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Kakehata Lab
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A lab that explains the mechanisms of fast running through the workings of the nervous system.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding the running body through the nervous system
Kakehata Lab specializes in sports neuroscience and coaching science.
Focusing mainly on sprinting in track and field, the lab studies body movements and the use of muscles during running.
It also pays attention to responses that occur at the level of the spinal cord, and explores the regulatory mechanisms specific to sprinters.
The lab aims to apply its findings to coaching in sport.
Key terms
- Sports neuroscience
- A field that studies the workings of the brain and nervous system during exercise
- Sprinting
- Running all-out, as in short-distance track and field events
- Spinal cord
- A bundle of nerves running through the spine, which is also involved in quick responses that do not go through the brain
NewsLab news
A paper by Lecturer Kakehata and colleagues was published in Sports
Lecturer Kakehata received the Best Junior Scientist Achievement Award at the International Conference on Physical Education and Sports
Lecturer Kakehata received the Best Junior Scientist Achievement Award (The International Conference …)
Lecturer Kakehata and colleagues published their study on spinal cord neural function specific to sprinters in Scientific Reports
A paper by Lecturer Kakehata and colleagues was published in Scientific Reports
ResearchResearch themes
Focusing on running, the lab investigates the mechanisms of fast running from both muscle activity and the workings of the nervous system. From the perspective of coaching science, it also aims to put these findings to use in coaching.
*Illustrative imageHow Muscles Are Used to Run Fast
In sprinting, speed depends on how the thigh muscles of the left and right legs are switched between. The lab measures muscle activity during all-out running and explores the skillful control behind fast running by comparing how top athletes and young athletes use their muscles.
*Illustrative imageAnalysis of Hurdle Races
In hurdling, changes in the number of steps between hurdles affect race times. The lab analyzes the number of steps and step frequency during races, and also investigates how athletes' awareness changes as they improve their performance.
MembersFaculty
- LecturerGaku Kakehata
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Percussionshammer” Sven Volkens / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- How Muscles Are Used to Run Fast: “Runners to your mark” Captain Cobra16 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analysis of Hurdle Races: “2015 Island Games, 110m hurdles men finals” Danrok / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fujita Lab): “Ski trails” Petey21 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Takarada Lab): “Precentral gyrus - lateral view” Anatomography / CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (cropped)
- Related lab (Miyamoto Lab): “Tendon - intermed mag” Nephron / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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