Research Activity

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, Science Research Projects

  • A research project for establishing assessments and improving measures of sleep quality utilized in improvement and update of ‘sleep guideline for health promotion 2014’ （Apr/2019 ～ Mar/2021）

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Science Research Projects (KAKEN)

  • Contributions of sleep homeostasis and circadian rhythm on sleep regulation in children (Apr/2017～Mar/2021)
  • A research on the impact of lesions in the subcortical white matter for insomnia pathology (Apr/2019 ～ Mar/2022)
  • Genetic factors and molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders(Apr/2018～Mar/2021)
  • Development of a treatment program based on a cognitive-behavioral approach for delayed sleep?wake phase disorder (Apr/2019 ～ Mar/2022)
  • Investigations into the association between dynamics of brain structural plasticity and mood disorders (Apr/2020 ～ Mar/2022)
  • A research on the association between attentional dysfunctions and delayed sleep phase disorders(Apr/2020 ～ Mar/2023)

In-house Fundings of research Developments for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders

  • Development of clinical path for sleep disorders in consideration of improvements of social function and quality of life with exit strategies （Apr/2018 ～ Mar/2020）
  • Sleep Disorder Center　(Apr/2019 ～ Mar/2020)
  • Development of a data bank for sleep disorders and polysomnographic researches（Apr/2020 ～ Mar/2023）
  • Sleep Disorder Center　(Apr/2020 ～ Mar/2021)

Other Research Projects

  • The role for circadian dynamics of structural and functional neuroplasticity in antidepressant response (Dec/2018~Nov/2019)
  • A Study on the Development of a Group-Sleep Improvement Program by Psychiatric Occupational Therapists (May/2020 ～ Mar/2021)