2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Using neuroimaging to verify the effectiveness of a perceptual motor learning task in hemiplegic patients after stroke
| Project/Area Number |
21700561
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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 |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kio University |
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Principal Investigator |
MORIOKA Shu Kio University, 健康科学部, 教授 (20388903)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | リハビリテーション / 脳卒中 / 脳機能イメージング |
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| Research Abstract |
This study verified whether a perceptual motor learning task effectively facilitates stabilization of standing balance in old-old and recovery of upper limb function in hemiplegic patients after stroke. Results revealed that standing balance stabilized with better perception of plantar pressure. Results also revealed that recovery of upper limb function is facilitated by better perception of the direction of movement and distance moved by the upper limb on the affected side and perception by skin of the fingers. The task used in this study was found to result in extensive activity in areas of the frontal lobe and parietal lobe. Results suggested that activation of these areas is linked to recovery of function.
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