Rhythm-based Brain Information Processing Unit
Unit Leader
Keiichi KITAJO (Ph.D.)
We investigate neural dynamics mediating adaptive and emergent brain functions. Specifically, we focus on functional roles of synchronous neural oscillations in perceptual, motor, cognitive, and communication processes in humans. We take manipulative approaches such as TMS (Transcranial magnetic stimulation)-EEG (Electroencephalography) and neurofeedback to show causal roles of rhythmic neural activities in brain functions and will find extensive applications of our approaches for stoke rehabilitation.
- Manipulatitve approaches to functional roles of synchronous neural oscillations
- Brain Imaging and cognitive studies on the human communication
- Working memory, its neural dynamics and cognitive control
- Masahiro Kawasaki, Yoko Yamaguchi,:
"Effects of subjective preference of colors on attention-related occipital theta oscillations."
NeuroImage, 59: 808-814 (2011) - Keiichi Kitajo, Yumi Nakagwa, Yutaka Uno, Ryohei Miyota, Masanori Shimono, Kentaro Yamanaka, Yoko Yamaguchi,:
"A manipulative approach to neural dynamics by combined TMS-EEG. "
Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III), in press - Florence Kleberg, Keiichi Kitajo, Masahiro Kawasaki, Yoko Yamaguchi,:
"Prestimulus neural oscillations contribute to recollection and familiarity."
Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III), in press - Masahiro Kawasaki, Keiichi Kitajo, Yoko Ymaguchi,:
"Dynamic links between theta executive functions and alpha storage buffers in auditory and visual working memory."
European Journal of Neuroscience, 31:1683-1689 (2010) - Masahiro Kawasaki, Yoko Ymaguchi,:
"Frontal theta for executive function and parietal alpha for storage buffer in visual working memory. Proceedings of the 2nd International conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics, pp.60"
Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (II), 107-110 (2010)
Principal Investigator
- Keiichi KITAJO
- Unit Leader
Members
- Andrzej CICHOCKI
- Masahiro KAWASAKI
- Research Scientist
- Yumi NAKAGAWA
- Technical Staff II
- Hitoshi YAMADA
- Visiting Scientist
- Yuji MIZUNO
- Student Trainee
- Youhei YAMADA
- Part-time Staff
- Yoko NOGUCHI
- Part-time Staff
- Kenji KOBATA
- Part-time Staff
- Jumpei MORI
- Part-time Staff
- Tatsuhiko SONE
- Part-time Staff