Brain mechanisms of the tactile stimulation Kusuguttai

About This Project

Japan Grant Number
JP22650039 (JGN)
Funding Program
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Funding Organization
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Kakenhi Information

Project/Area Number
22650039
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type
  • Single-year Grants
Review Section / Research Field
  • Integrated Science and Innovative Science > Comprehensive Fields > Informatics > Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
Research Institution
  • University of Tsukuba
Project Period (FY)
2010 〜 2011
Project Status
Completed
Budget Amount*help
3,330,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 3,000,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 330,000 Yen)

Research Abstract

We examined the effects of tactile stimulation of kusuguttai, a kind of touch sensation. We found that the blood flow was changed in the human brain regions corresponding to the precentral and postcentral gyurs when the base of the foot was stimulated by a brush. In addition, the tactile stimulation on the back skin of mice using a brush changed the expression of the serotonin receptors in the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus.

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