Age-related changes in brain regional activity during chewing: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 657-660

  Onozuka, M ^a   Fujita, M ^a   Watanabe, K ^a   Hirano, Y ^b   Niwa, M ^c   Nishiyama, K ^d   Saito, S ^e  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Yoro Central Hospital   (Japan)

^d KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e Business Center for Academic Societies of Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain activation; fMRI; Gum chewing; Human

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CHEWING GUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHEWING GUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS;

EID: 0041384412     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910308200817     Document Type: Article

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