2025年10月29日

社外の研究者や有識者から多様な視点や最新の知見を得るため、このたび弊社和光本社にて社内講演会「KAIWA」を開催いたしました。

講演者: 

氏名：國松 淳

所属：筑波大学医学医療系・トランスボーダー医学研究センター 助教

Title of the talk: "The Power of Breathing on Cognition”

Abstract:

In practices such as meditation and yoga, consciously regulating one’s breathing helps control mental states. While this effect is familiar to many of us, it has been known primarily through experience, and the underlying scientific mechanisms remain largely unexplored. One major reason for this gap is the lack of animal models capable of performing voluntary breathing under experimental control. Recently, we developed a behavioral paradigm that enables macaque monkeys to perform voluntary breathing, allowing us to investigate the relationship between respiratory control and cognitive functions. In this seminar, I will introduce our recent findings on breathing in relation to movement, speech, and artistic expression, and share the latest insights into how breathing influences the regulation of the mind.