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HIGUCHI SHIGEKAZU
 
Organization
Faculty of Design Department of Human Life Design and Science Professor
Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University (Concurrent)
Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences (Concurrent)
Title
Professor
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近い将来、人間を取り巻く環境はどのように変化していくのでしょうか。本研究室では、人間が生物として持つ遺伝的・生理的な特性を理解し、それらの特性が個人の成長や生活環境の違いによってどのような影響を受けるのかに興味を持っています。このような視点で明らかにされる人間の特性は、多様な現代社会に生きる人間にとって、ふさわしい環境やライフスタイルの提案につながると考えています。主な研究テーマは「光と睡眠・生体リズム」「脳と感性」です。
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Research Areas

  • Life Science / Applied anthropology

Degree

  • Ph.D ( 1997.3 Kyushu Institute of Design )

Research History

  • 1997年4月-2006年3月 秋田大学医学部公衆衛生学講座 助手 2006年4月-2007年6月 独立行政法人 労働安全衛生総合研究所 研究員 2007年7月-2009年3月 国立精神・神経センター 精神保健研究所 精神生理部 室長   

Education

  • Kyushu Institute of Design   大学院芸術工学研究科博士後期課程   生活環境専攻

    1994.4 - 1997.3

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  • Kyushu Institute of Design   大学院芸術工学研究科博士前期課程   生活環境専攻

    1992.4 - 1994.3

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  • Kyushu Institute of Design   芸術工学部   工業設計学科

    1988.4 - 1992.3

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    Country:Japan

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme: A study of individual and ethnic differences in light sensitivity of circadian rhythms

    Keyword: circadian rhythm, individual differences, ethnic differences, light sensitivity

    Research period: 2023.4 - 2026.3

  • Research theme: Study on light and circadian rhythm in chldren

    Keyword: Children, Sleep, Circadian rhythm, melatonin, lighting environment

    Research period: 2013.4

  • Research theme: Study on the effects of light on circadian rhythm and melatonin during night work

    Keyword: night work, light, circadian rhythm, melatonin, performance, sleepiness

    Research period: 2010.4

  • Research theme: Study on human mirror neuron system

    Keyword: neuroscience, mirror neuron system

    Research period: 2008.4

Awards

  • 2023年度日本生理人類学会フロンティアミーティング 優秀ポスター賞

    2023.11   日本生理人類学会   上村結芽子, 申㽋敬, 吉岡潤哉, 元村祐貴, 樋口重和:呼吸の変化が恐怖表情の認知活動に与える影響

  • 2023年度日本生理人類学会フロンティアミーティング 優秀ポスター賞

    2023.11   日本生理人類学会   申㽋敬, 海野真乙, 上村結芽子, 元村祐貴, 樋口重和:スマートフォン依存者における依存行為観察時の脳活動

  • 日本睡眠学会第45回定期学術集会・第30回日本時間生物学会学術大会合同大会 優秀演題賞

    2023.9   日本睡眠学会、日本時間生物学会   大橋路弘, 江藤太亮, 高巣とあ希, 元村祐貴, 樋口重和:朝の光によるヒト概日リズムの位相リセットの個人差について -恒常性の観点から-

  • 日本生理人類学会第84回大会 優秀発表賞

    2023.6   日本生理人類学会   今泉一輝, 大橋路弘, 辻村誠一, 樋口重和:メラノプシン網膜神経節細胞への刺激量のみが異なる同一の色温度照明が定常瞳孔反応に及ぼす影響 - silent substitution法を用いて-

  • 日本生理人類学会 論文奨励賞

    2023.3   日本生理人類学会   Michihiro Ohashi, Sang-il Lee, Taisuke Eto, Nobuo Uotsu, Chie Tarumizu, Sayuri Matsuoka, Shinobu Yasuo, Shigekazu Higuchi (2022 August),Intake of l-serine before bedtime prevents the delay of the circadian phase in real life Journal of Physiological Anthropology volume 41, Article number: 31

