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TITLE: The Brain Club Archive 2009 Second Half

*2009 Second half: October 2009-March 2010 [#v4dfa74d]

**[Conference] :2009/10/2(Fri): APCAP 2009 conference in Tokyo [#yc298349]
Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy 2009 conference was held on October 1st-2nd in Tokyo. 
Dr. Mogi chaired the session, "Social Construction of the Self."
And Dr. Onzo made a oral presentation in the session:
-Face in the mirror : Facial makeup and the social construction of the self
A. Onzo, K. Saruwatari, Y. Tanaka, S. Okazaki, A. Sasaki, and K. Mogi.

**1st(#238) :2009/10/9(Fri): Discussion about SfN presentation [#c14f584b]
We discussed poster presentations for the upcoming SfN meeting.

**2nd(#239) :2009/10/13(Tue): Finalizing the SfN posters [#uca22e22]
We created the posters of the Neuroscience 2009 conference in Chicago.

**[Conference] :2009/10/17-21: SfN 2009 meeting in Chicago [#aba1763c]
We attended the 39th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago.

-Interaction with others and the social self (#383.13/GG25)
T. TAKANO, K. MOGI;
(Poster Session 383. Social Neuroscience of Morality, Empathy, and Fairness
Mon, Oct 19, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

-Difference in neural representation between 
the self and the social self through facial makeup (#577.20/FF139)
A. ONZO, K. SARUWATARI, Y. TANAKA, S. OKAZAKI, A. SASAKI, K. MOGI;
(Poster Session 577. Communication and Self: Other Distinctions
Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

-Significance of word segmentation in language comprehension (#673.9/FF7)
M. TOSHIMA, T. ISHIKAWA, K. MOGI, T. IKEGAMI;
(Poster Session 673. Reading, Phonology, and Language Disorders
Tue, Oct 20, 1:00 - 5:00 PM)

-Effect of facial makeup on people's behavior (#785.17/GG41)
K. MOGI, K. SARUWATARI, S. OKAZAKI, Y. TANAKA, A. SASAKI, A. ONZO;
(Poster Session 785. Emotion: Humans and Non-Human Primates
Wed, Oct 21, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM)


**3rd(#240) :2009/10/23(Fri):  Guest Talk [#dd1c45b0]
-Yumiko Muto visited our laboratory and gave us a presentation on rhythms and entrainment.



**4th(#241) :2009/10/30(Fri):  Journal Club [#v6b0541b]
-Self-regulation and extended now: Controlling the self alters the subjective experience of time.
Kathleen D. Vohs and Brandon J. Schmeichel.
'''Journal of Personality and Social Psychology''' 85(2), 217-230. (2003) [[[abstract]>http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2003-05897-004]] [[[Full text]>http://www.csom.umn.edu/Assets/71501.pdf]]
''Report'' T. Herai

-Neuronal correlates of a perceptual decision.
Newsome WT, Britten KH, and Movshon JA.
'''Nature''' 341, 52-54. (1989) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v341/n6237/abs/341052a0.html]] [[[Full text]>http://monkeybiz.stanford.edu/Movshon-1.pdf]]
''Report'' K. Mogi


**5th(#242) :2009/11/4(Wed):  Journal Club [#m081b1ac]
-Social distance evaluation in human parietal cortex.
Yamakawa Y, Kanai R, Matsumura M, and Naito E.
'''PLoS One''' 4(2), e4360. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004360]] [[[Full text]>http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action;jsessionid=0C83A1F01941D31EE0EF86864ED9BA84?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004360&representation=PDF]]
''Report'' T. Takano

-Unsuccessful retrieval attempts enhance subsequent learning.
Kornell N, Hays MJ, and Bjork RA.
'''Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition''' 35(4), 989-98. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2009-09620-017&CFID=24407194&CFTOKEN=49068829]] [[[Full text]>http://www.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kornell/Publications/Kornell.Hays.Bjork.2009.pdf]]
''Report'' F. Tanabe


**6th(#243) :2009/11/10(Tue):  Journal Club [#dff9b6d7]
-Cortical Mechanisms Specific to Explicit Visual Object Recognition.
Bar M, Tootell RB, Schacter DL, Greve DN, Fischl B, Mendola JD, Rosen BR and Dale AM.
'''Neuron''' 29(2), 529-535. (2001) [[[abstract]>http://www.cell.com/neuron/retrieve/pii/S0896627301002240]] [[[Full text]>http://barlab.mgh.harvard.edu/papers/Neuron_2001.pdf]]
''Report'' T. Ishikawa

