Effects of supporters' appropriate approach on cerebral blood flow dynamics and performance

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24700211
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
• Research Institution: Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Science
• Principal Investigator: KAWANO Michihiro 茨城県立医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (00404905)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ポジティブフィードバック / 運動学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study aims to examine the influence of movement tasks on the patient's motor-related brain activation, in order to provide material for discussing supporters' appropriate approach to patients who undergo training. Compared to the group that received non-rated tapping, the one that received high-rate tapping just after exercise tasks were implemented showed that the performance rating was similar to the established standards of tapping movement; this suggested that the latter group might have performed the exercise "better." In addition, motor-related brain activation in both groups was shown by the implementation of tapping movement. Furthermore, new activation was observed at the emotion-related brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and orbital prefrontal cortex in the group that received high-rate tapping.

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