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Papers

  • ENLIGHT: A consensus checklist for reporting laboratory-based studies on the non-visual effects of light in humans Reviewed International journal

    Manuel Spitschan, Laura Kervezee, Renske Lok, Elise McGlashan, Raymond P. Najjar, Annette E. Allen, Marilyne Andersen, Salvador Bará, Peter Blattner, Christine Blume, Diane B. Boivin, María Ángeles Bonmatí-Carrión, Kai Broszio, Timothy M. Brown, Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa, Jeanne F. Duffy, Taisuke Eto, Erin Flynn-Evans, Steve Fotios, Virginie Gabel, Corrado Garbazza, Gena Glickman, Marijke C. Gordijn, John P. Hanifin, Lauren Hartstein, Michael Herf, Shigekazu Higuchi, Cassie J. Hilditch, Kevin W. Houser, Anya Hurlbert, Monique K. LeBourgeois, Steven Lockley, Robert Lucas, Claudia R.C. Moreno, Mirjam Münch, Ludovic S. Mure, Stuart Peirson, Shadab Rahman, Victoria L. Revell, Roberto G. Rodriguez, Kathryn Roecklein, A. V. Rukmini, John Sammarco, Nayantara Santhi, Luc J.M. Schlangen, Isabel Schöllhorn, Katherine M. Sharkey, Debra J. Skene, Tracey L. Sletten, Karin C.H.J. Smolders, Oliver Stefani, Julia E. Stone, Petteri Teikari, Michael Terman, Khanh Tran Quoc, Kazuo Tsubota, Ljiljana Udovicic, Gilles Vandewalle, Jennifer A. Veitch, CélineVetter, Lisa M. Wu, Johannes Zauner, Jamie Zeitzer

    eBioMedicine   98   2023.12   eISSN:2352-3964

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    Background: There is no consensus on reporting light characteristics in studies investigating non-visual responses to light. This project aimed to develop a reporting checklist for laboratory-based investigations on the impact of light on non-visual physiology. Methods: A four-step modified Delphi process (three questionnaire-based feedback rounds and one face-to-face group discussion) involving international experts was conducted to reach consensus on the items to be included in the checklist. Following the consensus process, the resulting checklist was tested in a pilot phase with independent experts. Findings: An initial list of 61 items related to reporting light-based interventions was condensed to a final checklist containing 25 items, based upon consensus among experts (final n = 60). Nine items were deemed necessary to report regardless of research question or context. A description of each item is provided in the accompanying Explanation and Elaboration (E&E) document. The independent pilot testing phase led to minor textual clarifications in the checklist and E&E document. Interpretation: The ENLIGHT Checklist is the first consensus-based checklist for documenting and reporting ocular light-based interventions for human studies. The implementation of the checklist will enhance the impact of light-based research by ensuring comprehensive documentation, enhancing reproducibility, and enabling data aggregation across studies. Funding: Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study (NETIAS) Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) programme; Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship (Wellcome Trust, 204686/Z/16/Z); Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development VENI fellowship (2020–09150161910128); U.S. Department of Defense Grant (W81XWH-16-1-0223); National University of Singapore (NUHSRO/2022/038/Startup/08); and National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF2022-THE004-0002).

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  • Relationship between Circadian Phase Delay without Morning Light and Phase Advance by Bright Light Exposure the Following Morning Reviewed International journal

    Ohashi, Michihiro, Taisuke Eto, Toaki Takasu, Yuki Motomura, Shigekazu Higuchi

    Clocks & Sleep   5 ( 4 )   615 - 626   2023.10   eISSN:2624-5175

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    Relationship between Circadian Phase Delay without Morning Light and Phase Advance by Bright Light Exposure the Following Morning

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  • Review on age-related differences in non-visual effects of light: melatonin suppression, circadian phase shift and pupillary light reflex in children to older adults Reviewed International journal

