2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
How exercise influences mind-body relationship -the function of anterior insular cortex-
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24700637
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Physical education
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| Research Institution | Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
SENSUI Hiroomi 公益財団法人明治安田厚生事業団体力医学研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (30450753)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 運動 / メンタルヘルス / 精神疾患 / 前部島皮質 / fMRI |
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| Research Abstract |
Many studies have reported that exercise improves mental health. However, the mechanisms are still unclear. We hypothesized that the function of anterior insular cortex is associated with the psychological benefit of exercise. Firstly, brain activities during observation of movies which were consisted of body movement expressing emotions were measured by fMRI. The activations of anterior insular cortex were observed. Secondary, how exercise influences anterior insular cortex activity was examined. Statistically significant effect of exercise was not observed. Further study is needed to conclude whether exercise affect anterior insular cortex or not.
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