Analysis of the Process of Embodied Knowledge Acquisition Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy

Analyses of the process of learning embodied control were carried out by observing brain activation during the learning process using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to find ways to further improve skills. Embodied knowledge is the accumulation of comprehensive learning outcomes such as experience and intuition. Fundamental knowledge is associated with operation methods of converting machineries and procedures for embodied control. Accordingly, acquired memory as an object of the analysis is procedural memory of embodied control. NIRS has the advantages of being portable, low-restraint, continuously monitorable, and it has a higher spatial resolution than other methods. In this study, analyses of brain function during embodied control and learning are reported.