Effects of supporters' appropriate approach on cerebral blood flow dynamics and performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24700211
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
Research Institution	Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Science
Principal Investigator	KAWANO Michihiro 茨城県立医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (00404905)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	ポジティブフィードバック / 運動学習 / 報酬系 / 情動系 / 運動パフォーマンス / 脳血流動態 / 無
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The study aims to examine the influence of movement tasks on the patient's motor-related brain activation, in order to provide material for discussing supporters' appropriate approach to patients who undergo training. Compared to the group that received non-rated tapping, the one that received high-rate tapping just after exercise tasks were implemented showed that the performance rating was similar to the established standards of tapping movement; this suggested that the latter group might have performed the exercise "better." In addition, motor-related brain activation in both groups was shown by the implementation of tapping movement. Furthermore, new activation was observed at the emotion-related brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and orbital prefrontal cortex in the group that received high-rate tapping.