Relationship between the development of self-regulation and brain function in preschool children through social skill training.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730528
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Educational psychology
Research Institution	Tokai Women's University
Principal Investigator	SAITO Yuri 東海学院大学, 人間関係学部, 准教授 (20454291)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Keywords	自己調整機能 / 幼児 / NIRS / SST / 表情
Research Abstract	It is necessary for social scene to have self-regulation, and it develops in infancy. However, little has been discovered about the brain mechanisms. So this study investigated whether processing emotional facial expressions influences frontal brain activation in infancy. And I apply the results to social skill training.