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2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Study of brain activity during dyspnea for the development of pulmonary rehabilitation to improve emotional distress

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 24500611
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionShowa University

Principal Investigator

IZUMIZAKI Masahiko  昭和大学, 医学部, 教授 (20398697)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) HOMMA Ikuo  昭和大学, 医学部, 名誉教授 (20057079)
MASAOKA Yuri  昭和大学, 医学部, 講師 (70398692)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Keywords呼吸困難 / 情動 / 脳内活動 / 脳波双極子追跡法 / 扁桃体
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated brain areas associated with dyspnea using electroencephalogram dipole (EEG/DT) modeling. We measured EEG and respiration simultaneously during CO2 rebreathing, which induced dyspnea and allowed us to find inspiration-related potentials during dyspnea. Our EEG/DT modeling showed that the left superior frontal and left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) were active during the 100 ms after inspiration onset. In the next 100 ms, the anterior cingulate cortex was activated, followed by the superior frontal and OFC. At 200 ms to 300 ms, dipoles finally converged in the left insula and amygdala. The first component of inspiration-related potentials involved frontal areas that play a role in the intention to inspire and emotional guidance, while the late component incorporated areas related to emotional reaction. Dyspnea with increasing ventilation could involve intentions to continue inspiration, and the perception of dyspnea could be associated with unpleasant emotions.

Free Research Field

呼吸生理学、呼吸器内科学

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Published: 2016-06-03  

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