Elderly Body Movement Alteration at 2nd Experience of Digital Art Installation with Cognitive and Motivation Scores

Abstract

The prevalence of advanced medical treatment has led to global population aging, resulting in increased numbers of dementia patients. One of the most intractable symptoms of dementia is apathy, or lack of interest and enthusiasm, which can accompany memory and cognitive deterioration. Development of a novel method to ameliorate apathy is desirable. In this feasibility trial, we propose a series of digital art installations as a candidate dementia intervention approach. Seven, three-minute scenes of digital images and sounds were presented to visitors either passively or in response to their reactions (motion and sound). We evaluated the potential of this application as an intervention against apathy in an elderly living home. We collected the dementia global standard Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and questionnaire scores of sensory pleasure and motivation along with behavioral motion data in twenty participants. We further compared responses between the first and second experiences in the thirteen participants that were present for both days. Overall, we found a significant increase in participants’ motivation. In these subjects, head and right hand motion increased over different scenes and MMSE degrees, but was most significant during passive scenes. Despite a small number of subjects and limited evaluations, this new digital art technology holds promise as an apathy intervention in the elderly and can be improved with use of wearable motion sensors.

A Susceptible Period of Photic Day-Night Rhythm Loss in Common Marmoset Social Behavior Development

“…We explored the effects of photic environmental rhythm loss among non-human primates and analyzed its effect on their social development by utilizing methods involving social affective states and visualization based on digitized behavior under a particular social context, BOUQUET ( Senoo et al, 2011 ; Koshiba et al, 2013a , b , c , d , 2015 ; Karino et al, 2020 ; Tao et al, 2020 ). To focus on the major impacts of developmental disorders in socialization, we identified a set of social behavior factors for analysis involving the social view (theta), the rotation velocity, [d(theta)/dt|], approach (sy-closer, sp-closer), vocalization translated with three types of emotion (Ecall, Pcall, Tcall), and typical alert body motion (Shake).…”

“…We suggest a predictive method for visualizing psychological maldevelopment using a strategy of multivariate analysis called as BOUQUET [Behavior OUtput analysis for QUantitative Emotional state Translation ( Senoo et al, 2011 ; Koshiba et al, 2013a , b , c , d , 2015 , 2016 ; Mimura et al, 2013 , 2015 ; Karino et al, 2020 ; Tao et al, 2020 )] based on principle component analysis (PCA) of a subject’s behaviors. Since multiple kinds of epigenetic systems with susceptible period learning and the maldevelopment of neuronal circuit function have been reported ( Klin et al, 2015 ; Hertz-Picciotto et al, 2018 ), further investigation of supports for psychological development and in relation neurodevelopmental.…”

Creativity Management Within the Aesthetical Situation Regarding the in-Real or Digital Form of Participation in Arts: Art Receivers’ Perspective

“…Mediatisation of cultural practices has been changing the mechanisms of cultural memory formation, and online communication skills have become the foundation of education to balance tradition and modernisation (Arkhangelsky & Novikova, 2021). Participation in arts through digital tools also has new applications, i.e., the form of an advanced treatment against ageing and dementia patients who suffer from apathy, lack of interest and enthusiasm, which can accompany memory and cognitive deterioration (Tao et al, 2020). The idea of online crowdsourced art is understood as the practice of using the Internet as a participatory platform to engage the public in the creation of artwork directly; the goal of this approach is to showcase the relationship between the collective imagination and the individual artistic sensibilities of its participants (Literat, 2012).…”