2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Cohort Study of Higher Brain Function and Motor-Kinesthetic Function in Middle and Old Age People
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14201010
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
実験系心理学
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
HATTA Takeshi Nagoya University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Department of Psychology, Professor, 環境学研究科, 教授 (80030469)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWAGUCHI Jun Nagoya University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Department of Psychology, Professor, 大学院・環境学研究科, 教授 (70152931)
IIDAKA Tetsuya Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dept.Psychiatry, Assoc.Professor, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教授 (70324366)
KARASAWA Kaori Nagoya University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Department of Psychology, Assoc.Professor, 大学院・環境学研究科, 助教授 (50249348)
HASEGAWA Yukiharu Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dept.Psychiatry, Assoc.Professor, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教授 (50208500)
YOSHIZAKI Kazuhito Aichi-Syukutoku University, School of Communication, Professor, コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (80220614)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2005
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| Keywords | Aging and congnition / Prefrontal cortex function / Cohort study / Attention / Memory / Verbal fluency / Handedness / Footedness |
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| Research Abstract |
To examine the relationship between cognitive and motor-kinesthetic function in healthy middle and old people, we participated in the cohort study, which has been conducted for 23 years by Nagoya University Medical School and Fujita Medical Welfare University. We developed the Nagoya University Cognitive Assessment Battery (NU-CAB) as a research group of cognitive psychology and assessed cognitive function (basically, memory, attention and verbal abilities) of 450 to 650 people every year for four years.
Based on the data collected for four years, the followings findings were revealed ;
1).Cognitive abilities that related to prefrontal cortex deteriorate from age around 50 years old in normal healthy people.
2).There are so-called rare-elite survivors who are above 75 years old and they are maintaining proper level of cognitive and motor-kinesthetic function.
3).There are certain relationships between cognitive function and motor-kinesthetic function that suggests strong relation between prefrontal cortex and cerebro-cerebeller connection.
4).There are certain relationships between cognitive function and socio-psychological habits such as drinking, smoking and physical exercise.
5).There are certain relationships between cognitive function and living style such as participation of leisure activities.
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[Journal Article] Effects of the use of cigarettes on the function of frontal lobe in middle and upper middle-aged Japanese adults.2006
Author(s)
Hatta, T., Okumura, M., Nagahara, N., Ito, E., Ito, Y., Aoki, K.
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Journal Title
Psychologia 49
Pages: 1-9
Description
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