Yuhi Teruko, Kyuta Hiroaki, Mori Hisa-Aki, Murakami Chihiro, Furuhara Kazumi, Okuno Mari, Takahashi Masaki, Fuji Daikei, Higashida Haruhiro
Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
Lumbini Gakuen Ayabe, A Short-Term Therapeutic Institution for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Social Welfare Juridical Corporation Lumbini-en, Ayabe, Kyoto 629-1244, Japan.
Brain Sci. 2017 Nov 16;7(11):152. doi: 10.3390/brainsci7110152.
Many emotionally-disturbed children who have been maltreated and are legally separated from their parents or primary caregivers live in group homes and receive compulsory education. Such institutions provide various special intervention programs. Taiko-ensou, a Japanese style of group drumming, is one such program because playing drums in a group may improve children's emotional well-being. However, evidence for its efficacy has not been well established at the biological level. In this study, we measured salivary levels of oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide associated with social memory and communication, in three conditions (recital, practice, and free sessions) in four classes of school-aged children. Following the sessions, OT concentrations showed changes in various degrees and directions (no change, increases, or decreases). The mean OT concentration changes after each session increased, ranging from 112% to 165%. Plasma OT concentrations were equally sensitive to drum playing in school-aged boys and girls. However, the difference between practice and free play sessions was only significant among elementary school boys aged 8-12 years. The results suggest that younger boys are most responsive to this type of educational music intervention.
许多遭受虐待且在法律上与父母或主要照顾者分离的情绪障碍儿童住在集体之家并接受义务教育。这类机构提供各种特殊干预项目。太鼓演奏，一种日本风格的集体击鼓活动，就是这样一个项目，因为集体击鼓可能会改善儿童的情绪健康。然而，其功效在生物学层面上的证据尚未充分确立。在本研究中，我们测量了四类学龄儿童在三种情况下（演奏会、练习和自由活动时段）唾液中催产素（OT）的水平，催产素是一种与社会记忆和交流相关的神经肽。活动结束后，OT浓度呈现出不同程度和方向的变化（无变化、升高或降低）。每次活动后OT浓度的平均变化有所增加，增幅在112%至165%之间。学龄男孩和女孩的血浆OT浓度对击鼓活动同样敏感。然而，练习和自由活动时段之间的差异仅在8至12岁的小学男生中显著。结果表明，年龄较小的男孩对这类教育性音乐干预反应最为灵敏。
