2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development study of training and evaluation for oral rehabilitation
| Project/Area Number |
20500459
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Dental College |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHINO Kenichi Kyushu Dental College, 歯学部, 准教授 (90201029)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWAGISHI Shigenori 九州歯科大学, 歯学部, 准教授 (20137334)
SHIMODOZONO Megumi 鹿児島大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 准教授 (30325782)
TANAKA Toshiko 九州歯科大学, 歯学部, 助教 (50137337)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | リハビリテーション医学 / 摂食嚥下 / 舌機能 / 可塑性 / 脳 |
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| Research Abstract |
It is well known that the tongue movement plays an important role in feeding and swallowing, and oral rehabilitation often aims at restoring tongue motor function. Recent studies have also shown cortical neruoplasticity in relation to tongue movement training. Thus, we investigated cortical activity during tongue protrusion task by the functional near-infrared spectroscopy, to propose the training and evaluation for oral rehabilitation. Our findings suggest that the visually guided tongue movement may promise to improve the brain function.
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Research Products
(7 results)
