2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Neurobiological basis of development of Japanese reading and writing
Project/Area Number |
16K13065
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Childhood science (childhood environment science)
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Research Institution | Tohoku University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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Keywords | 読みの発達 / 日本語 / 安静時脳結合 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Relationship between reading scores (Hiragana fluency and Kanji accuracy) and resting-state functional connectivity were examined in Japanese children. Dissociated neural network for Kana and Kanji were detected.
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Free Research Field |
認知神経科学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
ひらがなと漢字の習得・習熟に異なるメカニズムが必要であり、かつ、それぞれ複数の機能が関わった複雑な処理であることを示した。2つの文字体系を習得する日本語話者の子どもは、多くの脳機能を有機的に制御することが求められており、その習熟の困難さには適切な対応、教育が必要であると考えられる。
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