Development of a sensitivity cultivation program in art education incorporating cerebrophysiological knowledge

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H03498
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Tadahiko 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 教授 (10313818)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小林 比出代 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 准教授 (10631187) ; 島田 英昭 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 准教授 (20467195) ; 蛭田 直 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 助教 (80548230) ; 臼井 学 国立教育政策研究所, 教育課程研究センター研究開発部, 教育課程調査官 (00739427) ; 木下 博 大阪大学, 健康センター, 名誉教授 (60161535)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 感性 / 芸術教育 / 脳科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Cultivation of sensitivity in art education was investigated by employing cerebrophysiological knowledge and experimental methods. In this study, by defining sensitivity reaction as pleasurable reaction in the brain, changes in oxyhemoglobin (oxy-Hb) level in the cerebral cortex were monitored using near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) in specific experimentally-set situations related to sensitivity cultivation. For example, in an experiment that focused on the changes in oxy-Hb level during the moment when subjects are moved by listening to music, increases in oxy-Hb level were detected in the temporal association area. The possibility of cultivating sensitivity beyond the boundaries of art subjects, such as the presence or absence of background music during art appreciation, was also investigated.

Free Research Field

音楽教育