Koizumi Amane, Nagata Osamu, Togawa Morio, Sazi Toshiyuki
Department of Cell Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan; Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki, Japan; Center for Science Communication, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan.
Technical Department, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan.
Neurosci Res. 2014 Jan;78:95-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2013.10.003. Epub 2013 Oct 15.
Neuroscience is an expanding field of science to investigate enigmas of brain and human body function. However, the majority of the public have never had the chance to learn the basics of neuroscience and new knowledge from advanced neuroscience research through hands-on experience. Here, we report that we produced the Muscle Sensor, a simplified electromyography, to promote educational understanding in neuroscience. The Muscle Sensor can detect myoelectric potentials which are filtered and processed as 3-V pulse signals to shine a light bulb and emit beep sounds. With this educational tool, we delivered "On-Site Neuroscience Lectures" in Japanese junior-high schools to facilitate hands-on experience of neuroscientific electrophysiology and to connect their text-book knowledge to advanced neuroscience researches. On-site neuroscience lectures with the Muscle Sensor pave the way for a better understanding of the basics of neuroscience and the latest topics such as how brain-machine-interface technology could help patients with disabilities such as spinal cord injuries.
神经科学是一个不断发展的科学领域，旨在探究大脑和人体功能的奥秘。然而，大多数公众从未有机会通过亲身体验来学习神经科学的基础知识以及先进神经科学研究中的新知识。在此，我们报告称，我们制作了一种简化的肌电图设备——肌肉传感器，以促进对神经科学的教育理解。肌肉传感器能够检测肌电电位，这些电位经过滤波和处理后作为3伏脉冲信号，用于点亮灯泡并发出哔哔声。借助这个教育工具，我们在日本初中开展了“现场神经科学讲座”，以促进神经科学电生理学的亲身体验，并将他们课本上的知识与先进的神经科学研究联系起来。使用肌肉传感器进行的现场神经科学讲座为更好地理解神经科学基础知识以及诸如脑机接口技术如何帮助脊髓损伤等残疾患者等最新话题铺平了道路。
