アイロニーの意図理解に関与する神経基盤:fMRI 研究

᪥ᚰ➨ 㻣㻡 ᅇ኱఍䠄㻞㻜㻝㻝䠅㻌
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࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ࡢពᅗ⌮ゎ࡟㛵୚ࡍࡿ⚄⤒ᇶ┙㸸fMRI ◊✲
‫⛅ۑ‬ඖ㢗Ꮥ㸯࣭ᮡᾆඖு㸯࣭ⶇ⏣ᖾே㸰㠀఍ဨ࣭ᐑෆㄔ࢝ࣝࣟࢫ㸯㠀఍ဨ ࣭ᐑ⃝ᚿಖ㸱࣭ᕝᓥ㝯ኴ㸯㠀఍ဨ
㸦㸯ᮾ໭኱Ꮫ኱Ꮫ㝔ຍ㱋་Ꮫ◊✲⛉࣭㸰⋢ᕝ኱Ꮫ⬻⛉Ꮫ◊✲ᡤ࣭㸱ᮾ໭኱Ꮫ་Ꮫ⣔◊✲⛉㸧
࣮࣮࢟࣡ࢻ: ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ࠊfMRIࠊྑୖഃ㢌ᅇ࣭ྑ୰ഃ㢌ᅇ
Neural substrates of intention comprehension of verbal irony: an fMRI study
Yoritaka AKIMOTO1, Motoaki SUGIURA1, Yukihito YOMOGIDA2,#,
Carlos Makoto MIYAUCHI1,#, Shiho MIYAZAWA3, and Ryuta KAWASHIMA 1,#
1
( Institute of Developing, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku Univ., 2Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa Univ.,
3
Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku Univ.)
Key words: irony, fMRI, right superior and middle temporal gyri
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fMRI ࡣࠊ3TMRI ⿦⨨ࢆ⏝࠸ࡓࠋゎᯒ࡛ࡣࠊSPM5 ࢆ⏝࠸ࠊ
⏬⣲ẖ࡟ࠊྛ᮲௳ࡢ⬻άື㔞ࢆ᥎ᐃࡋࠊ⿕㦂⪅㛫࡛ one-sample
࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮࡜ࡣࠊⓎヰ࡜≧ἣࡢࡎࢀ࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ࠊⓎヰ≧ἣ࡟
t-test ࢆ⾜ࡗࡓࠋᐇ㦂ࡣࠊᮾ໭኱Ꮫ་Ꮫ⣔◊✲⛉೔⌮ጤဨ఍ࡢ
ᑐࡍࡿヰࡋᡭࡢែᗘࢆᬯ࡟♧ࡍⓎヰ࡛࠶ࡿࠋඛ⾜◊✲࡛ࡣࠊ
ᢎㄆࡢࡶ࡜⾜ࡗࡓࠋ
࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮⌮ゎ࡟㛵୚ࡍࡿ⚄⤒ᇶ┙࡜ࡋ࡚ࠊෆഃ๓㢌๓⓶㉁ࠊ
ഃ㢌ᴟࠊ║❐๓㢌⓶㉁࡜࠸ࡗࡓ㡿ᇦࡀሗ࿌ࡉࢀ࡚࠸ࡿ
(⥆䛝)
(Uchiyama et al., 2006; Wakusawa et al., 2007; Shibata et al.,
2010)ࠋࡇࢀࡽࡢ㡿ᇦࡣᚰࡢ⌮ㄽ࡟㛵㐃ࡍࡿ㡿ᇦ࡜ࡋ࡚▱
ࡽࢀࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮⌮ゎ࡟ᚰࡢ⌮ㄽࡀᚲせ࡛࠶ࡿ࡜࠸࠺▱
