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Development of an effective spaced learning method for edentulous patients

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17390518
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 補綴理工系歯学
Research InstitutionOKAYAMA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MINAGI Shogo  Okayama Univ., Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (80190693)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HARA Tetsuya  Okayama Univ., Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教授 (60238160)
KINUTA Yoshihiro  Okayama Univ., Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Professor, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 助手 (50314696)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥6,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000)
Keywordsmemory / activity / spaced learning / hippocampus / maze / rat
Research Abstract

The purpose of the present study was (1) to investigate the changes in spatial learning and memory by tooth loss and occlusal rehabilitation with denture prosthesis, (2) to reveal the effectiveness of theory of spaced learning to the memory. Male Wistar rats were trained on working memory task for 20 days on 8-arm radial maze. After habitation trial, the massed learning group received 8 trials every 5 days. On the contrary, the trial was received twice every 5, 10, 15, and 20 days in the spaced learning group. All groups received the last trial to evaluate the loss of a spatial memory 20 days after these trials. The total number of errors and the time taken to finish the trial were analyzed by ANOVA. Following completion of these behavioral tests, histological investigation was carried out by pyramidal cell count of tissue samples (Nissl staining).
The massed learning showed significant increase of the number of errors between the eighth and ninth task, but spaced learning didn't show the decrease of the memory. In the ninth task of massed learning groups, hypomnesia progressed in toothless group compared to the other groups. The time was showing a tendency to rise as time passed. The number of hippocampus pyramidal cells in CA1 and CA4 region decreased in order of control, occlusal rehabilitation and toothless groups.In conclusion, tooth loss progressed the decline of the spatial memory, and the occlusal rehabilitation recovered the memory. And it was indicated that the spaced learning would elude the loss of spatial memory compared with massed learning.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Journal Article (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 歯の喪失ならびに咬合回復が記憶の忘却に及ぼす影響に関する行動学的研究

    • Author(s)
      黒住明正, 原 哲也, 島津千恵, 皆木省吾
    • Journal Title

      日本老年歯科医学会雑誌

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Behavioral Effect of Tooth Loss and Occlusal Rehabilitation on the Loss of Spatial Memory

    • Author(s)
      KUROZUMI Akimasa
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Gerodontology

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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