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Physical fitness and ability to concentrate: Toward the development of classroom neuroscience

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K19696
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 59:Sports sciences, physical education, health sciences, and related fields
Research InstitutionChukyo University

Principal Investigator

紙上 敬太  中京大学, 教養教育研究院, 准教授 (20508254)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 森田 憲輝  北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (10382540)
石原 暢  神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 助教 (10801631)
Project Period (FY) 2021-07-09 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Keywords子供 / 体力 / 学力 / 集中力 / NIRS / 運動 / 授業態度 / 脳
Outline of Research at the Start

子供の体力と集中力の関係を示した研究は多く報告されている。しかしながら、これらの研究は実験室で認知テストを行わせた際のパフォーマンスや脳活動を評価しているに過ぎない。例えば、「体力の向上により認知テストの反応時間が10 ms短縮した」、「認知テスト中の脳波の大きさが5 μV増大した」などの結果が示されているわけである。このような実験室研究で得られた結果は何を意味するのであろうか?本研究は実験室を飛び出し、実際の授業現場での集中力を、認知神経科学的研究手法を用いて客観的に評価する方法、いわば「Classroom Neuroscience」の確立を目指す。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

子供の運動不足、それに伴う体力の低下が懸念されるようになって久しい。また、経済協力開発機構による学習到達度調査では、2018年に読解力の国際順位が大幅に下がり、日本の子供の学力低下が懸念されている。そのような中、研究代表者らの研究グループは、日本の子供を対象に、体力と学力の変化の縦断関係を検討し、体力の向上と学力の向上が関わっていることを明らかにした(Ishihara et al., 2021, NPJ Sci Learn)。
しかしながら、なぜ体力と学力が関係するのか、その作用機序に関しては不明である。上述した研究代表者らの縦断研究では、学校以外での勉強時間も評価している。その結果、勉強時間の増加により学力は向上するという関係は認められたが、体力の変化と勉強時間の変化は関係していなかった。つまり、「体力の向上 → 勉強時間の増加 → 学力の向上」という関係は成り立たない。残る選択肢は、学校での授業態度の変化になるのではないだろうか。すなわち、「体力の向上 → 授業中の集中力の向上 → 学力の向上」という縦断関係が成り立つ可能性があるのではないかと考えている。しかしながら、授業中の集中力を客観的に評価することは容易ではなく、これまでに体力と授業中の集中力の関係を示した報告はない。そこで本研究では、ウェアラブル脳NIRS(近赤外分光法)を用いた授業中の集中力の評価法、いわば「Classroom Neuroscience」の確立に挑戦する。換言すれば、体力と学力の関係における作用機序の解明を窓口に、実験室を飛び出した実践的な認知神経科学的研究手法の提案を目指す。
令和5年度には、共同研究者と議論を重ね、実験の詳細を決定した。現在、実験準備中であり、準備が整い次第、本実験に移る予定である。

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

4: Progress in research has been delayed.

Reason

新型コロナウイルス感染症の影響で実験を実施できなかったため。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和6年度には実験の準備が整い次第、実験を開始し、これまでの遅れを取り戻すように努める。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Peer Reviewed: 13 results,  Open Access: 8 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Assiut University(エジプト)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Shenzhen University(中国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Basel(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Basel(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Northeastern University/University of North Carolina(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Grip strength, working memory, and emotion perception in middle-aged males2024

    • Author(s)
      Aly Mohamed、Sakamoto Masanori、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Progress in Brain Research

      Volume: -

    • DOI

      10.1016/bs.pbr.2023.12.004

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Being underweight, academic performance and cognitive control in undergraduate women2023

    • Author(s)
      Aly Mohamed、Ishihara Toru、Torii Suguru、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Archives of Women's Mental Health

      Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Pages: 249-258

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00737-023-01410-4

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Balancing academics and athletics: School-level athletes’ results are positively associated with their academic performance2023

    • Author(s)
      Kuroda Yuta、Ishihara Toru、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Trends in Neuroscience and Education

      Volume: 33 Pages: 100210-100210

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.tine.2023.100210

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Association of physical activity and fitness with executive function among preschoolers2023

