Sports Physiology Lab Undergraduate and Master’s Thesis Presentations
Academic Year 2025 Undergraduate and Master’s Thesis Presentations
On Friday, January 30, 2026, the Sports Physiology Lab (Yamashiro, Ochi, Fujimoto, and Daisuke Sato Seminars) held its Academic Year 2025 undergraduate and master’s thesis presentations in Room U101 at Niigata University of Health and Welfare and online. Eight undergraduates and seven master’s students presented the results of a year’s research. Undergraduate Best Presentation and Outstanding Presentation awards were decided by student vote.
Undergraduate Research Award Recipients
Students selected the following three award recipients.
🏆 Best Presentation Award
- 新谷 好喜
Research topic: Effects of a Warm-Up Involving Breath-Holding at Low Lung Volume on One Minute of High-Intensity Exercise Simulating a 100-m Swim
🥈 Outstanding Presentation Award
- 小池 悠太
Research topic: Effects of Topical Capsaicin Applied to the Thigh on Quadriceps Function and Hemodynamics
- 佐藤 慧真
Research topic: Effects of Local Cooling on Maximum Force and Force Production Duration
Undergraduate Presenters and Research Topics
Eight undergraduate students presented the following topics.
- 猿橋光: Effects of Hand Taping on Agility, Strength, and Balance
- 蛭田匠: Effects of Caffeine Intake on Sprint Performance
- 岡部莉子: Association between Personality and Neuroplasticity Induced by Motor Learning
- 佐藤慧真: Effects of Local Cooling on Maximum Force and Force Production Duration
- 川田一徹: Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Virtual Reality on Executive Function
- 清水杏夏: Predicting Condition Using Orthostatic Heart Rate Variability and Stress Hormones in Hair: A Case Study of a Female Distance Runner
- 新谷好喜: Effects of a Warm-Up Involving Breath-Holding at Low Lung Volume on One Minute of High-Intensity Exercise Simulating a 100-m Swim
- 小池悠太: Effects of Topical Capsaicin Applied to the Thigh on Quadriceps Function and Hemodynamics
Master’s Presenters and Research Topics
Seven master’s students presented the following topics.
- 小川ひかり: Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and Prepulse Inhibition
- 田中廉治郎: Can Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Increase Muscular Strength and Power? Implications for Athletic Performance
- 萩野由大: Independence of Neural Activity in Auditory and Somatosensory Mismatch Responses to Intensity Deviants
- 益戸亮輔: Effects of Response Inhibition during Motor Learning on Motor Memory Consolidation
- 古山夏帆: Coordination Ability and Adaptation in Childhood and Adolescence among Continuing Baseball Players
- 北野侑: Effects of Muscle Temperature Changes on Muscle Function and Hemodynamics during Acute Resistance Exercise
- 鏡見卓也: The Role of Splenic Function during Maximum Breath-Holding in Swimmers: Associations with Chemoreceptors and Bradycardia
