2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Brain imaging techniques applied to predict the effects of cognitive training on skill acquisition
Project/Area Number |
17H01758
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Cognitive science
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Research Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
Principal Investigator |
Iwaki Sunao 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 情報・人間工学領域, 副研究部門長 (70356525)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
梅村 浩之 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 情報・人間工学領域, 研究チーム長 (10356587)
熊田 孝恒 京都大学, 情報学研究科, 教授 (70221942)
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Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Keywords | 認知トレーニング / 実行機能 / 視空間処理 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We aimed to elucidate (a) the neural mechanisms underlying the effects of cognitive training on spatial imagery, and (b) the influence of the ability of executive functions on the ability to solve tasks encountered in daily life. The results showed that cognitive training increased the activity of brain regions directly related to that cognitive task, while at the same time it decreased the activities irrelevant to the task execution, indicating that brain network becomes "more efficient". The results also revealed that executive function significantly influences the stability of driving behavior during the take-over performance in highly automated driving.
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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 |
本研究で得られた成果は,日常的に行う認知トレーニングがどのような機序で認知能力を高めるのかという点で,認知機能の加齢による低下に対する認知リハビリテーションの評価方法としての応用が考えられる.また,加齢にともなう実行機能の低下が,自動運転車の利用時の安定性に影響をおよぼすことが示されており,Level 3自動運転の権限移譲のユーザインタフェース設計に認知機能低下への対策が必要であることを示唆している.
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