Systematic understanding of neuronal mechanisms for adaptive behavior in changing environment

我们研究了动物社会适应的神经元机制的设计原理，通过关注动物如何根据先前的社会实验决定它们的行为。我们关注的是蟋蟀角质层信息素释放的激动行为。我们要揭示社会适应行为的行为和生理方面。中枢神经系统中的一氧化氮系统和章鱼胺系统可以调节蟋蟀的攻击行为。基于实验结果，我们建立了动态行为模型和神经生理模型。我们发现了维持社会适应行为的一个重要结构，即多重反馈结构，它由神经系统中的反馈回路和社会互动组成。

We have investigated the design principle of neuronal mechanisms for social adaptation in animals, by focusing on how animals determine their behavior depending on previous social experiments. We focused on cricket agonistic behavior that is released by cuticle pheromones. We are to reveal behavioral and physiological aspects of socially adaptive behaviors. Nitric oxide system and octopamine system in the central nervous system could mediate aggressive behavior of the crickets. Based on our experimental results, we establish dynamic behavior models and neurophysiological models. We found one of important structure that maintains social adaptive behaviors, that is multiple feedback structure which is composed of feedback loop in nervous systems and through social interactions.