Psychological verification based on positive and negative affect and measurement of brain activities while watching emotional film scenes

It is desired the method to analyze ordinary citizen's mental state and transition at social various situations, and the business applicability using that is expected. In Europe, the FilmStim database which can arouse specific emotion was edited. In this study, we examined whether the FilmStim can be applied to Japanese. And we investigated the relationship between brain activity and positive and negative emotion by using NIRS. It was indicated the possibility that the emotional score of European can apply to Japanese by explaining contents of film. When arousing positive and negative emotion, it was indicated that oxy-Hb was changed at outer part of right brain. This result suggests that measuring brain activities can be used to distinguish whether positive or negative emotion is experienced.