APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Development of Mental Rotation Training System to Alleviate Depression / Anxiety
- Oshiyama Chiaki
National Institute of Advance Industrial Science And Technology - Miwa Hiroyasu
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - Nishimura Takuichi
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Abstract
The parietal lobe, activated by mental rotation, is involved in alleviating anxiety and depression. There is a possibility of improving depression and anxiety tendency when mental rotation training is conducted. In our studies, 61 university students performed mental rotation training for 2 weeks. There were reduce the degree of depression.
Cognitive Neuroscience