Central processes of sympathetic nerve responses as communication tools

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500677
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Aichi Medical University (2014-2015); Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: Tsukahara Reiko 愛知医科大学, 公私立大学の部局等, その他 (80227371)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 皮膚交感神経活動 / 交感神経皮膚反応 / 交感神経皮膚血流反応 / 微小神経電図 / 中枢コマンド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aimed at developing a communication system based on skin potential responses and/or skin blood flow responses for people who are severely paralyzed. For this purpose, effects of voluntary contraction of various muscles on sympathetic responses, relationship between EEG event related potentials and different components of sympathetic responses, and occurrence of skin sympathetic nervous bursts by transcranial magnetic stimulation of motor cortex were examined.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション科学・福祉工学