| Budget Amount *help |
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study was aimed to unveil the cognitive characteristics of neurodevelopmental disorders in a primate model and human subjects toward the establishment of better diagnosis of the disorders. Near-infrared spectroscopy is a novel technique that has been employed for measurements of cortical activities in human subjects. We were now able to apply this technique to non-human primates, with which direct comparisons between non-human primates and human subjects in terms of brain activities as biomarkers can be accomplished, and thereby aids further understanding of biological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.
In addition, we unveiled that some cognitive deficits suggested to be involved in neurodevelopmental disorders were not caused by primary pathological changes, but secondary to chronic stress, which would be associated with social maladaptation due to their symptoms. This finding substantially contribute on better diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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