ぢ࡜ᩚྜⓗ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ
ࡋ࠿ࡋࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮⌮ゎࡣ」ᩘࡢฎ⌮࠿ࡽ࡞ࡿ」㞧࡞
ฎ⌮㐣⛬࡛࠶ࡾ(⛅ඖ࣭㑚ᮏ, 2007)ࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮⌮ゎࡢ࡝
II UI
NI
ࡢഃ㠃࡟࡝ࡢ⬻㡿ᇦࡀ㛵୚ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࡢ࠿ࡀ᫂ࡽ࠿࡛࡞࠸ࠋ
ࡑࡇ࡛ᮏ◊✲࡛ࡣࠊ
ࠕヰࡋᡭࡢ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ពᅗࠖࡢ⌮ゎ࡟
㛵୚ࡍࡿ⚄⤒ᇶ┙ࢆྠᐃࡍࡿ஦ࢆ┠ⓗ࡜ࡍࡿࠋ
᪉ ἲ
ᐇ㦂ཧຍ⪅ 39 ྡࡢ೺ᖖ࡞ྑ฼ࡁࡢ኱Ꮫ⏕ࡀཧຍࡋࡓࠋ (ྑୖ
ᮦᩱ 80 ಶࡢ≀ㄒࢆ౑⏝ࡋࡓ(ᅗ 1)ࠋࡇࢀࡽࡢ≀ㄒ࡛ࡣࠊ 䛻⥆䛟)
͆࠶࡞ࡓ㸦┿ࢇ୰ୗࡢ࢟ࣕࣛࢡࢱ࣮㸧͇ࠊⓏሙே≀ A㸦⏨ᛶ㸧ࠊ ᅗ䠍 ≀ㄒ䛾౛
Ⓩሙே≀ B㸦ዪᛶ㸧ࡢ㸱ேࡢࡸࡾ࡜ࡾࡀᅄࢥ࣐ₔ⏬ࡢࡼ
⤖ ᯝ
࠺࡞ᙧᘧ࡛㸯ࢥ࣐ࡎࡘᥦ♧ࡉࢀࡿࠋ࠸ࡎࢀࡢ≀ㄒ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡶ
ᐇ㦂୰࡟ᐷ࡚ࡋࡲࡗࡓཧຍ⪅ࠊ㢌ࡀ 3mm ௨ୖື࠸ࡓཧຍ
㸲ࡘࡢ᮲௳㸦ពᅗⓗ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮᮲௳(Intentional Irony; II)ࠊ㠀
⪅ࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽุ࣮᩿ㄢ㢟ࡢṇ⟅⋡ࡀప࠿ࡗࡓཧຍ⪅ࡣゎᯒ࠿
࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮᮲௳(Non Irony; NI)ࠊ㠀ពᅗⓗ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮᮲௳
ࡽ㝖እࡋࡓࠋࡑࡢ⤖ᯝࠊ⏨ᛶ 11 ྡࠊዪᛶ 14 ྡࡢィ 25 ேࡢࢹ
(Unintentional Irony; UI)ࠊࣇ࢕࣮ࣛ᮲௳㸧ࡀᏑᅾࡍࡿࠋII ᮲௳
࣮ࢱࢆゎᯒࡋࡓࠋ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ពᅗุ᩿ㄢ㢟ࡢṇ⟅⋡ࡣࠊII, NI,
࡛ࡣࠊ㸲ࢥ࣐┠࡛͆࠶࡞ࡓ͇ࡀఱ࠿ኻᩋࡋࠊ㸳ࢥ࣐┠࡛ࡑࢀ
UI ᮲௳ࡢࡑࢀࡒࢀ࡛ࠊ96.2%, 98.4%, 87.6%࡛࠶ࡗࡓࠋ
ࢆ┠ᧁࡋ࡚࠸ࡓⓏሙே≀࠿ࡽᏐ⩏ⓗ࡟࣏ࢪࢸ࢕ࣈ࡞ゝⴥ㸦ࡍ
fMRI ࡢゎᯒ࡛ࡣࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽุ࣮᩿࡟ṇ⟅ࡋࡓヨ⾜ࡢࡳࢆゎ
࡞ࢃࡕࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮㸧ࢆゝࢃࢀࡿࠋNI ᮲௳࡛ࡣࠊ㸲ࢥ࣐┠࡛
ᯒ࡟ྵࡵࡓࠋII ᮲௳࡜ NI ᮲௳ࢆẚ㍑ࡋࡓᕪศゎᯒ࡛ࡣࠊෆഃ