    Taisuke Eto, Shigekazu Higuchi

    Journal of Physiological Anthropology   42 ( 1 )   11   2023.6   ISSN:1880-6805 eISSN:1880-6805

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    Review on age-related differences in non-visual effects of light: melatonin suppression, circadian phase shift and pupillary light reflex in children to older adults
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    Physiological effects of light exposure in humans are diverse. Among them, the circadian rhythm phase shift effect in order to maintain a 24-h cycle of the biological clock is referred to as non-visual effects of light collectively with melatonin suppression and pupillary light reflex. The non-visual effects of light may differ depending on age, and clarifying age-related differences in the non-visual effects of light is important for providing appropriate light environments for people of different ages. Therefore, in various research fields, including physiological anthropology, many studies on the effects of age on non-visual functions have been carried out in older people, children and adolescents by comparing the effects with young adults. However, whether the non-visual effects of light vary depending on age and, if so, what factors contribute to the differences have remained unclear. In this review, results of past and recent studies on age-related differences in the non-visual effects of light are presented and discussed in order to provide clues for answering the question of whether non-visual effects of light actually vary depending on age. Some studies, especially studies focusing on older people, have shown age-related differences in non-visual functions including differences in melatonin suppression, circadian phase shift and pupillary light reflex, while other studies have shown no differences. Studies showing age-related differences in the non-visual effects of light have suspected senile constriction and crystalline lens opacity as factors contributing to the differences, while studies showing no age-related differences have suspected the presence of a compensatory mechanism. Some studies in children and adolescents have shown that children’s non-visual functions may be highly sensitive to light, but the studies comparing with other age groups seem to have been limited. In order to study age-related differences in non-visual effects in detail, comparative studies should be conducted using subjects having a wide range of ages and with as much control as possible for intensity, wavelength component, duration, circadian timing, illumination method of light exposure, and other factors (mydriasis or non-mydriasis, cataracts or not in the older adults, etc.).

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  • Circadian phase advances in children during camping life according to the natural light-dark cycle Reviewed International journal

    Taisuke Eto, Shingo Kitamura, Kana Nishimura, Kota Takeoka, Yuki Nishimura, Sang-il Lee, Michihiro Ohashi, Akiko Shikano, Shingo Noi, Shigekazu Higuchi

    Journal of Physiological Anthropology   41 ( 1 )   42   2022.12   ISSN:1880-6805 eISSN:1880-6805

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    Abstract

    Background

    It is known that the circadian rhythm phase in adults can be advanced in a natural light-dark cycle without electrical lighting. However, the effect of advanced sleep-wake timing according to the natural light-dark cycle on children’s circadian phase is unclear. We investigated the effects of approximately 2 weeks of camping life with little access to artificial lighting on children’s circadian phases. We also conducted an exploratory examination on the effects of wake time according to natural sunrise time on the manner of the advance of their circadian phases.

    Methods

    Twenty-one healthy children (mean ± SD age, 10.6 ± 1.4 years) participated in a camping program with wake time (4:00) being earlier than sunrise time (EW condition), and 21 healthy children (10.4 ± 1.1 years) participated in a camping program with wake time (5:00) being almost matched to sunrise time (SW condition). Salivary dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) before the camping program and that after approximately 2 weeks of camping were compared.

    Results

    DLMO was advanced by approximately 2 h after the camping program compared with the circadian phase in daily life in both conditions. In addition, the advances in DLMO were significantly correlated with mid-sleep points before the camp in both conditions (EW: r = 0.72, p < 0.01, SW: r = 0.70, p < 0.01). These correlations mean that the phase advance was greater for the children with delayed sleep habits in daily life. Furthermore, in the EW condition, mean DLMO after the camp (18:09 ± 0:33 h) was earlier than natural sunset time and there was no significant decrease in interindividual variability in DLMO. On the other hand, in the SW condition, mean DLMO after the camp (18:43 ± 0:20 h) matched natural sunset time and interindividual variability in DLMO was significantly lower than that before the camp.

