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Manual movement can enhance the higher brain function related to body recognition

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K10959
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 59030:Physical education, and physical and health education-related
Research InstitutionNagoya Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Wasaka Toshiaki  名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (60390697)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 木田 哲夫  愛知県医療療育総合センター発達障害研究所, 障害システム研究部, 室長 (80419861)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords巧緻的運動 / 手指 / 身体認識 / 脳磁図 / 認知機能
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since the cortical areas that innervating the fingers is wider than those of other body parts, it is assumed that the movement of the fingers activates large cortical network in relation to motor control and higher brain function. In this study, we investigated what kind of finger movement activates the sensorimotor region of the brain, and investigated the effect of that movement on higher brain function.
We found that manipulating an object with fingers could enhance the information processing in sensorimotor areas. Furthermore, this manual movement promoted the higher brain function. The results showed that the reaction time to the image of the finger with movement was significantly reduced, whereas there was no difference in the reaction time with the image of the finger without movement. From these findings, present study clarified that the dexterous movement of the fingers affected on the brain function related to the recognition of the body.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

運動が脳機能に与える影響は注目されており、ジョギングやサイクリングといった全身を用いた持久的運動が認知機能を高めることは一致した見解である。本研究は、全身運動ではなく、局所的な身体運動においても脳機能を高めることができるのかを検討するものである。手指を用いた局所的な運動は、いつでも手軽に行うことが出来るため、小児から高齢者までの幅広い年齢層に対して、高次脳機能を高める新しい神経トレーニング法となる可能性を秘めている。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

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

  • [Journal Article] Dexterous manual movement facilitates information processing in the primary somatosensory cortex: A magnetoencephalographic study2021

    • Author(s)
      Wasaka Toshiaki, Kida Tetsuo, Kakigi Ryusuke
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Neuroscience

      Volume: 54 Issue: 2 Pages: 4638-4648

    • DOI

      10.1111/ejn.15310

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Validation of Kinesthetic Illusion by Ball-Rotation System Which Present Visual and Haptic Stimuli2019

    • Author(s)
      西出圭佑,坂口正道,和坂俊昭
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan

      Volume: 24 Issue: 4 Pages: 413-420

    • DOI

      10.18974/tvrsj.24.4_413

    • NAID

      130007777832

    • ISSN
      1344-011X, 2423-9593
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 手指と脳:体性感覚情報と運動の統合過程2021

    • Author(s)
      和坂俊昭
    • Organizer
      第29回日本運動生理学会大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 手指の巧緻的運動時における一次体感覚野の活動特性2020

    • Author(s)
      和坂俊昭、木田哲夫、柿木隆介
    • Organizer
      第75回日本体力医学会大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 手指運動時おける一次体感覚野の活動促進2019

    • Author(s)
      和坂俊昭,木田哲夫
    • Organizer
      第27回日本運動生理学会大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 経皮的神経電気刺激による把持機能の促進2018

    • Author(s)
      和坂俊昭、安田和正、森田良文
    • Organizer
      第73回日本体力医学会大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 手指運動時における体性感覚誘発脳磁場の変動2018

    • Author(s)
      和坂俊昭、木田哲夫、柿木隆介
    • Organizer
      第48回日本臨床神経生理学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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