2019 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The role of the frontal cortex, psychological factors associated with student motivation and academic outcomes in Japanese students learning English
| Project/Area Number |
18K03171
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
MCEOWN KRISTOPHE 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 准教授(任期付) (00794306)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WU JING 東京大学, 教養学部, 特任講師 (40794582) [Withdrawn]
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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| Keywords | prefrontal cortex / language processing |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The current research is examining frontal cortex function associated with language processing and outcomes using psychological surveys, neuro-cognitive measures (i.e., STROOP task), and fMRI scans of bilingual Japanese young adults. Questionnaire surveys were collected from 183 participants, data collection for neuro-cognitive measures was obtained from 75 participants and 15 participants completed fMRI data collection. Results obtained from this project are currently being prepared for submission to international peer reviewed scientific journals and for presentation at national and international academic conferences.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Questionnaire surveys were collected from 183 participants, neuro-cognitive measure data were collected from 75 participants, and fMRI data were collected from 15 participants. Analyses of the questionnaire survey and neuro-cognitive measures is complete and data analysis of the fMRI data is currently ongoing. Results obtained from this project are currently being prepared for submission to international peer reviewed scientific journals and for presentation at national and international academic conferences.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Results obtained from this project are currently being prepared for submission to international peer reviewed scientific journals and for presentation at national and international academic conferences in 2021.
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