    • Author(s)
      Luo Xun、Herold Fabian、Ludyga Sebastian、Gerber Markus、Kamijo Keita、Pontifex Matthew B.、Hillman Charles H.、Alderman Bandon L.、Muller Notger G.、Kramer Arthur F.、Ishihara Toru、Song Wook、Zou Liye
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

      Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Pages: 100400-100400

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100400

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Association between aerobic fitness and attentional functions in Egyptian preadolescent children2023

    • Author(s)
      Abdelkarim Osama、Aly Mohamed、ElGyar Noha、Shalaby Amira M.、Kamijo Keita、Woll Alexander、Bos Klaus
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 14

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1172423

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?2023

    • Author(s)
      Zou Liye、Herold Fabian、Ludyga Sebastian、Kamijo Keita、Muller Notger G.、Pontifex Matthew B.、Heath Matthew、Kuwamizu Ryuta、Soya Hideaki、Hillman Charles H.、Ando Soichi、Alderman Brandon L.、Cheval Boris、Kramer Arthur F.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Sport and Health Science

      Volume: 12 Issue: 5 Pages: 568-591

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jshs.2023.04.003

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Association of aerobic fitness and grip strength with cognitive and academic performance in Arab children2023

    • Author(s)
      Aly Mohamed、Hassan Mohamed D.、Hassan Marwa M.、Alibrahim Mohammed、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Progress in Brain Research

      Volume: -

    • DOI

      10.1016/bs.pbr.2023.11.005

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The nervous system as a pathway for exercise to improve social cognition2022

    • Author(s)
      Ludyga S, Ishihara T, Kamijo K
    • Journal Title

      Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

      Volume: 50 Issue: 4 Pages: 203-212

    • DOI

      10.1249/jes.0000000000000300

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Exercise types and working memory components during development2022

    • Author(s)
      Ludyga Sebastian、Gerber Markus、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Trends in Cognitive Sciences

      Volume: 26 Issue: 3 Pages: 191-203

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.tics.2021.12.004

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 身体運動が高める脳力と言葉の力2022

    • Author(s)
      紙上敬太・石原暢
    • Journal Title

      体育の科学

      Volume: 72 Pages: 16-20

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Modality differences in ERP components between somatosensory and auditory Go/No-go paradigms in prepubescent children.2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakata H, Takezawa M, Kamijo K, Shibasaki M
    • Journal Title

      PLoS One

      Volume: 16 Issue: 11 Pages: 0259653-0259653

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0259653

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The effects of acute aerobic exercise on executive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data2021

    • Author(s)
      Ishihara Toru、Drollette Eric S.、Ludyga Sebastian、Hillman Charles H.、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

      Volume: 128 Pages: 258-269

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.06.026

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] How children with neurodevelopmental disorders can benefit from the neurocognitive effects of exercise2021

    • Author(s)
      Ludyga Sebastian、Puhse Uwe、Gerber Markus、Kamijo Keita
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

      Volume: 127 Pages: 514-519

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.039

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Differential effects of changes in cardiorespiratory fitness on worst- and best- school subjects.2021

    • Author(s)
      Ishihara T, Morita N, Nakajima T, Yamatsu K, Okita K, Sagawa M, Kamijo K.
    • Journal Title

      npj Sci Learn

      Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Pages: 8-8

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41539-021-00086-8

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] The moderating role of pre-test performance on the aftereffects of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive performance2023

    • Author(s)
      Kamijo K
    • Organizer
      European College of Sport Science
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 認知機能を鍛えるエクササイ ズ2023

    • Author(s)
      紙上敬太
    • Organizer
      運動生理学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Childhood fitness and cognition: The moderating roles of intra- and inter-individual differences in cognitive and academic performance2022

    • Author(s)
      Kamijo K
    • Organizer
      European College of Sport Science
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Exercise and cognition: The moderating roles of intra- and inter-individual differences in cognitive performance2022

    • Author(s)
      Kamijo K
    • Organizer
      International Congress of Sport Science & Technology
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 一過性運動が認知機能に与える影響 ー運動の種類と実施時間に注目してー2022

    • Author(s)
      紙上敬太
    • Organizer
      日本体力医学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 「文武両道」研究における矛盾とその解決に向けて2021

    • Author(s)
      紙上敬太
    • Organizer
      第76回日本体力医学会大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-07-13   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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