International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Miki Tsuruha

Publications

• Research Article
  Direction-Selective Activation in the Prefrontal Cortex through a Visually Guided Tongue Protrusion Task
  Author(s): Kenichi Yoshino and Miki TsuruhaKenichi Yoshino and Miki Tsuruha
  
  Background: Because the rehabilitation of proper of eating and swallowing is important, the motor function of tongue has been highly studied due to its role in these processes. In addition, the previous studies have reported that the plasticity in the primary motor cortex and the primary somatosensory cortex are induced by tongue-task training. Objective: This pilot study aimed to verify the possibility of neuroplasticity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) by the visually guided direction-selective tongue-protrusion task (VD task). Method: Cortical activities were measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy, while the subjects performed the VD task and other tasks. Results: The direction-selective activation of the PFC was found in all subjects performed the VD task. Con.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000220

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