TY - GEN
T1 - Observation and imitation of nursing actions
T2 - 9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, NI 2006
AU - Shiraishi, Tomoko
AU - Saito, Hirofumi
AU - Ito, Hiroshi
AU - Oi, Misato
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - We used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to study the difference in brain activity among three types of observers (novices, junior-experts (JE), and an expert in the field of nursing) who observed and imitated nursing actions, to assess whether the cerebral processes of action observation and imitation are modulated by the existing expertise and motor-skills repertoire of the observer. Our results suggest that in nursing, expertise in JE and motor-skills repertoire in high-scoring novices enhance their sensibilities in the integration and recognition of somatosensory input in the imitation of nursing actions.
AB - We used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to study the difference in brain activity among three types of observers (novices, junior-experts (JE), and an expert in the field of nursing) who observed and imitated nursing actions, to assess whether the cerebral processes of action observation and imitation are modulated by the existing expertise and motor-skills repertoire of the observer. Our results suggest that in nursing, expertise in JE and motor-skills repertoire in high-scoring novices enhance their sensibilities in the integration and recognition of somatosensory input in the imitation of nursing actions.
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M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17102403
AN - SCOPUS:39049177158
SN - 158603622X
SN - 9781586036225
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 820
EP - 821
BT - Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People - Proceedings of NI 2006
PB - IOS Press
Y2 - 9 June 2006 through 21 June 2006
ER -