受賞研究テーマ Research theme:
「同時通訳者の選択的注意における聴覚定常脳波反応」
"Analysis of selective attention processing on simultaneous interpreters using EEG phase synchronization"
The purpose of this study was to verify the ability of an experienced simultaneous interpreter to selectively handle multilingual processing using the EEG and 40Hz-ASSR phase-locked response. In our experimental conditions, two following conditions and subjects groups were set: Japanese-English interpreting condition and Japanese shadowing condition, and S rank (15 years or more SI experience, n = 7) and C-rank (less than one-year experience, n = 15). As the result, the ITC of interpreting conditions on the S-rank was significantly increased compared to the shadowing condition (ITC: p<0.001), while there was no difference between the conditions on the C-rank. These results indicated that the S-rank showed an increased selective attention response during interpretation. In this study, we proposed that 40Hz-ASSR will be an effective indicator of selective attention during simultaneous interpretation.
