2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative Cognitive Research and Establishment of Diagnosis of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder with Reference to Its Attentional Properties
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25285201
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUNAHASHI Shintaro 京都大学, こころの未来研究センター, 教授 (00145830)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 意識・認知・注意 / 発達障害 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study was aimed to unveil the cognitive characteristics of neurodevelopmental disorders in a primate model and human subjects toward the establishment of better diagnosis of the disorders. Near-infrared spectroscopy is a novel technique that has been employed for measurements of cortical activities in human subjects. We were now able to apply this technique to non-human primates, with which direct comparisons between non-human primates and human subjects in terms of brain activities as biomarkers can be accomplished, and thereby aids further understanding of biological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.
In addition, we unveiled that some cognitive deficits suggested to be involved in neurodevelopmental disorders were not caused by primary pathological changes, but secondary to chronic stress, which would be associated with social maladaptation due to their symptoms. This finding substantially contribute on better diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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| Free Research Field |
実験心理学
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