-Personal space regulation by the human amygdala.
Kennedy DP, Glascher J, Tyszka JM and Adolphs R.
'''Nature Neuroscience''' 12(10), 1226-1227. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n10/abs/nn.2381.html]] [[[Full text]>http://ts-si.org/files/NNPersSpaceAmydala2381.pdf]]
''Report'' S. Nozawa

-Out of one's mind: A study of involuntary semantic memories.
Kvavilashvili L and Mandler G.
'''Cognitive Psychology''' 48(1), 47-94. (2004) [[[abstract]>http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-0285(03)00115-4]] [[[Full text]>https://uhra.herts.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/2299/1970/1/103124.pdf]]
''Report'' A. Onzo
**7th(#244) :2009/11/17(Tue): Discussion [#kf50abb2]
We animatedly discussed about ongoing study.


**8th(#245) :2009/11/20(Fri):  Progress Report & Journal Club [#y16d7ae5]
-Dr. Sekine reported various ideas and concepts concerning future interface.

-Adult neurogenesis modulates the hippocampus-dependent period of associative fear memory.
Kitamura T, Saitoh Y, Takashima N, Murayama A, Niibori Y, Ageta H, Sekiguchi M, Sugiyama H, Inokuchi K.
'''Cell''' 139(4), 814-27. (2009)  [[[abstract]>http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674%2809%2901309-9]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino


**9th(#246) :2009/11/27(Fri): Guest Talk [#gcfd8403]
Dr. Adrian D. Cheok and his students came all the way to CSL and gave such an exciting talk and a wonderful demonstration.


**10th(#247) :2009/12/4(Fri):  Journal Club [#bcbc5c6f]
-Psychologically induced cooling of a specific body part caused by the illusory
ownership of an artificial counterpart.
Moseley GL, Olthof N, Venema A, Don S, Wijers M, Gallace A, and Spence C.
'''Proc Natl Acad Sci USA''' 105(35), 13169-73. (2008) [[[abstract]>http://www.pnas.org/content/105/35/13169.abstract]]
''Report'' T. Herai

-Aero-tactile integration in speech perception.
Gick B and Derrick D.
'''Nature''' 462, 502-4. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7272/abs/nature08572.html]]
''Report'' K. Mogi

-'''Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata'''
PROP. XV, XVII & XXIX, and their Proofs, Corollaries, and Notes.
Benedict de Spinoza
First published in Latin (1677). English Trans. by Elwes, RHM. (2007) [[[Full text]>http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3800/3800-h/3800-h.htm]]
''Report'' K. Mogi

-An anatomical signature for literacy.
Carreiras M, Seghier ML, Baquero S, Estévez A, Lozano A, Devlin JT, and Price CJ.
'''Nature''' 461, 983-6. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7266/abs/nature08461.html]]
''Report'' M. Toshima

**11th(#248) :2009/12/9(Wed):  Journal Club [#r056d163]
-Hindsight bias demonstrated in the prediction of a sporting event.
Bonds-Raacke JM, Fryer LS, Nicks SD, and Durr RT.
'''Journal of Social Psychology''' 141(3), 349-52. (2001) [[[abstract]>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11478572]]
''Report'' T. Herai, '''et al'''.

-A general mechanism for perceptual decision-making in the human brain.
Heekeren HR, Marrett S, Bandettini PA, and Ungerleider LG.
'''Nature''' 431, 859-62. (2004) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v431/n7010/abs/nature02966.html]] [[[Full text]>http://monkeybiz.stanford.edu/Rorie_1TICS.pdf]]
''Report'' F. Taya


**12th(#249) :2009/12/16(Wed):  Xmas Special Festival [#ya184e65]
The Brain Club Xmas Special was organized and all of us made a presentation about something important for themselves or a slide show with amusing commentary in turns. After the entertainment, we enjoyed an all-night party at a special site.


