| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
森 周司 九州大学, システム情報科学研究院, 教授 (10239600)
樋口 貴広 首都大学東京, 人間健康科学研究科, 教授 (30433171)
寺本 渉 熊本大学, 文学部, 准教授 (30509089)
山田 実 筑波大学, 人間総合科学研究科, 准教授 (30525572)
池田 学 熊本大学, 大学院生命科学研究部(医), 教授 (60284395)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥42,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥32,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥9,780,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to obtain useful knowledge about how bodily activities help prevent the cognitive decline in old ages. (1) Multisensory integration between visual and tactile information (the extent of peripersonal space) was enhanced in older adults, and those with poorer motor function showed more extended peripersonal space. (2)In brain activation data for visual working memory, older adults with poorer gait control showed increased prefrontal activities and decreased subcortical activities. (3) The effects of 3-month multitask exercise (cognitive + physical) was examined as a randomized control trial. Brain activation data revealed a decreased activation in the prefrontal cortex only for the exercise group. This intervention effect was consistent with the cross-sectional results mentioned above.
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