Nobu SHIRAI, Ph.D. 

Contact info.

• First / last name: Nobu / Shirai

• Mailing address: Department of Psychology, College of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano Niiza-city Saitama, 352-8558, Japan

• E-mail：nobu.shirai(-at-)rikkyo.ac.jp　*please replace “(-at-)” with “@“.

Educational Background

• Mar. 2007: Ph.D. (Psychology), Department of Psychology, Graduate School of literature, Chuo University, Japan(Supervisor: Prof. Masami K. Yamaguchi)

• Mar. 2004: M.A. (Psychology), Department of Psychology, Graduate School of literature, Chuo University, Japan(Supervisor: Prof. Masami K. Yamaguchi)

• Mar. 2002: B.A. (Pedagogy), Faculty of Literature, Chuo University, Japan (Supervisor: Prof. Masami K. Yamaguchi)

Experiences

• Apr. 2022+: Professor (Psychology), Rikkyo University

• Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2022: Associate Professor (Psychology), Niigata University

• Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2009: Postdoc Research Fellow (SPD), JSPS, Tokyo Metropolitan University

• Oct. 2005 - Sep. 2008: Honorary Research Associate, University College London (Visual Development Unit)

• Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2012: Researcher in Cooperative Research Program, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University

• Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2007: Research Fellow (DC2), JSPS, Chuo University

Publications: Peer-reviewed papers

1. Yamanaka, N., Kobayashi, M., & Shirai, N. (accepted). Characteristics of boundary extension in 7- to 8-month-old infants. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science.

2. Yamanaka, N., Otsuka, Y., Kato, M., & Shirai, N. (2025). The development of Mooney face perception in 6- to 11-month-old infants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 253:106199, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106199

3. Imura, T., Suzuki, C., Kasahara, M., Sasaki, K., Yamada, Y., & Shirai, N. (2024). Effects of cluster size on trypophobic discomfort in children aged 4–9 years. Scientific Reports, 14, 16528, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67002-z 

4. Imura, T., Kondo, T., Shirai, N., & Nakauchi, S. (2023). Children’s preferences of the color composition of art paintings. Infant and Child Development. 32(5), e2450, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2450

5. Suzuki, C., Shirai, N., Sasaki, K., Yamada, Y., & Imura, T. (2023). Preschool children aged 4 to 5 years show discomfort with trypophobic images. Scientific Reports, 13, 2768, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29808-1

6. Aoki, M., Yamazaki, Y., Otsuka, J., Okamoto, Y., Takada, S., Shirai, N., Fujimoto, T., Ochi, G., Yamashiro, K., Sato, D., & Amano, T. (2022). Influence of Heat Exposure on Motor Control Performance and Learning as well as Physiological Responses to Visuomotor Accuracy Tracking Task. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12328. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912328

7. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2022). Developmental changes in gaze patterns in response to radial optic flow in toddlerhood and childhood. Scientific Reports, 12, 11566, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15730-5

8. Mori, S., Nakamoto, H., Shirai, N. & Imanaka, K. (2022). Developmental Changes in the Magnitude of Representational Momentum Among Nursery School Children: A Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:882913, 1-11.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.882913

9. Shirai, N., Kawai, M., Imura, T., & Otsuka, Y. (2022). A novel on-demand remote testing system for infant visual perception. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 40(2), 110-120. https://doi.org/10.14947/psychono.40.27

10. Shirai, N., Honma, C.T., Kon, C., Imura, T., & Wada, Y. (2020). Japanese toddlers prefer the scent of soy sauce to that of honey with a sweet drink. Food Quality and Preference, 86:104024, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104024

11. Oyamada, K., Ujita, M., Imura, T., & Shirai, N. (2020). Effects of body orientation relative to gravity on vection in children and adults. i-Perception, 11(4), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669520939585

12. Shirai, N., Kondo, L., Imura, T. (2020). Effects of visual information presented by augmented reality on children’s behavior. Scientific Reports, 10, 6832, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63820-z

13. Shirai, N., Izumi, E., Imura, T., Ishihara, M., & Imanaka, K. (2018). Differences in the magnitude of representational momentum between school-aged children and adults as a function of experimental task. i-Perception, 9(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669518791191

14. Shirai, N., Endo, S., Tanahashi, S., Seno, T., & Imura, T. (2018). Development of asymmetric vection for radial expansion/contraction motion: comparison between school-age children and adults. i-Perception, 9(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669518761191

