2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Constructing a system of the quantitative measurement of the human laughter by electromyography (EMG) and an applied study for human health
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23300248
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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 |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HIROSAKI Mayumi 関西大学, 人間健康学部, 助教 (70586304)
MATSUSAKA Takahisa 関西大学, 人間健康学部, 助教 (90444992)
MORITA Ayako 関西大学, 人間健康学部, 助教 (70551315)
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| Research Collaborator |
IKEDA Motohisa 特定非営利活動法人プロジェクトaH, 代表
ITAMURA Hidenori 特定非営利活動法人プロジェクトaH, 理事
IKENOBU Keiko 特定非営利活動法人プロジェクトaH, 理事
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 笑い / 笑い測定システム / 筋電図 / 健康 / 横隔膜 |
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| Research Abstract |
It is said that laughter and smiling have a good effect on human health in late years. In this study, we construct a method for the objective and quantitative measurement of human laughter by electromyography (EMG) of the muscles of the abdomen in order to analyze the laughter's effects on the human body. We examine the relationship between the amount of laughter and the change in the concentration of cortisol in saliva. Although no significant correlation between them has been found in this study, we show an analytical model for investigating quantitatively the relationship between the laughter and human health.
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