Progress Report
Protecting children's intellectual curiosity and individuality to realize a dynamic society2. Visualization of the Art Intervention Effects
Progress until FY2025
1. Outline of the project
The aim of this study is to establish objective endocrine and psychophysiological indicators that capture the improvement in mental well-being and social curiosity resulting from artistic activities, with the goal of providing art activities that allow children and adolescents with challenges in social skills and characteristics associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to enhance their sociability while feeling at ease.
- Prepare the field for conducting face-to-face/remote Art Workshop Sessions (AWS) targeting children and begin collecting data on hormonal fluctuations in saliva.
- Develop a wearable small-scale electrocardiogram measurement system.
- Develop a face-to-face detection app and a motion visualization system.
- Initiate heart rate measurement in face-to-face AWS sessions targeting adults and accelerometer measurement using the face-to-face app, and evaluate the implementation protocol.
- Conduct a questionnaire survey on art activities and enhance the content.
2. Outcome so far
<Art Workshop>
Due to the fluctuating impact of COVID-19, in the 2022 fiscal year, measurements were conducted on the changes in concentrations of hormones such as oxytocin and cortisol in saliva during remote AWS sessions. Psychological and behavioral data were obtained through video recordings, questionnaires, and interviews. The measurement points necessary to capture the fluctuations in oxytocin concentration in saliva were confirmed. Analyzing the changes in oxytocin concentration in saliva before the activity, 30 minutes after the activity started, and after the activity ended during children's participation in remote art activities, it was confirmed that children with ASD showed a higher increase in oxytocin concentration compared to typically developing (TD) children.
<Electrocardiogram Measurement Device>
A small wearable electrocardiogram measurement device was developed to remove noise, and a prototype software capable of real-time analysis and display of heart rate and autonomic nervous system indicators during daily life was completed. Measurements were taken for one week during both art activities and daily life to analyze individual fluctuations in autonomic nervous system activity."
<Face-to-face Detection App>
Efforts are being made to continue development aiming to integrate face-to-face data with vital data.
<Motion Visualization System>
Development was conducted for body orientation.
3. Future plans
Based on the research findings, we will organize face-to-face/remote Art Workshop Sessions (AWS) targeting adolescents with ASD characteristics, using optimized art activities. We will analyze the fluctuation values of hormones in saliva, measurement data from the face-to-face detection app and motion visualization system, as well as heart rate variability data, in relation to changes in participant characteristics and satisfaction. We will also examine the usefulness of these indicators in demonstrating the effects of art activities.
(TANANA Saori, GODA Norio: Kanazawa U
KOMAGOME Aiko: Tokyo U of Art
KANKI Teruo: Osaka U)