2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Fundamental study on emotional activity and rehabilitation effect
| Project/Area Number |
20700200
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
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| Research Institution | Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Science |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWANO Michihiro Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Science, 保健医療学部, 助教 (00404905)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 運動学習 / fMRI / 特性不安 |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated effects of trait anxiety on motor learning performance which is a form of rehabilitation effect. The analysis was conducted using brain function images such as fMRI and motor performance analysis. As a result, the lower trait anxiety participants showed better achievement in a motor performance task (picking up a small grain from a small hole using the fifth finger of non-dominant hand). This was confirmed in parallel with remarkable convergence from the motor-related areas. In addition to that, the intraparietal sulcus cortex which is related to ability to concentrate was activated in the participants.
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