2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development study for oral rehabilitation with plasticity of the prefrontal cortex
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23500606
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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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 |
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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) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 脳 / 可塑性 / 近赤外分光法 / リハビリテーション / 舌 / 方向選択性 |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated prefrontal cortical activity during visual guided tongue movement tasks by the functional near-infrared spectroscopy in 12 subjects. Same subject performed three tasks with same visual cue sequence as follows, the direction selective task that required 4 direction tongue movements, the tongue protrusion task that required only forward tongue movement, and control task that required no tongue movement.
In all subjects, the prefrontal cortex was activated during the direction selective task. The activity during this task was recorded stronger and in wider region than these during the tongue protrusion task and control task. These findings suggest the direction selective tongue movements by visual stimulation may improve not only sensorimotor function but also the higher brain function involvement in cognitive function.
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Research Products
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