**13th(#250) :2009/12/18(Fri):  Journal Club [#i9dd16b9]
-Reproductive skew and selection on female ornamentation in social species.
Rubenstein DR and Lovette IJ.
'''Nature''' 462, 786-789. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7274/abs/nature08614.html]]
''Report'' A. Onzo

-Reproducibility Distinguishes Conscious From Nonconscious Neural Representations.
Schurger A, Pereira F, Treisman A, and Cohen JD.
'''Science''' 10.1126/science.1180029, Epub Nov. 12. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/science.1180029]]
''Report'' T. Ishikawa


**14th(#251) :2009/12/25(Fri): Journal Club [#q34da8e7]
-Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study.
Fowler JH and Christakis NA.
'''BMJ''' 337: a2338. (2008) [[[abstract]>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/dec04_2/a2338?view=long&pmid=19056788]]
''Report'' T. Takano

-Strengthening individual memories by reactivating them during sleep.
Rudoy JD, Voss JL, Westerberg CE and Paller KA.
'''Science''' 326, 1079. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/326/5956/1079]]
''Report'' F. Tanabe

-The timing of the conscious intention to move.
Matsuhashi M and Hallett M.
'''European Journal of Neuroscience''' 28(11):2344-51. (2008) [[[abstract]>http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06525.x]]
''Report'' S. Nozawa

**15th(#252) :2010/1/8(Fri): Journal Club [#m0f15348]
-A neural basis for the perception of voices in external auditory space.
Hunter MD, Griffiths TD, Farrow TF, Zheng Y, Wilkinson ID, Hegde N, Woods W,
Spence SA, and Woodruff PW.
'''Brain''' 126: 161-9. (2003) [[[abstract]>http://http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/126/1/161]]
''Report'' T. Sekine

-Genes and Social Behavior
Gene E. Robinson, Russell D. Fernald, and David F. Clayton.
'''Science''' 322, 896-900. (2008)  [[[abstract]>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5903/896]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino

-Minimal experience required for immediate-early gene induction in zebra finch
neostriatum.
Kruse AA, Stripling R, and Clayton DF.
'''Neurobiol Learn Mem.''' 74(3), 179-84. (2000) [[[abstract]>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11031126]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino

-The genomic action potential.
Clayton DF.
'''Neurobiol Learn Mem.''' 74(3), 185-216. (2000) [[[abstract]>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11031127]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino

-Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Neurogenetics of Sociality
Zoe R. Donaldson and Larry J. Young
'''Science''' 322, 900-904. (2008) [[[abstract]>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5903/900]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino

-Genetic variation in the vasopressin receptor 1a gene (AVPR1A) associates with
pair-bonding behavior in humans.
Walum H, Westberg L, Henningsson S, Neiderhiser JM, Reiss D, Igl W, Ganiban JM,
Spotts EL, Pedersen NL, Eriksson E, and Lichtenstein P.
'''Proc Natl Acad Sci USA''' 105(37), 14153-6. (2008) [[[Full text]>http://www.pnas.org/content/105/37/14153.full]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino


**16th(#253) :2010/1/20(Wed): Presentation Rehearsal & Journal Club [#lb984a1b]
-Tsugumi Takano made preparations for her master's thesis presentation.

-Gravity and observer's body orientation influence the visual perception of human body postures.
Lopez C, Bachofner C, Mercier M, Blanke O.
'''Journal of Vision''' 9(5):1, 1-14. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.journalofvision.org/9/5/1/]]
''Report'' T. Herai


**17th(#254) :2010/1/29(Fri): Journal Club & Presentation Rehearsal [#e8d648ba]
-Bilingualism in infancy: first steps in perception and comprehension.
Werker JF and Byers-Heinlein K.
'''Trends in Cognitive Science''' 12(4), 144-151. (2008) [[[abstract]>http://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/abstract/S1364-6613(08)00056-9]]
''Report'' M. Toshima

-Indirect punishment and generosity toward strangers.
Ule A, Schram A, Riedl A and Cason TN. 
'''Science''' 326, 1701-1704. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/326/5960/1701]]
''Report'' K. Mogi

-Tsugumi Takano explained her study with slide-show in the form of master's dissertation presentation. The rest of us provided comments or told what we noticed to her.


