Clarification of neural processes in thermal stimulation. A MEG study.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350633
• 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: Niigata University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: soma toshio 新潟医療福祉大学, 医療技術学部, 准教授 (40339974)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 脳磁図 / 体性感覚 / 温熱刺激 / 半導体レーザー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Injuries to the central and peripheral nerves will impair the body's inherent sensation. In the clinical setting of rehabilitation, there is no established method or device for evaluating the temperature sensation of the skin in the clinical setting of rehabilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to prototype a device for evaluating the temperature sensation to the skin using a semiconductor laser device. As a result, laser irradiation on the skin is considered as one of effective evaluation means because there is no physical tactile stimulation on the skin.

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