    Conclusions

    Camping with advanced sleep and wake timing under natural sunlight advances children’s circadian phases. However, DLMO earlier than sunset in an early waking condition may lead to large interindividual variability in the circadian rhythm phase.

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  • Intake of l-serine before bedtime prevents the delay of the circadian phase in real life Reviewed International journal

    Michihiro Ohashi, Sang-il Lee, Taisuke Eto, Nobuo Uotsu, Chie Tarumizu, Sayuri Matsuoka, Shinobu Yasuo, Shigekazu Higuchi

    Journal of Physiological Anthropology   41 ( 1 )   31   2022.8   ISSN:1880-6805 eISSN:1880-6805

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    Background

    It has been shown in laboratory experiments using human subjects that ingestion of the non-essential amino acid l-serine before bedtime enhances the advance of circadian phase induced by light exposure the next morning. In the present study, we tested the effect of ingestion of l-serine before bedtime on circadian phase in real life and whether its effect depends on the initial circadian phase.

    Methods

    The subjects were 33 healthy male and female university students and they were divided into an l-serine group (n = 16) and a placebo group (n = 17). This study was conducted in a double-blind manner in autumn and winter. After a baseline period for 1 week, the subjects took 3.0 g of l-serine or a placebo 30 min before bedtime for 2 weeks. Saliva was collected twice a week at home every hour under a dim light condition from 20:00 to 1 h after habitual bedtime. Dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) was used as an index of phase of the circadian rhythm.

    Results

    DLMO after intervention was significantly delayed compared to the baseline DLMO in the placebo group (p = 0.02) but not in the l-serine group. There was a significant difference in the amount of changes in DLMO between the two groups (p = 0.04). There were no significant changes in sleeping habits after intervention in the two groups. There were significant positive correlations between advance of DLMO and DLMO before intervention in the l-serine group (r = 0.53, p < 0.05) and the placebo group (r = 0.69, p < 0.01). There was no significant difference in the slopes of regression lines between the two groups (p = 0.71), but the intercept in the l-serine group was significantly higher than that in the placebo group (p < 0.01). The levels of light exposure were not significantly different between the two groups.

    Conclusions

    Our findings suggest that intake of l-serine before bedtime for multiple days might attenuate the circadian phase delay in the real world and that this effect does not depend on the initial circadian phase.

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    This study is registered with University Hospital Medical Information Network in Japan (UMIN000024435. Registered on October 17, 2016).

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Books

  • 睡眠学の百科事典

    日本睡眠学会(Role:Contributorヒト概日リズムの測定法(pp110-111), 概日リズムの同調機構-光同調(pp 116-117), 睡眠禁止帯(pp126))

    丸善出版  2024.7    ISBN:4621309218

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  • 睡眠学第二版

    日本睡眠学会(編)樋口重和、他多数(Role:Joint author)

    朝倉書店  2020.11 

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    Responsible for pages:第14章 睡眠環境 14.1光環境   Language:Japanese   Book type:Scholarly book

  • 生理人類学-人の理解と日常の課題発見のために-

    安河内朗(編), 岩永光一(編)、樋口重和、他多数(Role:Joint author)

    理工図書  2020.11 

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    Responsible for pages:第2章3 光への適応   Language:Japanese   Book type:Scholarly book

  • 子どもの睡眠ガイドブック-眠りの発達と睡眠障害の理解-

    駒田陽子・井上雄一 編(著者多数)(Role:Joint author)

    朝倉書店  2019.7 

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    Responsible for pages:第2章2.2,光と生体リズム(pp20-26)を担当   Language:Japanese   Book type:Scholarly book

