Beam for Studies of 229mTh
Published on: May 3, 2019
反応バイアスの補完的なプロセスは,タラマスの中央核の中央核にある
Takafumi Minamimoto1, Yukiko Hori, Minoru Kimura
1Department of Physiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
まとめ
報酬を期待するときに脳の活動が増加しますが,予期せぬ,望ましくない行動が求められるとき,決定のバイアスを補完して,中枢タラマス (CM) が重要な役割を果たします.
科学分野:
- 神経科学は神経科学である.
- 意思決定 研究 意思決定
- 認知神経科学は,認知神経科学である.
背景:
- 報酬の予期中に特定の領域の脳活動が増加し,意思決定と行動バイアスに影響を与えます.
- 現実のシナリオでは,しばしば予期せぬ出来事が起こり,望ましい行動と望ましくない行動の選択が必要になる.
研究 の 目的:
- 報酬の予期にもかかわらず,望ましくない行動を要求する状況において,中央中部タラマス (CM) の役割を調査する.
- 意思決定と行動バイアスを補完する神経メカニズムを理解する.
主な方法:
- 猿の中央中部 (CM) のタラムスのニューロン活動が記録された.
- CMの電気刺激を使用して,パフォーマンスへの影響を観察しました.
主要な成果:
- CMニューロンの半分以上は,小さな報酬のアクションが必要ですが,大きな報酬のオプションが予想されているときに活性化します.
- CMの電気刺激はパフォーマンスを低下させ,活発なアクションを鈍いものに変更しました.
結論:
- 中心タラマス (CM) は,意思決定と行動バイアスを補完する神経機構に関与しています.
- CMは,期待される報酬が,必要な行動と衝突する状況でのナビゲーションに極めて重要です.
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