Seki Keiko
Mitaka Research Institute of Cognitive Dysfunctions.
Brain Nerve. 2020 Mar;72(3):203-213. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416201509.
The author (hereafter referred to as I) is a speech-language-hearing pathologist and former professor of neuropsychology at Kobe University, who had been engaged in neuropsychological rehabilitation and research of conditions, such as aphasia and unilateral spatial neglect, for 37 years. In July 2009, I experienced right hemispheric infarction in Kobe City, and developed left-sided hemiparesis and various symptoms of cognitive dysfunctions, which was previously my field of expertise. As a neuropsychological rehabilitation expert, I focused my efforts on recovery and I have recovered the majority of my cognitive and neurologic functions. This is my story of recovery from stroke, in which functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of my arithmetic ability are described. I had been an excellent abacus user with brilliant achievements since elementary school. Premorbidly, I could use the right hemisphere of my brain to visualize a clear image of an abacus. However, my ability to visualize the abacus disappeared following the stroke. Two experiments were conducted involving calculation and digit memory tasks using fMRI. This may be the most important aspect of my story. My recovery process for other cognitive deficits is also delineated here.
作者（以下简称“我”）是一名言语-语言-听力病理学家，曾任神户大学神经心理学教授，从事失语症和单侧空间忽视等病症的神经心理学康复及研究工作达37年之久。2009年7月，我在神户市遭遇右半球脑梗死，出现左侧偏瘫及各种认知功能障碍症状，而这些症状此前正是我所擅长的领域。作为一名神经心理学康复专家，我致力于康复训练，现已恢复了大部分认知和神经功能。这是我从中风恢复的经历，其中描述了对我算术能力的功能磁共振成像（fMRI）研究。我从小学起就是一名出色的算盘使用者，成绩斐然。病前，我能够运用右脑在脑海中清晰地浮现出算盘的图像。然而，中风后我脑海中浮现算盘图像的能力消失了。利用fMRI进行了两项涉及计算和数字记忆任务的实验。这或许是我这段经历中最重要的方面。这里还描述了我其他认知缺陷的恢复过程。