**18th(#255) :2010/2/1(Mon): Journal Club & Presentation Rehearsal [#rb4c411c]
-'''The Problems of Philosophy'''
Bertrand Russell
Chapter IV. IDEALISM. (1912) [[[Full text]>http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=1236256&pageno=15]]
''Report'' A. Onzo

-Tsugumi Takano practied to make a presentation of her master's thesis. The rest of us asked her many questions to refine the logic of her defense.

-The case of pretense: observing actions and inferring goals.
Schubotz RI and von Cramon DY.
'''Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience''' 21(4), 642-653. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/jocn.2009.21049]]
''Report'' L. Uchiyama


**19th(#256) :2010/2/4(Thu): Master Defense & Journal Club [#m4d45450]
-Tsugumi Takano successfully presentated a defense of her master's thesis.

-Amputees "Neglect" the Space Near Their Missing Hand.
Makin TR, Wilf N, Schwartz I and Zohary E.
'''Psychological Science''' 21(1), 55-57. (2010) [[[Full text]>http://pss.sagepub.com/content/21/1/55.full]]
''Report'' T. Ishikawa


**20th(#257) :2010/2/12(Fri): Journal Club & Progress Report [#w3cc33a2]
-Dopaminergic medication boosts action-effect binding in Parkinson's disease.
Moore JW, Schneider SA, Schwingenschuh P, Moretto G, Bhatia KP, and Haggard P.
'''Neuropsychologia''' in press. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.12.014]]
''Report'' S. Nozawa

-Fumihiko Taya reviewed the ERP studies of error detection system. A distinction of error-related negativity(ERN) and feedback-related negativity(FRN) was explained. He suggested that these components may have something to do with the localization of cognitive and affective functions in ACC.


**21st(#258) :2010/2/24(Wed): Progress Report [#fb0ad973]
-Quantification of picture degradation to measure the degree of object recognition.
''Progress Report'' T. Ishikawa

-The importance of difference between forced choice and free choice in time perception.
''Progress Report'' T. Herai

-We enjoyed playing badminton and felt the sensori-motor contingency in our own body.
''Coffee break''

-Classification of attention and the attentional effect on visual short term memory(VSTM).
''Progress Report'' E. Hoshino


**22nd(#259) :2010/3/1(Mon): Progress Report & Journal Club [#w6483576]
-Language as a system: Second language aquisition and consciousness.
''Progress Report'' M. Toshima

-Orbitofrontal cortex encodes willingness to pay in everyday economic transactions. 
Plassmann H, O'Doherty J and Rangel A.
'''Journal of Neuroscience''' 27(37), 9984-8. (2007) [[[abstract]>http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/27/37/9984]]
''Report'' T. Sekine

-The eyes have it: hippocampal activity predicts expression of memory in eye movements. 
Hannula DE and Ranganath C.
'''Neuron''' 63(5), 592-9. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273%2809%2900636-9]]
''Report'' F. Tanabe


**23rd(#260) :2010/3/12(Fri): Journal Club & Research Talk [#x8ca8bb4]
-A neural mechanism of first impressions. 
Schiller D, Freeman JB, Mitchell JP, Uleman JS, and Phelps EA.
'''Nature Neuroscience''' 12(4), 508-14. (2009) [[[abstract]>http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n4/abs/nn.2278.html]] [[[PDF]>http://www.psych.nyu.edu/phelpslab/papers/09_NN_Schiller.pdf]]
''Report'' E. Hoshino

-A new experimental design on time perception.
''Research Talk'' T. Herai
**24th(#261) :2010/3/23(Tue): Journal Club & Research Talk [#zcbc57aa]
-Promoting social behavior with oxytocin in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.
Andari E, Duhamel JR, Zalla T, Herbrecht E, Leboyer M, and Sirigu A. 
'''Proc Natl Acad Sci USA''' 107(9):4389-94. (2010) [[[abstract]>http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/02/05/0910249107.abstract]]
''Report'' T. Takano

-Review: Interaction between decision making and action.
''Research Talk'' T. Ishikawa

-The neural substrates of subjective time dilation. 
Wittmann M, van Wassenhove V, Craig AD, and Paulus MP.
'''Frontiers in Human Neuroscience''' 4(2), 1-9. [[[abstract]>http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroscience/humanneuroscience/paper/10.3389/neuro.09/002.2010/]] [[[PDF]>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820380/pdf/fnhum-04-002.pdf]]
''Report'' T. Herai