2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effect of biting on short-term memory
| Project/Area Number |
24792002
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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 |
Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAMURA Yuko 九州大学, 歯学研究科(研究院), 助教 (00610023)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 咀嚼運動 / 手指運動 / 短期記憶 |
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| Research Abstract |
Previous research suggests that biting has the effect to enhance short-term memory. This study intends to examine the effect of biting on creating short-term memory using fMRI. To examine the effect of biting on creating short-term memory, we compared the percentage of correct answers of short-term memory test and that of the test that was performed after biting or finger-tapping. The percentage of correct answers of short-term memory test that was performed after biting or finger-tapping were higher than that of short-term memory test. Additionally, the percentage of correct answers of short-term memory test that was performed after biting was higher than that of the test performed after finger-tapping. This result suggested that biting has the effect to enhance creating short-term memory. This study would indicate that improving the function of biting might help to create short-term memory.
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