15. Imura, T., Kawakami, F., Shirai, N., & Tomonaga, M. (2017). Perception of the average size of multiple objects in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284: 2017564, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0564

16. Izumi, E., Shirai, N. Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2017). Development of rigid motion perception in response to radially expanding optic flow. Infant and Child Development, 26(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.1989

17. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2016). Emergence of the ability to perceive dynamic events from still pictures in human infants. Scientific Reports, 6, 37206, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37206

18. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2016). Infant-specific gaze patterns in response to radial optic flow. Scientific Reports, 6, 34734, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep34734

19. Imura, T., Masuda, T., Shirai, N., & Wada, Y. (2015). Eleven-month-old infants infer differences in the hardness of object surfaces from observation of penetration events. Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology, 6:1005, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01005

20. Furuhata, N. & Shirai, N. (2015). The development of gaze behaviors in response to biological motion displays. Infant Behavior and Development, 38, 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2014.12.014

21. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2014). Implied motion perception from a still image in infancy. Experimental Brain Research, 232, 3079-3087. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-3996-8

22. Imura, T. & Shirai, N. (2014). Early development of dynamic shape perception under slit-viewing conditions. Perception, 43, 654-662. https://doi.org/10.1068/p7606

23. Shirai, N., Imura, T., Tamura, R., & Seno, T. (2014). Stronger vection in junior high school children than in adults. Frontiers in Psychology: Perception Science, 5:563, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00563

24. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2014). Looking away before moving forward: changes in optic flow perception precede locomotor development. Psychological Science, 25, 485-493. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0956797613510723

25. Masuda, T., Sato, K., Murakoshi, T., Utsumi, K., Kimura, A., Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M.K., Wada, Y. (2013). Perception of elasticity in the kinetic illusory object with phase differences in inducer motion. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e78621, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078621

26. Sato, K., Masuda, T., Wada, Y., Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M. K. (2013). Infants' perception of curved illusory contour with motion. Infant Behavior and Development, 36, 557-563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.05.004

27. Tsuruhara, A., Kaneko, H., Kanazawa, S., Otsuka, Y., Shirai, N., & Yamaguchi, M. K. (2013). Infants' sensitivity to vertical disparity for depth perception. Optical Review, 20, 277-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-013-0050-1

28. Shirai, N., Seno, T., & Morohashi, S. (2012). More rapid and stronger vection in elementary school children compared with adults. Perception, 41, 1399-1402. https://doi.org/10.1068%2Fp7251

29. Shirai, N., & Ichihara, S. (2012). Reduction in sensitivity to radial optic-flow congruent with ego-motion. Vision Research, 62, 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.04.008

30. Shirai, N., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2010). How do infants utilize radial optic flow for their motor actions? : A review of behavioral and neural studies. Japanese Psychological Research, 52, 78-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5884.2010.00426.x

31. Shirai, N., Imura, T., Hattori, Y., Adachi, I., Ichihara, S., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M.K., & Tomonaga, M. (2010). Asymmetric perception of radial expansion/contraction in Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) infants. Experimental Brain Research, 202, 319-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-2136-3

32. Kawabe, T., Shirai, N., Wada, Y., Miura, K., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2010). Audiovisual tau effect in infancy. PLoS ONE, 5(3), e9503, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009503

33. Shirai, N., Birtles, D., Wattam-Bell, J., Yamaguchi, M.K., Kanazawa, S., Atkinson, J., & Braddick, O. (2009). Asymmetrical cortical processing of radial expansion/contraction in infants and adults. Developmental Science, 12, 946-955. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00839.x

34. Wada, Y., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., Midorikawa, A., Kanazawa, S., Dan, I., Yamaguchi, M.K. (2009). Sound Enhances Detection of Visual Target in Infancy: A Study Using Illusory Contours. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 102, 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2008.07.002

35. Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2008). Sensitivity to rotational motion in early infancy. Experimental Brain Research, 190, 201-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-008-1461-2

36. Imura, T., Shirai, N., Tomonaga, M., Yamaguchi, M.K. & Yagi, A. (2008). Asymmetry on the perception of motion in depth by moving cast shadows. Journal of Vision, 8(13), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1167/8.13.10

37. Imura, T., Yamaguchi, M.K. Kanazawa, S., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., Tomonaga, M., & Yagi, A. (2008). Infants' sensitivity to shading and line junctions. Vision Research, 48, 1420-1426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2008.03.011/li>

38. Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2008). Early development of sensitivity to radial motion at different speeds. Experimental Brain Research, 185, 461-467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-007-1170-2

39. Kanazawa, S., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2007). Perception of motion transparency in 5-month-old infants. Perception, 36, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1068/p5277

40. Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2006). Anisotropic motion coherence sensitivities to expansion/contraction motion in early infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 29, 204-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2005.10.003

41. Imura, T., Yamaguchi, M.K., Kanazawa, S., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., Tomonaga, M., & Yagi, A. (2006). Perception of motion trajectory of object from the moving cast shadow in infants. Vision Research, 46, 652-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2005.07.028

42. Kanazawa, S., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2006). Perception of opposite-moving dots in 3- to 5-month-old infants. Vision Research, 46, 346-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2005.07.040

43. Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2005). Young infants' sensitivity to shading stimuli with radial motion. Japanese Psychological Research, 47, 286-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5884.2005.00298.x

44. Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2004). Sensitivity to linear-speed-gradient of radial expansion flow in infancy. Vision Research, 44, 3111-3118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2004.07.029

45. Shirai, N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2004). Asymmetry for the perception of expansion/contraction in infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 27, 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2003.12.004

46. Shirai, N., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2004). Asymmetry in the perception of motion-in-depth. Vision Research, 44, 1003-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2003.07.012

Presentations

1. Yamanaka, N., Kobayashi, M., & Shirai, N. (2025). Characteristic of boundary extension in 7- to 8-month-old infants. 47th European Conference on Visual Perception, Mainz, Germany. Aug. 24-28 2024

2. Takashima, R., Yamanaka, N., & Shirai, N. (2025). Discrimination of Mooney faces in infancy. 47th European Conference on Visual Perception, Mainz, Germany. Aug. 24-28 2024

3. Otsuka, Y., Nakashima, Y., & Shirai, N. (2025). Center-Surround Suppression of Motion Perception in Children. 47th European Conference on Visual Perception, Mainz, Germany. Aug. 24-28 2024

4. Yamanaka, N., Otsuka, Y., Kato, M., & Shirai, N. (2024). The Development of Mooney face Perception in 6-11-month-old infants. 46th European Conference on Visual Perception, Aberdeen, Scotland. Aug. 25-29 2024

5. Imura, T.,Kanamori, Y., Ueda, Y., & Shirai, N. (2024). Perception of emotional states based on eye regions in 5- to 10-year-olds and adults. 46th European Conference on Visual Perception, Aberdeen, Scotland. Aug. 25-29 2024

6. Imura, T., Nakauchi, S., Shirai, N., & Tomonaga, M. (2019). Visual Search for Chromatic Composition of Art Paintings by Chimpanzee. 42nd European Conference on Visual Perception, Leuven, Belgium, Aug 25-29, 2019

7. Shirai, N., Sato, R., & Imura, T. (2019). Effects of a Human-Like Cartoon Character Presented by Augmented Reality Technology on Young Children’s Behaviors. 42nd European Conference on Visual Perception, Leuven, Belgium, Aug 25-29, 2019

8. Nakakoga, S., Nihei, Y., Kinzuka, Y., Chang, K.H., Shima, S.W.N., Mohd, N.H., Yvonne-Tee, G.B., Abdullah, Z.B., Imura, T., Shirai, N., & Nakauchi, S., Minami, T. (2019). Facial Color Effect on Recognition of Facial Expression: A Comparison Among Japanese and Malaysian Adults and School Children. 42nd European Conference on Visual Perception, Leuven, Belgium, Aug 25-29, 2019

9. Imura, T., Kondo, T., Shirai, N., & Nakauchi, S. (2018). Chromatic preference of art paintings by 6-12-year-old children. 41st European Conference on Visual Perception, Trieste, Italy, Aug. 28, 2018.

10. Otsuka, Y. & Shirai, N. (2018). Do Infants Have Direct Gaze Prior? Symposium "Neural basis for emergence of individuality and face-body expression”, The 41st Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Kobe Convention Center (Kobe, Japan), July 26, 2018.

11. Macchi Cassia, V., Shirai, N., Kobayashi, M., Bulf, H., Yamaguchi, M.K, (2018). Does early exposure to culturally-driven routines modulate visual rule learning abilities? Evidence from Japanese infants. 21st Biennial International Congress of Infant Studies, Philadelphia, USA, Apr. 5, 2018.

