Yoshiaki Tsushima

(對馬 淑亮)

Neuroscientist/Psychologist

ABOUT

I am a neuroscientist at National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). My interest is any kind of "Mind"! To explore it, I am doing psychophysical experiments with fMRI.

Let's enjoy our well-ordered chaos!

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WORK

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Osaka, Japan

CURRENT

Osaka University
Osaka, Japan

CURRENT

Wacoal Holdings Corp.
Kyoto, Japan

CURRENT

Osaka Metropolitan Universty (Osaka City University)
Osaka, Japan

April 2016 - March 2021

NHK Sciences & Technology Research laboratories
Tokyo, Japan

May 2012 - April 2015

Regensburg University
Regensburg, Germany

April 2011 - April 2012

Harvard University
Cambridge, USA

April 2009 - March 2011

Advanced Telecommunication Research Institute International
Kyoto, Japan

Feb. 2009 - March 2009



EDUCATION

PhD of Psychology
Boston University

January 25th 2009

March 2001

March 1999



PUBLICATIONS

Tsushima (2022) Basic and Advanced Research in Cross-modal Information rocessiong (in Japanese) , CiNet Reports, Vol.68

Nishino & Tsushima (2022) Slow lemon, Fast vanilla (in Japanese) , Aroma Research, No.89, (Vol.23/No.1 2022)

Tsushima, Nishino & Ando (2021) Olfactory stimulation modulates visual perception without training, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, 934

Tsushima, Sawahata & Komine (2020) Task-dependent fMRI decoder with the power to extend Gabor patch results to Natural images, Scientific Reports, Jan 28; 10, 1382

Tsushima, Okada, Kawai, Sumita, Ando & Miki (2020) Effect of illumination on perceived temperature, PloS One, Aug 10;15(8):e0236321

Hine & Tsushima (2018) Not explicit but implicit memory is influenced by individual perception style, PloS One, Jan 25;13(1):e0191654

Tsushima, Komine, Sawahata, & Morita (2016) Undetectable changes in image resolution of luminance-contrast gradients affect depth perception, Frontiers in Psychology,Feb 23;7:242.

Tsushima (2015)Images and Neuroscience -Beyond Reality- (in Japanese), CGworld, September, 73

Tsushima (2015) Relationship Between Depth Perception and Ultra High Definition Images (in Japanese), The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, VOL.69, NO.6, JULY

Komine, Tsushima, Sawahata, & Hiruma (2015) A Relationship between Image Resolution and Depth Sensation in Shading Image (in Japanese), NHK R&D report, 47-54

Tsushima, Komine, Sawahata, & Hiruma (2014) Higher resolution stimulus facilitates depth perception: MT+ plays a significant role in monocular depth perception, Scientific Reports, October 20; 4, 6687

Tsushima (2014) Weaker signals induces more precise temporal-integration, Scientific Reports, April 11; 4, 4660

Seitz, Protopapas, Tsushima, Vlahou, Gori, Grossberg, & Watanabe (2010) Unattended exposure to components of speech sounds yields same benefits as explicit auditory training, Cognition, Jun; 153(3): 435-443

Tsushima & Watanabe (2009) Roles of attention in perceptual learning from perspective of psychophysics and animal learning, Learning and Behavior, 37(2), 126-132

Tsushima, Seitz, & Watanabe (2008) Task-irrelevant learning occurs only when the irrelevant feature is weak, Current Biology, Vol. 18, No.12, R516-517

Tsushima, Sasaki, & Watanabe (2006) Greater disruption due to failure of inhibitory control on an ambiguous distractor, Science, 314, 1786-1788

Setiz, Nanez, Holloway, Tsushima, & Watanabe (2006) Two cases requiring external reinforcement in perceptual learning, Journal of Vision, 6(9), 966-973

MEDIA

Exciting Future for science, MBS, TV program , 2022, April 17th

Panel Discussion 2019 hosted by Kyocera (in Japanese) Youtube

Where are we going with technology? (in Japanese) , PC watch, July, 2019

Subliminal Information into your brain (in Japanese) , Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, November, 2017

Keihanna Science City for 30 years (in Japanese) , Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, April, 2017

8K is 3D display!? -Relationship between Resolution and Depth Sensation- (in Japanese), ITmedia

Petra Stoerig (2006) The Impact of Invisible Stimuli, Science, 314, 1694-1695

Subliminal Medssages Drives the Mind to Distraction, Scientific Aemrican

Subtle distractions more annoying COSMOS, The Science of Everything



CONTACT

Email
tsushima_脳_nict.go.jp
(Replace _脳_ with @)

Address
1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita city
Postal 565-0871
Osaka, Japan

Phone
+81-70-7061-6342

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