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Narration and singing in the elderly and super-elderly brain

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16KT0005
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section特設分野
Research Field Neo-Gerontology
Research InstitutionNational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (2018-2019)
University of Tsukuba (2017)
Fukushima Medical University (2016)

Principal Investigator

Nakamura Kimihiro  国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 脳機能系障害研究部, 主任研究官 (40359633)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 大賀 辰秀  (財)冲中記念成人病研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (00724022)
ディン ティ  京都大学, 医学研究科, 研究員 (30602073)
宇野 彰  筑波大学, 人間系, 客員研究員 (10270688)
樋口 大樹  日本電信電話株式会社NTTコミュニケーション科学基礎研究所, 協創情報研究部, リサーチアソシエイト (50804879)
Project Period (FY) 2016-07-19 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords言語と脳 / 語りと歌唱 / 加齢 / 機能的磁気共鳴画像 / 高齢期 / 言語と歌唱 / 脳の構造と機能 / 言語機能と脳 / 認知症 / 歌と語り / 脳
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Behavioral studies with elderly people show that language functions generally decline with age. It is known, however, that such age-related change relatively spares the cumulative knowledge like lexical and semantic memory and the narrative skill to dictate past events and experiences. Singing is also known as a language-related ability relatively spared by aging and brain damage. Since narration and singing originally serve as communication media in human society, these faculties may rely on distinct neural systems for social interactions beyond the classical language network. The present study is aimed at analyzing brain imaging data from a broad range of generations, form young to elderly, to elucidate the neural basis shared by narration and singing.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

語りと歌の能力は、失語症や重度認知症においても、しばしば保たれることが知られている。言葉や歌が情報伝達手段として、本質的に社会的な性質を持つことを考えれば、これらの能力は加齢性変化に対して頑健な何らかのメタ言語システムに支えられている可能性がある。高齢者を対象とした従来の研究は、加齢に伴う機能低下を示したものが殆どで、高齢期以降にも発展・保持される高次脳機能についての実証的知見は乏しい。高齢期だけでなく、認知症のような病態においても作動する、これら能力の神経生物学的基盤を明らかにすることで、伝統的に知識・経験の継承において高齢者が担ってきた積極的な役割に関して神経科学的な視点から考察する。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Hopitaux Univ Pitie-Salpetriere(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Aix-Marseille Universite(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Left Amygdala Regulates the Cerebral Reading Network During Fast Emotion Word Processing2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura, K. Inomata, T. Uno, A.
    • Journal Title

      Front Psychol

      Volume: 11 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00001

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neural capacity limits during unconscious semantic processing2018

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura, K. Makuuchi, M. Oga, T. Mizuochi-Endo, T. Iwabuchi, T. Nakajima, Y. Dehaene, S.
    • Journal Title

      Eur J Neurosci

      Volume: 47 Issue: 8 Pages: 929-937

    • DOI

      10.1111/ejn.13890

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Remembering my friends: Medial prefrontal and hippocampal contributions to the self-reference effect on face memories in a social context2017

    • Author(s)
      Yamawaki, R. Nakamura, K. Aso, T. Shigemune, Y. Fukuyama, H. Tsukiura, T.
    • Journal Title

      Hum Brain Mapp

      Volume: 38 Issue: 8 Pages: 4256-4269

    • DOI

      10.1002/hbm.23662

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Phonological memory in sign language relies on the visuomotor neural system outside the left hemisphere language network2017

    • Author(s)
      Kanazawa, Y. Nakamura, K. Ishii, T. Aso, T. Yamazaki, H. Omori, K.
    • Journal Title

      PLoS One

      Volume: 12 Issue: 9 Pages: 0177599-0177599

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0177599

    • NAID

      120006533290

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Stimulus-driven changes in the direction of neural priming during visual word recognition2016

    • Author(s)
      Pas, M., Nakamura, K., Sawamoto, N., Aso, T., Fukuyama, H.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroimage

      Volume: 125 Pages: 428-436

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.10.063

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Left lateral temporal cortex mediates cross-language translation in logographic reading2020

    • Author(s)
      Xiong, K. Takano, K. Makukuchi, M. Kiyama1, S. Nakamura, K.
    • Organizer
      Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2020 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A web-based BCI application with interactive customizing tool for severe paralysis patients and their caregivers2019

    • Author(s)
      Komatsu, T. Takano, K. Nakamura, K.
    • Organizer
      49th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Non-canonical parallel neural pathways for fluent reading2018

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura, K.
    • Organizer
      2nd Annual conference, The Association for Reading and Writing in Asia
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 中途視覚障害者の学習における手書き行動は有効か(第3報)2018

    • Author(s)
      伊藤和之 加藤麦 池田和久 幕内充 水落智美 中村仁洋
    • Organizer
      日本リハビリテーション連携科学学会 第19回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 第2言語の表出・理解の神経基盤:母国語識字能力による神経インパクト2017

    • Author(s)
      Dinh Ha Duy Thuy, Aila Johanna, 中村 仁洋
    • Organizer
      第20回 認知神経心理学研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Hyperactive Sensorimotor Cortex during Speech Perception in Spasmodic Dysphonia2017

    • Author(s)
      Kanazawa, Y. Kishimoto Y. Tateya, I. Nakamura, K. Omori, K.
    • Organizer
      The 21st World Congress of International Federation of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] ブレインサイエンスレビュー2016:無意識的言語認知における処理深度とその脳内機構2016

    • Author(s)
      中村 仁洋
    • Total Pages
      16
    • Publisher
      クバプロ
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-07-20   Modified: 2023-03-08  

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