Development of the exercise program for enhancing antidepressant effect and cognitive function using a video-game exercise

• Project/Area Number: 26350699
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Asia University (2016); Seiwa University (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Higashiura Takuro 亜細亜大学, 国際関係学部, 講師 (50436268)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 金田 健史 白鴎大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (00406232)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: 気分 / 抑うつ / 活気 / 高次認知機能 / 実行機能 / 体感型ビデオゲーム / 認知機能 / 身体運動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A video-game exercise which is common among young people is expected to enhance spontaneous motivation on physical activity. The purpose of this study was development of the exercise program for enhancing antidepressant effect and cognitive function using a exercise.
The vigor scores on the Profile of Mood States and capacity of working memory increased in the following the cycling and video-game exercise (jogging) for 20 min. Thus, it was suggested that video-game exercise for 20 min improved the mood and working memory.