The study of the brain mechanism with Autism to the cognition of visual information

• Project/Area Number: 20791631
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: GOTO Nobue Tohoku University, 病院, 医員 (50396503)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 視覚情報 / 自閉症 / 脳機能 / 適応 / 視覚情報認知

Research Abstract

We provided autistic and normal adults the visual or auditory information, and used NIRS and measured the activity of prefrontal area. Provided only the auditory information, the healthy adults revealed active enhancement in the prefrontal area. The adult with Autism revealed activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal area to the only visual information, and revealed active enhancement in the right dorsolateral prefrontal area with visual and auditory information. So I would suggest that the visual supported information to the people with Autism has a relation to a process of information with their executive function.