  • Human Variation: From the Laboratory to the Field

    Nicholas Mascie-taylor(編集), Akira Yasukouchi(編集), Stanley Ulijaszek(編集)(Role:Joint author)

    Crc Pr I Llc  2010.3 

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    Responsible for pages:「Human adaptation to natural and artificial light -variation in circadian photosensitivity –」(pp69-84)を担当   Language:English   Book type:Scholarly book

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Presentations

  • 子どもの概日システムの光感受性 Invited

    樋口重和

    日本視覚学会2016年冬季大会  2016.1 

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    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Venue:工学院大学新宿キャンパス(東京都)   Country:Japan  

  • Light and Circadian Rhythms Invited International conference

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    The 11th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2015)  2015.11 

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    Event date: 2015.11

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue:JR Hakata City Building (Fukuoka)   Country:Japan  

  • Effects of Light at Night on Melatonin Suppression and Circadian Phase in Children. Invited International conference

    Higuchi S

    The 12th International Congress of Physiological Anthropology  2015.10 

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    Event date: 2015.10

    Language:English   Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Venue:Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall (Chiba)   Country:Japan  

  • Effects of Imitating Experience on Brain Activities while Observing Images with Implied Motions International conference

    Nishimura Y, Suematsu A, Ikeda Y, Isoda K, Hisanaga I, Kim Y, Higuchi S

    The 12th International Congress of Physiological Anthropology  2015.10 

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    Event date: 2015.10

    Language:English  

    Venue:Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall (Chiba)   Country:Japan  

  • 夜の光と子どもの概日リズム・メラトニン Invited

    樋口重和

    第64回東北公衆衛生学会  2015.7 

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    Event date: 2015.7

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    Venue:秋田県総合保健センター(秋田市)   Country:Japan  

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MISC

  • ipRGCの発見と概日リズム研究の発展

    #江藤太亮, 樋口重和

    日本色彩学会   2021.1

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  • 子どもの睡眠問題と光環境

    樋口重和

    睡眠医療   2017.12

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  • 光のサーカディアンリズムとメラトニン分泌への作用の個人差

    樋口 重和, 李 相逸

    照明学会誌,99(1),20-24   2015.1

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  • 光とヒトのメラトニン抑制

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    日本時間生物学雑誌   2008.5

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  • 光と適応:遺伝子型から表現型へ

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    日本生理人類学会誌   2018.11

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.20718/jjpa.23.4_171

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Industrial property rights

Patent   Number of applications: 1   Number of registrations: 1
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Professional Memberships

  • The Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms

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  • 照明学会

  • 日本産業衛生学会

  • 日本視覚学会

  • 日本感性工学会

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Committee Memberships

  • 日本生理人類学会   Chairman   Domestic

    2023.6 - Present   

  • 日本時間生物学会   Executive   Domestic

    2023.4 - 2025.3   

  • 日本睡眠学会   将来構想委員会  

    2021.9 - Present   

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  • Internatinal Association of Physiological Anthropology   Executive   Foreign country

    2019.9 - 2026.4   

  • 日本生理人類学会 光と生体リズム研究部会   部会長   Domestic

    2019.4 - 2025.4   

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Academic Activities

  • プログラム委員

    日本睡眠学会第49回定期学術集会  ( Japan ) 2024.7

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  • プログラム委員

    日本睡眠学会第48回定期学術集会  ( Japan ) 2023.9

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  • 実行委員

    日本生理人類学会第84回大会  ( Japan ) 2023.6

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  • 実行委員 International contribution

    The 16th International Congress of Physiological Anthropology  ( Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia ) 2023.4 - 2023.10

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  • Screening of academic papers

    Role(s): Peer review

    2023

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:12

    Number of peer-reviewed articles in Japanese journals:0

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Research Projects

  • 睡眠改善の促進妨害要因の解析と集団特性に応じた新たな睡眠教育プログラムの構築

    Grant number:23K25649  2023.4 - 2027.3

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    岡 靖哲, 林 光緒, 樋口 重和, 田村 典久, 古谷 真樹, 高田 律美, 田中 秀樹, 山本 隆一郎, 笹澤 吉明, 綾部 直子

