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Strategy of eye-head coordination for better dynamic visual acuity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16500420
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Sports science
Research InstitutionNara Medical University

Principal Investigator

WADA Yoshiro  Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (80240810)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Keywordsdynamic visual acuity / eye movement / head motion / VOR / sport / 滑動性追跡性眼球運動 / 衝動性眼球運動 / 周辺視野 / 意識 / 追跡性眼球運動
Research Abstract

To investigate the contribution of eye-head coordination for dynamic visual acuity (DVA) during head rotation, I performed following two experiments.
Experiment I : Normal subjects (n=84) were asked to read and answer 3 numerals, presented sequentially at random order. The numerals moved rightward at 90 deg/s on a CRT monitor during voluntary rightward rotation. Thirty trials were carried out and numbers of correct answers (full score ; 3 x 30 = 90) were evaluated as DVA score. Mean and SD of their DVA score was 37.0 and 7.8.
Experiment II : Six normal subjects repeated the same trial as above for two weeks. Three subjects conducted 125 trials a day (HT group) and another three ones did 25 trials a day (LT group). DVA score in HT group increased from 39.7 to 50.3. Similarly, that in LT group increased from 41.3 to 52.3. The changes of voluntary head motion followed by DVA training, however, completely depended on the subject group. Although the peak head velocity in LT group decreased from 62.1 to 30.1 deg/s, that in HT group apparently increased 43.3 to 79.0 deg/s. The strategy of LT group seems to be reasonable because in this head condition leftward eye movements are thought to be evoked by VOR, which disturbs tracking a moving target. How is the strategy of HT group? Data of subject OZ in HT group gave me a big hint. His head rotation could make an early start and was consequently in deceleration stage when a moving target appeared. Therefore, I considered that leftward acceleration evoked rightward eye movements as VOR. I named this idea "reversal VOR hypothesis". According this hypothesis, rightward VOR and rightward pursuit made a high-speed rightward gaze velocity. Indeed, subject OZ showed 80 deg/s rightward gaze velocity, which can not be explained by only pursuit eye movements.
This "reversal VOR hypothesis" holds the possibility of making effective training way for better DVA.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (6 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] CRTディスプレイ上の運動物体に対する動体視力と眼球運動の関係2005

    • Author(s)
      和田佳郎, 田端宏充, 三浦健一郎, 瀧正勝, 河野憲二
    • Journal Title

      BPES2005 第20回生理・生体工学シンポジウム論文集

      Pages: 261-262

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 前後方向の直線運動によって誘発される眼球運動における視覚前庭相互作用2005

    • Author(s)
      和田佳郎
    • Journal Title

      VISION 17

      Pages: 23-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between visual acuity and eye movements for a moving target on CRT display in humans.2005

    • Author(s)
      Wada Y, Tabata H, Miura K, Taki M, Kawano K.
    • Journal Title

      BPES 2005

      Pages: 261-262

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Visual-vestibular interaction evoked by linear acceleration along the naso-occipital axis.2005

    • Author(s)
      Wada Y.
    • Journal Title

      VISION 17

      Pages: 23-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] CRTディスプレイ上の運動物体に対する動体視力と眼球運動の関係2005

    • Author(s)
      和田佳郎, 田端宏充, 三浦健一郎, 瀧正勝, 河野憲二
    • Journal Title

      第20回生体・生理光学シンポジウム論文集

      Pages: 261-262

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 前後方向の直線運動によって誘発される眼球運動における視覚前庭相互作用2005

    • Author(s)
      和田佳郎
    • Journal Title

      VISION 17巻・1号

      Pages: 23-26

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 解剖生理学:生命活動のシナリオを学ぶ(葛谷恒彦編)2006

    • Author(s)
      和田佳郎
    • Publisher
      八千代出版
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 環境刺激のアンテナ「五感を司る感覚器」解剖生理学:生命活動のシナリオを学ぶ(葛谷恒彦編)2005

    • Author(s)
      和田佳郎
    • Publisher
      八千代出版(東京)(印刷中)
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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