Influence of Music on Steroid Hormones and the Relationship between Receptor Polymorphism and Music Ability: a Pilot Study
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23500258
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
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| Research Institution | Nara University of Education |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKUI Hajime 奈良教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (10199185)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | music / testosterone / androgen receptor / polymorphism / creativity / steroid hormone / 音楽創造性 / AMMA |
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| Research Abstract |
Studies have shown that music confers plasticity to the brain. In a preliminary pilot study, we examined the effect of music listening on steroid hormones and the relationship between steroid hormone receptor polymorphisms and musical ability. Twenty-one subjects (10 males and 11 females) were recruited and divided into musically talented and control groups.
The AMMA scores were higher for the short repeat length-type AR than for the long repeat length-type.Comparisons of AR polymorphisms and T levels before the experiments showed that the T levels were within the low range in the short repeat length-type group and there was a positive relationship with the repeat length, although it was not significant. The AMMA scores were higher for the short repeat length-type AVPR1A (RS1) than for the long repeat length-type, although the differences were not significant.This is the first study of humans to analyze relationships between the AR gene, T levels, and musical ability.
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