CV (in English)

Tomoya Kawashima

Lecturer

Department of Psychology and Information Design, College of Media Information, 

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

3-1 Yatsukaho, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-0838 JAPAN

Email: kawashima-t [at] neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp

EDUCATION

• 2015 - 2018 : Kobe University, Ph.D.

• 2013 - 2015 : Kobe University, M.Sc

• 2009 - 2013 : Kobe University, B.Sc

EMPLOYMENT

• April 2018 - March 2019: Collaborative researcher, Research Center for Promoting Intercultural Studies, Kobe University

• May 2018 - September 2018: Part-time research fellow, Kyoto University

• July 2018 - August 2018: Specially Appointed Researcher, Osaka University

• July 2018 - August 2018: Senior Visiting Researcher, Center for Information and Neural Networks

• September 2018 - March 2019: Short Time Researcher, Center for Information and Neural Networks

• April 2019 - November 2020: Researcher, Center for Information and Neural Networks

• December 2020 - present: Senior Visiting Researcher, Center for Information and Neural Networks

• December 2020 - August 2023: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

• September 2023 - March 2025: Lecturer, Department of Psychological Science, College of Informatics and Human Communication, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

• April 2025 - present: Lecturer, Department of Psychology and Information Design, College of Media Information, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2017 (February 15 - March 22): Visiting Student, Laval University (Canada), hosted by Dr Mathieu Lajante

• 2015 (November 5 - November 30) : Visiting Student, University of Rennes 1 (France), Graduate School of Management (IGR-IAE) hosted by Dr Mathieu Lajante

PUBLICATIONS

• Kimura, T., & Kawashima, T. (2025). Dual attentional processing of task-irrelevant information, Acta Psychologica, 105275, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105275

• Xu, Y., Yamashita, A., Uno, K., Kawashima, T., & Amano, K. (2025) . Prediction of alpha power using multiple subjective measures and autonomic responses, Psychophysiology, 62, e70028. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.70028

• Kabata, T., & Kawashima, T. (2024). An attempt to detect concealed information in a spatial cueing paradigm. The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 22, 61– 73． https://doi.org/10.5265/jcogpsy.22.61 

• Kimura, T., & Kawashima, T. (2024). The influence of peripheral information on a proactive process during multitasking. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77, 1352–1362. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231195198

• Kawashima, T., & Kabata, T. (2024). Time course of attentional guidance by visual and verbal working memory representations. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 36(4), 464-473. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2024.2343153

• Kawashima, T*., Nakayama, R*., Amano, K. (2024). Theoretical and technical issues concerning the measurement of alpha frequency and the application of signal detection theory: Comment on Buergers and Noppeney (2022). Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 36, 691–699. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_02010 (*equal contribution)

• Kawashima, T., Shiratori, H., & Amano, K. (2024). The relationship between alpha power and heart rate variability commonly seen in various mental states. PLoS ONE, 19(3), e0298961. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298961

• Hasegawa, R., Kawashima, T., & Shinohara, K. (2024). Relationship between the number of utterances and working memory capacity in a think-aloud task. The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 21, 47–58. https://doi.org/10.5265/jcogpsy.21.47

• Liu, W., Kawashima, T., & Shinohara, K. (2023). Effects of cell phone presence on the control of visual attention during the Navon task. BMC Psychology, 11, 334. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01381-2

• Zhang, H., Kawashima, T., & Shinohara, K. (2023). Interventions to reduce the negative consequences of interruptions on task performance and individual differences in working memory capacity. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 37, 1328–1340. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4126

• Kawashima, T., Kimura, T., & Shinohara, K. (2023). Effects of LED flash simulating in-vehicle device on detection of forward brake lights. Traffic Sciences.

• Kawashima, T., Shibusawa, S., & Amano, K. (2022). Frequency- and phase-dependent effects of auditory entrainment on attentional blink. European Journal of Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15760

• Kawashima T., & Amano K. (2022). Can enhancement and suppression concurrently guide attention? An assessment at the individual level. F1000Research, 11:232. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.77430.1

• Liu, W., Dempo, A., Kimura, T., Kawashima, T., & Shinohara, K. (2022). Effects of the presence of a cell phone and exposure to natural environments on remote associates task performance. Scientific Reports, 9507. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13634-y [Link]

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2021). The negative cue effect on distractor suppression: An ERP study. The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 18, 43–52. doi: 10.5265/jcogpsy.18.43 [J-STAGE]

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2018). Negative cues lead to more inefficient search than positive cues even at later stages of visual search. Acta Psychologica, 190, 85–94. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2018.07.003 [ScienceDirect]

