Mitsuaki Ohta
Biographic Data
| ID | 143111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitsuaki Ohta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitsuaki |
| FAMILY NAME | Ohta |
| SIGNATURE | OHTA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2384-0320 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Health Benefits of Visiting a Zoo, Park, and Aquarium for Older Japanese
In Japan, older people are expected to comprise 30% of the population as early as 2025. We hypothesized that visiting a zoo or aquarium might be good for their health, compared with visiting a nearby park. We conducted two studies with older Japanese participants to compare the psychological and physical effects of visiting a zoo or aquarium with those of visiting a park. In these studies, we administered the Profile of Mood States-Brief question…
The Effects of Touching and Stroking a Cat on the Inferior Frontal Gyrus in People
Our study evaluated the effects on the prefrontal cortex, especially the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), of people when touching and stroking a real or soft toy cat, using functional near infrared spectroscopy. Thirty under-graduate students (10 males, 20 females) were recruited and performed three tactile tasks with a real cat and a soft toy cat using their right hand. They also filled in the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM), to measure their emotion…
Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds
Gaze into my eyes Humans bond emotionally as we gaze into each other's eyes—a process mediated by the hormone oxytocin. Nagasawa et al. show that such gaze-mediated bonding also exists between us and our closest animal companions, dogs (see the Perspective by MacLean and Hare). They found that mutual gazing increased oxytocin levels, and sniffing oxytocin increased gazing in dogs, an effect that transferred to their owners. Wolves, who rarely eng…
Acoustic Signals of a Dog and Cat Induce Hemodynamic Responses within the Human Brain
The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of the human frontal cortex when listening to cat meows and dog barks, accompanied with a non-verbal pictorial using an affective rating system that assesses the dimensions of valence and arousal. Each participant (24 students; 12 females and 12 males) sat individually in the middle of a room and listened to the sounds (cat meows, dog barks, and the sound of a train) through ceiling-mounted…
The Effects of Touching and Stroking a Cat on the Inferior Frontal Gyrus in People
Our study evaluated the effects on the prefrontal cortex, especially the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), of people when touching and stroking a real or soft toy cat, using functional near infrared spectroscopy. Thirty under-graduate students (10 males, 20 females) were recruited and performed three tactile tasks with a real cat and a soft toy cat using their right hand. They also filled in the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM), to measure their emotion…
Acoustic Signals of a Dog and Cat Induce Hemodynamic Responses within the Human Brain
The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of the human frontal cortex when listening to cat meows and dog barks, accompanied with a non-verbal pictorial using an affective rating system that assesses the dimensions of valence and arousal. Each participant (24 students; 12 females and 12 males) sat individually in the middle of a room and listened to the sounds (cat meows, dog barks, and the sound of a train) through ceiling-mounted…
Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds
Gaze into my eyes Humans bond emotionally as we gaze into each other's eyes—a process mediated by the hormone oxytocin. Nagasawa et al. show that such gaze-mediated bonding also exists between us and our closest animal companions, dogs (see the Perspective by MacLean and Hare). They found that mutual gazing increased oxytocin levels, and sniffing oxytocin increased gazing in dogs, an effect that transferred to their owners. Wolves, who rarely eng…
The Effects of Touching and Stroking a Cat on the Inferior Frontal Gyrus in People
Our study evaluated the effects on the prefrontal cortex, especially the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), of people when touching and stroking a real or soft toy cat, using functional near infrared spectroscopy. Thirty under-graduate students (10 males, 20 females) were recruited and performed three tactile tasks with a real cat and a soft toy cat using their right hand. They also filled in the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM), to measure their emotion…
The Health Benefits of Visiting a Zoo, Park, and Aquarium for Older Japanese
In Japan, older people are expected to comprise 30% of the population as early as 2025. We hypothesized that visiting a zoo or aquarium might be good for their health, compared with visiting a nearby park. We conducted two studies with older Japanese participants to compare the psychological and physical effects of visiting a zoo or aquarium with those of visiting a park. In these studies, we administered the Profile of Mood States-Brief question…
Psychology (4 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (3 works) · Audiology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (2 works) · Prefrontal cortex (2 works)