中部学院大学・中部学院大学短期大学部 教員業績
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ミカミ アキチカ
MIKAMI Akichika
三上 章允 所属 看護リハビリテーション学部 理学療法学科 職種 教授 |
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言語種別 | 英語 |
発行・発表の年月 | 2011/01 |
形態種別 | 学会機関誌 |
査読 | 査読あり |
標題 | Book review: Olivier Walusinski (eds). The Mystery of Yawning in Physiology and Disease. Karger, Basel, 2010, 159pp |
執筆形態 | 単著 |
掲載誌名 | Primates |
巻・号・頁 | 52(1),pp.87-99 |
概要 | As seen in the chapters of this book, yawning has many aspects and it is very complex. We need to try various approaches to study yawing. I will suggest several points for future research on yawning. Yawning can be seen in all vertebrates and can be seen at the gestational age. Neural structures involved in yawning may be subcortical systems including the hypothalamus. Thus, yawning is phylogenetically and ontogenetically old behavior. However, in this book, direct comparison of yawning behavior among vertebrates is missing. I believe that it is important to study primitive vertebrates, for example reptiles. The primitive vertebrates could be a good target to study the core neural structures and the original function of yawning. |