Influence of temperature presentation to soles on the center of gravity

Abstract

Recent studies have suggested that temperature sensation contributes to human motor control. We have been studying the possibility of controlling the standing posture by presenting the temperature change to the soles of the erect human beings. Although the relation between temperature and attitude was unclear in the research which we have done so far, in this thesis we asked for the point which did not take into account the natural natural gravity sway of human beings and re-experimented. The first half and the second half of the subject's foot sole were heated and cooled, the temperature was switched every 10 seconds, and the movement of the center of gravity at that time was recorded. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the center of gravity was biased towards the cooled side under the condition that different temperatures were presented before and after.