| Budget Amount *help |
¥21,320,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,920,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Investigation of the influence of chewing stimulation on the higher central feeding regulatory system: Attentional bias to food in hunger condition after fasting were analyzed by measuring reaction time to food images and eye movements before and after the following three tasks; chewing on odorless and tasteless gum, actual feeding and no chewing/feeding. Reaction time and eye movement changed significantly before and after chewing on odorless gum and actual feeding, showing a decrease in attentional bias to food. However, no significant differences were found before and after no chewing/feeding.
Elucidation of the difference in neural mechanism involved in masticatory movement between incisal/molar biting: When biting with incisors/molars only, fMRI-electromyogram were measured simultaneously to examine differences in brain activation patterns. The correlation between brain activation and masticatory muscle activity showed reciprocal patterns between incisor/molar teeth biting.
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