Experimental studies of strength of developmental disorders

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23653316
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: MASATAKA Nobuo 京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (60192746)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: 特別支援研究 / 発達障害 / 認知

Research Abstract

Man meets snake The author reviews recent findings of a series of experimental studies on snake detection in visual search which he himself has undertaken. It reveals that this method as an experimental paradigm is quite useful to investigate anxiety levels of humans whether they are adults or children.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Intensive exposure to narrative in story books as a possibly effective treatment of social perspective-taking inschoolchil dren with autism (2014)
  • Author(s): Tsunemi K, Tamura A, Ogawa S, Isomura T, Ito H, Ida M & Masataka N
  • Journal Title: Front. Psychol Volume: 5(2)
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00002
• [Journal Article] Distinct aging effects for two types of inhibition in older adults : a near-infrared spectroscopy studyon the Simon task and the flanker task (2012)
  • Author(s): Kawai N, Kubo-Kawai N, Kubo K, Terazawa T& Masataka N
  • Journal Title: NeuroReport23 Volume: 14 Pages: 819-824
  • DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283578032
• [Journal Article] Soprano singing in Gibbons (2012)
  • Author(s): Koda H, Nihshimura T, Tokuda I, Oyakawa C, Nihonmatsu T & Masataka N
  • Journal Title: American Journal of Physical Anthropology Volume: 149 Pages: 347-355
  • DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22124
• [Journal Article] Premenstrual enhancement of snake detection in visual search in healthy women (2012)
  • Author(s): Masataka N & Shibasaki M
  • Journal Title: Scientific Reports Volume: 2 Pages: 307
  • DOI: 10.1038/srep00307
• [Journal Article] Visual recognition of age class and preference for infantile features : implications for species -specific vs universal cognitive traits in primates (2012)
  • Author(s): Sato A, Koda H, Lemasson A, Nagumo S & Masataka N
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE Volume: 7(5) Pages: E38387
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038387
• [Journal Article] Enhancement of speech-relevant auditory acuity in absolute pitch possessors (2011)
  • Author(s): Masataka N
  • Journal Title: Front. Psychology Volume: 2 Pages: 101
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00101
• [Journal Article] The influence of color on the snake detection in visual search in young children (2011)
  • Author(s): Hayakawa S, Kawai N & Masataka N
  • Journal Title: Scientific Reports Volume: 1 Pages: 80
  • DOI: 10.1038/srep00080