Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fish consumption and prefrontal function during a cognitive task in male Japanese workers. The study included 208 male workers who underwent medical health examinations 3 months after a change in their work assignment. We measured the...

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Main Authors: Shenghong Pu, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Takeshi Yamada, Hiroshi Matsumura, Katsutoshi Yokoyama, Koichi Kaneko, Yoichi Kurosawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123972
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author Shenghong Pu
Kazuyuki Nakagome
Takeshi Yamada
Hiroshi Matsumura
Katsutoshi Yokoyama
Koichi Kaneko
Yoichi Kurosawa
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description The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fish consumption and prefrontal function during a cognitive task in male Japanese workers. The study included 208 male workers who underwent medical health examinations 3 months after a change in their work assignment. We measured the hemoglobin concentration changes in the prefrontal region during working memory tasks using 52-channel near-infrared spectroscopy. The frequency of fish consumption was calculated on the basis of the subjects' self-reported customary intake frequency over the previous 3 months. A significant positive relationship was observed between fish consumption and left dorsolateral prefrontal function during a working memory task. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between fish consumption and functional cortical activity with an ample sample size, suggesting that fish consumption modulates functional activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
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spelling doaj.art-3c4a108c35604d899d4044a1aa23f2a42022-12-21T18:40:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01104e012397210.1371/journal.pone.0123972Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.Shenghong PuKazuyuki NakagomeTakeshi YamadaHiroshi MatsumuraKatsutoshi YokoyamaKoichi KanekoYoichi KurosawaThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fish consumption and prefrontal function during a cognitive task in male Japanese workers. The study included 208 male workers who underwent medical health examinations 3 months after a change in their work assignment. We measured the hemoglobin concentration changes in the prefrontal region during working memory tasks using 52-channel near-infrared spectroscopy. The frequency of fish consumption was calculated on the basis of the subjects' self-reported customary intake frequency over the previous 3 months. A significant positive relationship was observed between fish consumption and left dorsolateral prefrontal function during a working memory task. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between fish consumption and functional cortical activity with an ample sample size, suggesting that fish consumption modulates functional activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123972
spellingShingle Shenghong Pu
Kazuyuki Nakagome
Takeshi Yamada
Hiroshi Matsumura
Katsutoshi Yokoyama
Koichi Kaneko
Yoichi Kurosawa
Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
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title Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
title_full Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
title_fullStr Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
title_full_unstemmed Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
title_short Association between Fish Consumption and Prefrontal Function during a Cognitive Task in Male Japanese Workers: A Multi-Channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
title_sort association between fish consumption and prefrontal function during a cognitive task in male japanese workers a multi channel near infrared spectroscopy study
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123972
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