͆࠶࡞ࡓ͇ࡀఱ࠿ᡂຌࡋࠊ㸳ࢥ࣐┠࡛ࡑࢀࢆ┠ᧁࡋ࡚࠸ࡓⓏሙ
๓㢌๓㔝(ᅗ 2a)࠾ࡼࡧྑഃ㢌ᴟ(ᅗ 2b)࡟࠾࠸࡚ࠊII ᮲௳࡜ UI
ே≀࠿ࡽᏐ⩏ⓗ࡟࣏ࢪࢸ࢕ࣈ࡞ゝⴥ㸦ࡍ࡞ࢃࡕࠊ࡯ࡵࡸឤㅰ㸧
᮲௳ࢆẚ㍑ࡋࡓᕪศゎᯒ࡛ࡣࠊྑୖഃ㢌ᅇ࣭ྑ୰ഃ㢌ᅇ࡟࠾
ࢆゝࢃࢀࡿࠋUI ᮲௳࡛ࡣࠊ㸲ࢥ࣐┠࡛͆࠶࡞ࡓ͇ࡀఱ࠿ኻᩋ
࠸࡚᭷ព࡟㧗࠸㈿ά(p<0.001, corrected p<0.05 at cluster-level)
ࡍࡿࡀࠊ㸳ࢥ࣐┠࡛ࡣࡑࢀࢆ┠ᧁࡋ࡚࠸࡞࠸Ⓩሙே≀࠿ࡽᏐ
ࢆㄆࡵࡓ㸦ᅗ 2c㸧ࠋ
⩏ⓗ࡟࣏ࢪࢸ࢕ࣈ࡞ゝⴥࢆゝࢃࢀࡿࠋࡇࡢ᮲௳࡟࠾࠸࡚ࠊ⪺
a
b
c
ࡁᡭࡣ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ࡽࡋࡉࢆឤࡌࡿࡇ࡜ࡀ▱ࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࡀ(⛅
ඖ࣭㑚ᮏ, 2007)ࠊヰࡋᡭࡣ͆࠶࡞ࡓ͇ࡢኻᩋࢆ┠ᧁࡋ࡚࠸࡞
࠸ࡇ࡜࠿ࡽ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ࡣពᅗࡉࢀ࡚࠸࡞࠸㸦㸯㹼㸱ࢥ࣐┠ࡲ
࡛ࡢࡸࡾྲྀࡾ࡟ࡶ࡜࡙࠸࡚ࠊᏐ⩏ⓗ࡟࣏ࢪࢸ࢕ࣈ࡞ព࿡ࡀព
ᅗࡉࢀ࡚࠸ࡿ㸧ࠋࣇ࢕࣮ࣛ᮲௳࡛ࡣࠊ㸲ࢥ࣐┠࡛͆࠶࡞ࡓ͇ࡀ
(II-UI)
(II-NI)
ᅗ2 (II-NI)
ఱ࠿ᡂຌࡍࡿࡀࠊUI ᮲௳࡜ྠᵝ࡟㸳ࢥ࣐┠࡛ࡑࢀࢆ┠ᧁࡋ࡚
࠸࡞࠸Ⓩሙே≀࠿ࡽᏐ⩏ⓗ࡟࣏ࢪࢸ࢕ࣈ࡞ゝⴥࢆゝࢃࢀࡿࠋ
⪃ ᐹ
ᡭ⥆ࡁ ᐇ㦂ཧຍ⪅ࡣࠊ☢Ẽඹ㬆⏬ീ(MRI)⿦⨨ෆ࡟ᥦ♧ࡉ
II ᮲௳࡜ NI ᮲௳ࡢẚ㍑࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮⌮ゎ࡟ᚰࡢ⌮
ࢀࡿ≀ㄒࢆࠊⓏሙே≀ࡢ୍ே࡛࠶ࡿ͆࠶࡞ࡓ͇࡟࡞ࡗࡓࡘࡶ
ㄽ㛵㐃㡿ᇦࡀ㛵୚ࡍࡿ࡜࠸࠺ඛ⾜◊✲࡜୍⮴ࡍࡿ▱ぢࢆᚓࡓࠋ
ࡾ࡛⌮ゎࡋ࡚ࠊ≀ㄒࡢ᭱ᚋ࡟ᥦ♧ࡉࢀࡿⓎヰ࡟ᑐࡋ࡚ㅬ㐯ࡍ
ࡲࡓࠊII ᮲௳࡜ UI ᮲௳ࡢẚ㍑࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ពᅗࡢ⌮
ࡿ࠿࡝࠺࠿ࢆุ᩿ࡋ࡚࣮࢟ࢆᢲࡋ࡚ᅇ⟅ࡋࡓ㸦ࢲ࣑࣮ㄢ㢟㸧ࠋ
ゎ࡟㛵୚ࡍࡿ㡿ᇦ࡜ࡋ࡚ྑୖഃ㢌ᅇ࣭ྑ୰ഃ㢌ᅇࢆྠᐃࡋࡓࠋ
fMRI ᐃ⤊஢ᚋࠊᐇ㦂୰࡟ᥦ♧ࡉࢀࡓ඲࡚ࡢ≀ㄒ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࠊ
ࡇࢀࡽࡢ㡿ᇦࡣ♫఍ⓗᴫᛕࢆ⾲㇟ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿ࡜ࡉࢀ (Zahn et
ヰࡋᡭࡢពᅗࡀ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮࡛࠶ࡗࡓ࠿࡝࠺࠿ࡢุ᩿ㄢ㢟ࢆ⾜
al., 2007)ࠊ࢔࢖ࣟࢽ࣮ࡀᏛ⩦࡟ࡼࡿ♫఍ⓗᴫᛕ࡛࠶ࡿ࡜࠸࠺
ࡗࡓࠋ
⪃࠼(Laval & Bert-Eboul, 2005)ࢆᨭᣢࡍࡿࡶࡢ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ
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