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Mechanism of Facial Recognition in Patients with Williams Syndrome

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17591134
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Pediatrics
Research InstitutionInstitute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center

Principal Investigator

NAKAMURA Miho  Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Institute for Developmental Research, functioning science, senior researcher (70291945)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) WATANABE Shoko  National Institute for Physiological Science, Department of sensory-motor integration, assistant professor (00321612)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
KeywordsWilliams syndrome / face / face inversion effects / MEG(magneto-encephalography) / ERP(event related potentials / 脳磁場反応 / 事象関連電位 / 視空間認知 / 脳波 / MEG
Research Abstract

Williams syndrome(WS) in known for its peaks and valleys of its cognitive abilities with excessive visuo-spatial disability. This is considered to be due to the severe dysfunction in dorsal pathway of the visual system while the functions of the ventral pathway are relatively preserved. Facial recognition is considered to be one of the typical function of the ventral pathway and has been considered to be relatively preserved in patients with WS. However recent research has revealed that the face inversion effects(FIE ; increasing difficulty in determining people's faces when they are inverted or delay in response time when observing inverted faces) usually observed with typically developing adults were not confirmed in some patients with WS.
In this report we investigated if the FIE is present in patients with WS, if the development of face inversion effects are different from typically developing people and if there are some factors influencing the emergence of FIE.
Five patients with W … More S were investigated using MEG of ERP methods and were compared with the results of age-matched typically developing people. This neurophysiological investigation revealed that the FIE were absent in most of the patients. However, one patient at the age of 14 showed FIE and the neuropysiological data were not significantly different from those of TD. And another eleven years old boy did not show significant difference with the age matched TD though FIE was absent.
The factors that differentiate those with and without FIE were then investigated by reexamining the longitudinal medical or psychological follow-up data of the participants. The only factor with the one with FIE or those who did not show significant difference from the age matched TD group was the better development in 3D copying tasks, which is one of the function of dorsal pathway of the visual system.
The finding suggest that the at least part of the functional development of ventral pathway may correlate with that of dorsal pathway and might shed lights on clarifying re relationship of the two pathways. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2007 2006 Other

All Journal Article (14 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (7 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Neural activation to upright and inverted faces in infants measured by near infrared spectroscopy.2007

    • Author(s)
      Otsuka Y, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroimage 34(1)

      Pages: 399-406

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 脳波と脳磁図を用いた顔認知機構の解明2007

    • Author(s)
      柿木隆介, 他
    • Journal Title

      神経心理学 23

      Pages: 113-123

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Neural activation to upright and inverted faces in infants measured by near infrared spectroscopy.2007

    • Author(s)
      Otsuka Y, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroimage 34

      Pages: 399-406

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Neural activation to upright and inverted faces in infants measured by near infrared spectroscopy.2007

    • Author(s)
      Otsuka Y, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroimage. 34

      Pages: 399-406

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The MEG response to upright and inverted face stimuli in a patient with Williams syndrome.2006

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura M, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Pediatric Neurology 34

      Pages: 412-4

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Human MT/V5 activity on viewing eye gaze changes in others:A magnetoencephalographic study.2006

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe S, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Brain Research 1092(1)

      Pages: 152-60

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Priority of face perception during subliminal stimulation using a new color-opponent flicker stimulation.2006

    • Author(s)
      Hoshiyama M, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Neurosci.Lett. 402(1-2)

      Pages: 57-61

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Human MT/V5 activity on viewing eye gaze changes in others : A magnetoencephalographic study.2006

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe S, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Brian Research 1092

      Pages: 152-60

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Priority of face perception during subliminal stimulation using a new color-opponent flicker stimulation.2006

    • Author(s)
      Hoshiyama M, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Neurosci. Lett. 402(1-2)

      Pages: 57-61

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The MEG response to upright and inverted face stimuli in a patient with Williams syndrome.2006

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura M et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pediatric Neurology 34

      Pages: 412-4

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Human MT/V5 activity on viewing eye gaze changes in others : A magnetoencephalographic study.2006

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe S et al.
    • Journal Title

      Brain Research 1092(1)

      Pages: 152-60

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Priority of face perception during subliminal stimulation using a new color-opponent flicker stimulation.2006

    • Author(s)
      Hoshiyama M et al.
    • Journal Title

      Neurosci Lett. 402(1-2)

      Pages: 57-61

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Neural activation to upright and inverted faces in infants measured by near infrared spectroscopy.2006

    • Author(s)
      Otsuka Y et al.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroimage 34(1)

      Pages: 399-406

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The MEG response to face stimulation in a patient with Williams syndrome2006

    • Author(s)
      Miho Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Pediatric Neurology In press

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] シンポジウム「脳科学と教育:顔認知メカニズム」6.ウィリアムズ症候群における正立顔、倒立顔に対する反応2007

    • Author(s)
      中村みほ
    • Organizer
      第12回日本顔学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-30
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 教育講演:ウィリアムズ症候群の認知機能2007

    • Author(s)
      中村みほ
    • Organizer
      第22回日本生体磁気学会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡崎,愛知
    • Year and Date
      2007-06-23
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] ウィリアムズ症候群における顔認知2007

    • Author(s)
      中村みほ, 他
    • Organizer
      第49回日本小児神経学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Developmental changes of Visuo-spatial Abilities in patients with Williams Syndrome-influence on copying Japanese semantic Character,Kanji-2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura M, et. al.
    • Organizer
      The 48th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Research.
    • Place of Presentation
      Czech Republic
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Developmental changes of Visuo-spatial Abilities in patients with Williams Syndrome- influence on copying Japanese seman tic Character, Kanji-2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura M., et. al.
    • Organizer
      The 48th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Research.
    • Place of Presentation
      Czech Republic
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Developmental changes of Visuo-spatial Abilities in patients with Williams Syndrome-influence on copying Japanese semantic Character, Kanji-2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura M, et. al.
    • Organizer
      The 48th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Research.
    • Place of Presentation
      Czech Republic
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ウィリアムズ症候群における初期の言語発達と社会性の発達2006

    • Author(s)
      中村みほ, 他
    • Organizer
      第48回日本小児神経学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      浦安、千葉
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Remarks] 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

    • URL

      http://www.inst-hsc.jp/d-funcsci/theme04.html

    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.inst-hsc.jp/d-funcsci/theme04.html

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report

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

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