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    日本は小児の睡眠時間が短いことが国際的にも指摘されているなかで,睡眠の問題を早期に見出し睡眠マネジメントを行うことが重要である.成長期の睡眠の問題は心身の発達に重大な影響をもたらすことから睡眠教育が果たす役割は大きい.睡眠改善の効果を高めるためには,地域という枠ではとらえきれない多様な環境要因に即した最適な睡眠改善手法を確立する必要がある.本研究では,国内多地域の調査データを比較・統合できる共通フォーマットに基づいてデータベースを構築し,睡眠改善を促進あるいは妨害する環境要因の解析から,集団特性に応じた睡眠改善プログラムのフォーミュラを構成し実証的に検討することを目的とする.

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  • ヒト概日システムの光感受性の民族差と進化適応に関する研究

    Grant number:23H02569  2023 - 2026

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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  • 子どもの健康睡眠習慣を考慮したスクリーンタイム/グリーンタイムガイドラインの開発

    Grant number:22H00992  2022 - 2026

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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  • 網膜メラノプシン細胞による生体への影響の解明:心理学・生物学・工学の手法を用いて

    Grant number:20H00614  2020 - 2024

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

    辻村 誠一, 樋口 重和, 鯉田 孝和, 沼野 利佳, 橋口 周平, 太田 英伸, 齋藤 真里菜

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    2000年頃、網膜にメラノプシン細胞と呼ばれる新たな光受容器が発見された。メラノプシン細胞は概日リズムや瞳孔の対光反射、明るさの知覚等、様々な影響を生体に与えることが報告されている。研究代表者の辻村はメラノプシン細胞のみを選択的に刺激することが可能な刺激装置を開発し、メラノプシン細胞の生体への機能解明に取り組んでいる。本研究課題では、メラノプシン細胞の生体への影響として、認知プロセス、概日リズムの分子時計、免疫制御機構および脳神経活動について着目し、実験心理学、生物学、工学的手法を用いて包括的に解明することを目指す。

    CiNii Research

  • Practical application of sleep educational program

    Grant number:20H01659  2020 - 2022

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Oka Yasunori

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    We have targeted our research from preschoolers through university students seeing for the most effective and practical sleep education methodology from a multi-disciplinary aspect. Through the education of sleep knowledge and sleep behavior improvement, we have evaluated the effect of continuous sleep education at school practice. Through this process, we have optimized sleep education in lectures, extra-curriculum activity, and internet based education. We have published our result in a special issue in sleep disorders and problems. Sleep habits during COVID-19 was also assessed. Change in sleep habit of children and caregivers, and psychological influence under COVID-19 was discussed under the context of psychological care of the children.

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Class subject

  • インダストリアルデザイン基礎Ⅱ

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • デザインアプローチ

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • 行動生理学(2020年度以降入学者対象)

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • 卒業研究Ⅱ

    2023.10 - 2024.3   Second semester

  • 越境ゼミ(2)

    2023.10 - 2024.3   Second semester

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FD Participation

  • 2023.3   Role:Participation   Title:大学のハラスメント対策と対応

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

  • 2023.2   Role:Participation   Title:より効果的な研究成果の国際発信を目指して

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

  • 2022.2   Role:Participation   Title:インストラクショナルデザイン:教務システム(特にシラバス)と学修効果/学びの質保障の関係

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

  • 2019.10   Role:Participation   Title:留学生に対する授業について

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

  • 2018.7   Role:Participation   Title:異文化共生が創り出す学びの機会を最大限に活かせていますか?

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

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Visiting, concurrent, or part-time lecturers at other universities, institutions, etc.

