Emotional responsibility and brain mechanism for non-verbal information to preterm infant in NICU.

• Project/Area Number: 19830083
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Tokai Women's University
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Yuri Tokai Women's University, 人間関係学部, 講師 (20454291)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,032,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,720,000、Indirect Cost: ¥312,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,352,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,040,000、Indirect Cost: ¥312,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥680,000)
• Keywords: 未熟児 / 脳機能 / マザリーズ / 脳内処理 / 情緒応答性

Research Abstract

発達初期の乳児にとって表情や声などの非言語的情報を介した養育者との応答的関わり合いは,愛着形成や乳児自身の発達に重要な影響を与える。そこでNICU入院児を対象に,入院により接触経験の少ない母親の声と毎日ケアを担当する看護師の声を聞かせ,それに対する脳活動を測定し,生後の経験や未熟児の脳発達について考察を行った。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Frontal brain activation in premature infants' response to auditory stimuli in neonatal intensive care unit. (2009)
  • Author(s): Saito Y, Fukuhara R, Aoyama S, & Toshima T
  • Journal Title: Early Human Development 85 Pages: 471-474
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Frontal brain activation in premature infants' response to aud itory stimuli in neonatal intensive care unit. (2009)
  • Author(s): Yuri Saito, Rie Fukuhara, Shiori Aoyama, & Tamotsu Toshima.
  • Journal Title: Early Human Development (印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Are female nurses' utterances special stimuli for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit? - The approach to the frontal cerebral blood flow changes using NIRS - (2008)
  • Author(s): Saito Y, Rie Fukuhara, Shiori Aoyama, & Tamotsu Toshima
  • Organizer: 11th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan.
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-05
• [Presentation] Are female nurses' utterances special stimuli for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit? -The approach to the frontal cerebral blood flow changes using NIRS- (2008)
  • Author(s): Yuri Saito, Rie Fukuhara, Shiori Aoyama, & Tamotsu Toshima.
  • Organizer: 11th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health
  • Place of Presentation: パシフイコ横浜(日本)
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-04