An observation of a phenomena "monotonously reading" and a development of analysis method toward a goal of improving deep test for semantic dementia

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21700552
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Tokyo University of Technology
Principal Investigator	OHBA Masato 東京工科大学, 片柳研究所, 研究員 (20386775)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords	意味痴呆 / 掘り下げ検査 / 棒読み
Research Abstract	Generally,"Monotonously Reading" is well known as a indicator of level of interest. This study examines the indicator of a degree of understanding, by the way of sentence reading. Several distinctions like unusual pause or slow speech were observed in the comparison between a group of ST(Speech-language-hearing-Therapist) and a group of students as inexpert. Finally as indicator,"Monotonously Reading" is needed of its redefinition and more investigation for deep test.