2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Plasticity of inhibitory function in elderly
| Project/Area Number |
19330150
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUCHIDA Noriaki Ritsumeikan University, 文学部, 教授 (40217328)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIDA Hajime 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (80094085)
OOKAWA Ichiro 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 教授 (90241760)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 認知機能 / 抑制機能 / 可塑性 / 高齢者 / 認知リハビリテーション |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of the present study was to examine the influences that reading aloud and performing simple arithmetic, cognitive and prefrontal function including inhibition, had on elderly dementia patients over a three year period. This was based on findings that these tasks activate the prefrontal lobe. Frontal Assessment Battery at the bedside (FAB), which assessed prefrontal lobe function, and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were given to patients with Alzheimer disease who had regularly been given such tasks. A control group that had not experienced intervention was also given these assessment tests. As a result, three points became clear : (1) improvement in prefrontal lobe function was seen in the learning group, (2) cognitive function maintenance was confirmed in the learning group, and (3) a significant decline in prefrontal lobe function was found in the control group. These results are discussed from the viewpoint of cognitive function activation.
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