The association of underweight to brain health and cognition in young adult females

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26702030
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kamijo Keita 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 講師 (20508254)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 女性 / やせすぎ / 脳 / 健康 / 学業成績 / 認知機能 / 事象関連脳電位

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the association of underweight to academic achievement (GPA) and higher-order cognitive function, which was assessed by error-related negativity (ERN) of event-related brain potentials, in healthy undergraduate female students. Results indicated that underweight students exhibited lower GPA and smaller ERN amplitude relative to normal weight students, suggesting that being underweight is adversely related to cognitive and brain health. To my knowledge, this is the first study to show the association between underweight and cognitive health in young adult females.

Free Research Field

運動心理学