Biomedical subjects

T Koyazu

Publications and source records attributed to T Koyazu.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

[Feeling of time gap (FOG) in event memory].

When we remember or hear the time of a past event, we sometimes say "It has passed only ... month", or "It has already passed ... month". Our subjective elapsed time could be elastic and often different from the objective elapsed time. This difference causes time gap feeling. In this study, we named this feeling FOG (feeling of time gap) and investigated some factors which would cause FOG. For 32 news events, 31 subjects estimated FOG and characteristics of the events (e.g., memory trace, vividness, frequency of recall, affect, etc.). Results have shown that (1) the older, more affective and more flash memories tend to cause FOG, and (2) even if we know the exact time of events, we sometimes feel FOG.

Adult↗

PubMed1998

[Prospective memory and its theoretical considerations].

Prospective memory involves memory for future intentions in our everyday lives and it is one of the hot topics in current memory research. We reexamined what is prospective memory and discussed how intentions had been conceived of in the history of psychology. We emphasize the necessity of classifying a form of remembering intentions into the self-initiated existence-remembrance and its content-remembrance. Many studies on prospective memory in recent decades were reviewed with respect to the following perspectives: (1) how intentions are recollected, (2) what is remembering intentions based on, (3) how we attempt to avoid forgetting to do things, and (4) what is neuropsychological mechanism of remembering intentions. Requirements for experimental research on prospective memory are summarized and future directions are discussed.

Aging↗

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Effect of dental drawings and coloring on attitudes of child patients.

Young children can feel great anxiety and/or fear when facing their dental examination and treatment, and may refuse to be examined. To help children overcome these emotions, we originated a method called "Dental Drawings and Coloring". We investigated whether the new method might be effective for 207 children between the ages of two and four who had completed treatment and had returned for their first check-up, about three months later. Results showed that using the method of "Dental Drawings and Coloring" worked fairly effectively in alleviating their anxiety and fear.

Anxiety↗