Presentation 2019-03-06
Evaluation of resting brain activity change in short-term motor learning process using fNIRS
Takumi Karasawa, Toshiki Kusano, Isao Nambu, Yasuhiro Wada,
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Abstract(in English) The resting brain activity is expected to be applied to rehabilitation. functional magnetic resonance imaging study confirmed the influence of motor learning on resting brain activity. In this study, resting brain activity was measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), which can measure brain activity easily. Purpose of this research was to detect and examine the brain activity change at rest from the fNIRS signal in the short-term motor learning process. In the experiment, the subject performed motor learning for sequential finger movements. In addition, brain activity at rest was measured before and after motor learning. Based on the graph theory, brain network characteristics were calculated and evaluated from measured fNIRS signals. Results of the analysis confirmed that the local characteristics of the brain network changed with the motor learning, and the tendency that the number of network hubs after learning increased compared with before learning was also confirmed.
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Keyword(in English) functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy / Resting State Brain Activity / Motor Learning / Graph Theory
Paper # MBE2018-114
Date of Issue 2019-02-25 (MBE)

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Committee NC / MBE
Conference Date 2019/3/4(3days)
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Place (in English) University of Electro Communications
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Chair Yutaka Hirata(Chubu Univ.) / Masaki Kyoso(TCU)
Vice Chair Hayaru Shouno(UEC) / Taishin Nomura(Osaka Univ.)
Secretary Hayaru Shouno(Nagoya Univ.) / Taishin Nomura(NAIST)
Assistant Keiichiro Inagaki(Chubu Univ.) / Takashi Shinozaki(NICT) / Takumi Kobayashi(YNU) / Yasuyuki Suzuki(Osaka Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Neurocomputing / Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Evaluation of resting brain activity change in short-term motor learning process using fNIRS
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Keyword(1) functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Keyword(2) Resting State Brain Activity
Keyword(3) Motor Learning
Keyword(4) Graph Theory
1st Author's Name Takumi Karasawa
1st Author's Affiliation Nagaoka University of Technology(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
2nd Author's Name Toshiki Kusano
2nd Author's Affiliation Nagaoka University of Technology(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
3rd Author's Name Isao Nambu
3rd Author's Affiliation Nagaoka University of Technology(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
4th Author's Name Yasuhiro Wada
4th Author's Affiliation Nagaoka University of Technology(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
Date 2019-03-06
Paper # MBE2018-114
Volume (vol) vol.118
Number (no) MBE-469
Page pp.pp.141-146(MBE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2019-02-25 (MBE)