Brain mechanism of practical intelligence

• Project/Area Number: 26540064
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Kumada Takatsune 京都大学, 情報学研究科, 教授 (70221942)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 丸山 隆志 東京女子医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (40301543) ; 田村 学 東京女子医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (80453174)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 認知機能 / 前頭葉 / 知能 / 実用性知能 / 脳損傷 / 認知課題 / 脳ネットワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we investigated brain mechanism of practical intelligence, by participation of brain-damaged patients. The practical intelligence serves to solve open-ended problems, which we often encounter in our daily life. First, we developed experimental tasks and a checklist, which is related to difficulties in their daily life. The results showed that different brain regions involved in different cognitive functions, and these deficits in brain and cognitive functions linked to patients’ difficulties in their daily life. Follow-up examination up to 12 months after their onsets of damage revealed that their initial deficits mostly recovered until 6 months, but there still remains decline of cognitive functions and difficulties of daily life.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 脳腫瘍患者の高次脳機能 (2016)
  • Author(s): 熊田孝恒
  • Organizer: ニューロオンコロジーの会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京女子医科大学（東京都、新宿区）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-06
  • Invited