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2017). Cognitive control of attentional guidance by visual and verbal working memory representations. Japanese Psychological Research, 59, 49–57. doi: 10.1111/jpr.12141 [Wiley Online Library]

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2016). Electrophysiological evidence that top-down knowledge controls working memory processing for subsequent visual search. NeuroReport, 27, 345–349. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000545 [PubMed] [Wolters Kluwer]

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2014). The influence of processing similarity between flankers and distractors on suppression of interference. Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 1, 1–8. doi: 10.14947/psychono.33.1 [J-STAGE] 

PREPRINTS

• Kawashima, T., Hayashi, J.M., and Amano, K. (2022). Attentional rhythmic blink: Theta/Alpha balance in neural oscillations determines the rhythmicity in visual sampling bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.15.488436

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (TALKS)

• Kawashima, T. (2018). Working memory and the control of visual attention: attentional guidance and inhibition. The 35th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society, August 30 (August 30 - September 1), Osaka, Japan.

• Kawashima, T., Lajante, M., Wakabayashi, M., Kitaguchi, M., Naito, T., & Matsumoto, E., (2016). Individual differences in reward sensitivity and both liking and wanting food with novel package design. The 31th International Congress of Psychology, July 26 (24- 29), Yokohama, Japan.

• Matsumoto, E., Kawashima, T., Takeuchi, M., Lajante, M., Wakabayashi, M., Kitaguchi, M., & Naito, T. (2016). Distinctive effects of visual novelty of package design between aesthetic preference and want to eat judgement. The 31th International Congress of Psychology, July 26 (24-29), Yokohama, Japan.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (POSTERS)

• Saiki, J., Kuo, B.C., Chen, Y.P., Kawashima, T.(2019). Neural Mechanisms Underlying Reviewing Feature Binding of Color and Letter in Visual Working Memory. Vision Sciences Society 19 th Annual Meeting, May 20 (17-22), Florida, USA. [LINK]

• Matsumoto, E., Kawashima, T., & Naito, T. (2019). The involuntary capture of visual attention by task-irrelevant ugly-beauty artificial faces: An ERP study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2019, March 25 (23-26), San Francisco , USA. [LINK]

• Zaitsu, M., Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2017). Effects of executive working memory  performance on inattentional deafness, European Conference on Visual  Perception, August 31 (27-31), Berlin, Germany.

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2017). Differential pocessing in ignore-color and  ignore-location cue effects in visual search, European Conference on  Visual Perception, August 28 (27-31), Berlin, Germany.

• Matsumoto, E., Kawashima, T., Zaitsu, M., Lajante, M., & Naito, M. (2017). Medial prefrontal  activation and liking / wanting judgements: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy  (NIRS) study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2017, March 27 (25-28), San Francisco , USA.

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2015). Effects of probability instruction on attention and maintenance of working memory representations in visual search. European Conference on Visual Perception, August 25 (23-27), Liverpool, UK.

• Kawashima, T., & Matsumoto, E. (2015). Is visual working memory load modulated by prior knowledge about probability? An ERP study. Vision Sciences Society 15th Annual Meeting, May 16 (15-20), Florida, USA.

RESEARCH GRANTS

• 2023 - 2026: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists [LINK] (1040/2080/1560 thousand yen/year)

• 2020 - 2022: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists [LINK] (1950/1170/1170 thousand yen/year)

• 2018 - 2021: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up [LINK] (1170/1430 thousand yen/year)

• 2015 - 2018 : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1) (900/800/800  thousand yen/year)

• 2017 : International Conference Attendance Grants for Graduate Students (33.3 thousand yen)

• 2015 : International Conference Attendance Grants for Graduate Students (34.0 thousand yen)

HONORS/AWARDS

• 2025 : Best Presentation Award, The Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology

• 2024：Best Presentation Award, The Japanese Psychological Association

• 2023：Encouragement Award, Japanese Association of Forensic Science and Technology

• 2022：Best Presentation Award, Society for Traffic Sciences

• 2022 : Best Presentation Award, The Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology

• 2022 : Best Paper Award, The Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology

• 2020 : Best Presentation Award, The Japanese Psychonomic Society

• 2019 : Encouragement award, The 3rd Project Meeting of 'Chronogenesis'   

• 2017 : Best Presentation Award, Japan Society for Working Memory

• 2013 : Best Graduate Thesis, Kobe University

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• 2013 - present : The Japanese Psychological Association

• 2014 - present : The Japanese Psychonomic Society

• 2020 - present: The Japanese Neuroscience Society

• 2021 - present: The Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology

• 2022 - present: Japanese Society for Physiological Psychology and Psychophysiology