  • 2024  客員研究員 国立精神・神経医療研究センター  Domestic/International Classification:Japan 

  • 2023  客員研究員 国立精神・神経医療研究センター  Domestic/International Classification:Japan 

  • 2022  客員研究員 国立精神・神経医療研究センター  Domestic/International Classification:Japan 

  • 2021  客員研究員 国立精神・神経医療研究センター  Domestic/International Classification:Japan 

  • 2020  客員研究員 国立精神・神経医療研究センター  Domestic/International Classification:Japan 

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Other educational activity and Special note

  • 2021  Class Teacher  学部

  • 2013  Class Teacher  学部

  • 2012  Class Teacher  学部

  • 2011  Class Teacher  学部

Outline of Social Contribution and International Cooperation activities

  • 睡眠・生体リズムと健康に関する講演の実施。

Social Activities

  • 第30回睡眠健康指導士上級講座

    一般社団法人日本睡眠教育機構  オンライン  2022.10

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    Audience:General, Scientific, Company, Civic organization, Governmental agency

    Type:Seminar, workshop

  • 確認中

    出前授業(宮崎県立宮崎西高等学校)  2022.9

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    Audience:Infants, Schoolchildren, Junior students, High school students

    Type:Seminar, workshop

  • 第26回睡眠健康指導士上級講座

    一般社団法人日本睡眠教育機構  オンライン  2021.7

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    Audience:General, Scientific, Company, Civic organization, Governmental agency

    Type:Seminar, workshop

  • 第25回睡眠健康指導士上級講座

    一般社団法人 日本睡眠教育機構  オンライン  2021.2

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    Audience:General, Scientific, Company, Civic organization, Governmental agency

    Type:Seminar, workshop

  • 光環境と体内時計と健康:ブルーライトの影響

    出前授業(長崎県立佐世保北高等学校)  2019.7

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    Audience:Infants, Schoolchildren, Junior students, High school students

    Type:Seminar, workshop

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Media Coverage

  • 【先端技術】眼の水晶体の濁り、数秒で測定~九大、白内障検査で実用化へ~ Newspaper, magazine

    日経産業新聞  2020.11

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    【先端技術】眼の水晶体の濁り、数秒で測定~九大、白内障検査で実用化へ~

  • 上手な睡眠にはコツがある Newspaper, magazine

    終活読本ソナエ  2020.8

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    上手な睡眠にはコツがある

  • 水晶体の分光特性を4秒で測定 Newspaper, magazine

    Medical Tribune  2020.7

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    水晶体の分光特性を4秒で測定

  • 朝起きは学問の得? Newspaper, magazine

    朝日新聞  2019.1

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    朝起きは学問の得?

  • 夜の照明環境と睡眠や生体リズムの関係について TV or radio program

    NHK あさイチ  2017.10

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    夜の照明環境と睡眠や生体リズムの関係について

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Activities contributing to policy formation, academic promotion, etc.

  • 2018.4 - 2020.3   (社)照明学会 メラノプシン神経節細胞の光符号化に関する研究調査委員会

    メラノプシン神経節細胞の役割の解明と照明環境の関係に関する調査協力

  • 2016.4 - 2018.3   福岡女子大学

    福岡女子大学疫学等研究倫理審査委員会

Travel Abroad

  • 2024.9

    Staying countory name 1:Portugal   Staying institution name 1:University of Porto

    Staying countory name 2:Germany   Staying institution name 2:Technical University of Munich

    Staying countory name 3:Spain   Staying institution name 3:FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre

  • 2024.6

    Staying countory name 1:Czech Republic   Staying institution name 1:Charles University

  • 2023.9

    Staying countory name 1:Malaysia   Staying institution name 1:Universiti Malaysia Sabah

  • 2019.9

    Staying countory name 1:Singapore   Staying institution name 1:National University of Singapore

  • 2019.8

    Staying countory name 1:France   Staying institution name 1:Stem-cell and Brain Research Institute

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