The temporal and spatial responses of electron channels (the electron density, ne, and the electron temperature, Te) and ion channels (the ion temperature, Ti, and the toroidal rotation velocity, Vφ) to central electron cyclotron heating (ECH) have been investigated in positive shear H-mode plasmas with a relatively peaked Ti profile and internal transport barrier (ITB) plasmas on JT-60U. Ion temperature decreases with ECH after the increase in the electron temperature in the core region. The time scale of the change in Ti is ≈30–60 ms in H-mode plasmas and almost constant in radius. In ITB plasmas, the time scale is shorter around the ITB foot and becomes longer inside the ITB foot. The experimentally measured causality indicates that the decrease in Ti is consistent with the ion temperature gradient critical gradient reduction. This is also verified through a comparison with linear gyrokinetic stability analyses. The electron heat diffusivity increases with ECH in both H-mode and ITB plasmas, correlating to the increase in the ion heat diffusivity. Electron density with a relatively flat ne profile does not decrease with ECH. On the other hand, the electron density with a peaked ne profile decreases with ECH. The flattening of the ne profile is observed after the increase in the electron temperature in the core region. The time scale of the change in ne is about 200–350 ms. Linear gyrokinetic stability analyses imply that the growth rate of the trapped electron modes, which increase outward particle flux, becomes more pronounced during ECH. The counter intrinsic rotation with ECH is identified on H-mode plasmas with a small torque input (BAL-NBI). The counter intrinsic rotation is generated after the increase in the electron temperature and correlates to the change in the electron temperature with ECH around the EC deposition. The radial region where the counter intrinsic rotation is observed is wider than the radial region where the electron temperature varies with ECH. The time scale of the change in the toroidal rotation velocity is about 90–200 ms around the ECH deposition and longer than the time scale of the change in Te and Ti.