12. Shirai, N. Endo, S. Tanahashi, S, Seno, T., & Imura, T. (2017). Development of asymmetry in vection for expansion/contraction radial optic flows, The 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner Day 2017), Fukuoka, Japan, Oct. 24, 2017

13. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2016). Gaze patterns to the focus of a radial optic flow in school age children, 39th European Conference on Visual Perception, Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 31, 2016

14. Yoshimoto, M., Tsubokura, H., Shirai, N., Miyatani, M., & Takumi, T. (2016). A study on visual perception of 6-8 month old infants with high-risk of ASD. The 31st International Congress of Psychology, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, July 7, 2016

15. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2016). Emergence of implied motion perception in human infants. Vision Sciences Society 2016 Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, USA, May 14, 2016

16. Imura, T., Kawakami, F., Shirai, N., & Tomonaga, M. (2016). Ensemble perception of size in chimpanzees and humans. Vision Sciences Society 2016 Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, USA, May 14, 2016

17. Imura, T., Kawakami, R., Shirai, N., & Tomonaga, M. (2015). Visual processing of average size by chimpanzees. 38th European Conference on Visual Perception, Liverpool, UK, Aug. 26, 2015

18. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2015). Infant-specific gaze patterns to the focus of a radial optic flow. Vision Sciences Society 2015 Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, USA, May 18, 2015

19. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2014). Implied motion perception in infancy. 37th European Conference on Visual Perception, Belgrade, Serbia.

20. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2013). Dynamic changes in infant visual preference for optic flows just before the onset of voluntary locomotion: a longitudinal study. 36th European Conference on Visual Perception, Bremen, Germany.

21. Imura, T., & Shirai, N. (2012). Early development of dynamic shape perception on the slit viewing condition. 35th European Conference on Visual Perception, Alghero, Italy.

22. Shirai, N. & Imura, T. (2011). Effect of locomotor experience on optic flow sensitivity in infancy. 34th European Conference on Visual Perception, Toulouse, France.

23. Shirai, N. & Ichihara, S. (2010). Suppression of optic flow sensitivity during locomotion. 33th European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.

24. Shirai, N. & Ichihara, S. (2008). Different form-motion interaction in detection of radial, concentric, and spiral patterns. 31th European Conference on Visual Perception, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

25. Imura, T., Yamaguchi, M.K., Kanazawa, S., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., Tomonaga, M., & Yagi, A. (2007). Perception of shape from shading and line junctions in infants. 30th European Conference on Visual Perception, Arrezo, Italy.

26. Shirai, N., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2007). Differential development of radial and rotational motions in early infancy. 30th European Conference on Visual Perception, Arrezo, Italy.

27. Shirai, N., Kawabe, T., Wada, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M.K., & Miura, K. (2007). Auditory temporal intervals distort infant perception of visual spatial interval. 8th Annual Meeting of the International Multisensory Research Forum, Sydney, Australia

28. Wada, Y., Shirai, N., Otsuka, Y., Dan, I., Kohyama, K., Midorikawa, A., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2007). Sound enhances visual detection of illusory contour in infants.8th Annual Meeting of the International Multisensory Research Forum, Sydney, Australia

29. Shirai, N., Imura, T., Hattori, Y., Tomonaga, M., & Yamaguchi, M.K. (2007). Perception of radial motion in Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) infants. The Vision Sciences Society 2007 Annual Meeting, Florida, USA

30. Shirai N., Birtles, D., Wattam-Bell, J., Yamaguchi, M.K., Kanazawa, S., Atkinson, J., & Braddick, O. (2006). Anistropic cortical responses for radial expansion/contraction in infants and adults. 29th European Conference on Visual Perception, St. Petersburg, Russia

31. Imura, T., Shirai N., Yamaguchi, M.K., Tomonaga, M., & Yagi, A. (2006). Asymmetry on the perception of motion in depth by moving cast shadows. 29th European Conference on Visual Perception, St. Petersburg, Russia

32. Shirai N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2006). Velocity sensitivity to radial and rotational motion in 3 months of age. International Conference on Infant Studies 2006, Kyoto, Japan

33. Imura, T., Yamaguchi, M.K., Kanazawa, S., Shirai N., Otsuka, Y., Tomonaga, M., & Yagi, A. (2006). Perception of 3-D shape from moving cast shadow in human infants. Vision Sciences Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Sarasota, USA

34. Kanazawa, S., Shirai N., Otsuka, Y., Yamaguchi, M.K. (2006). Perceptual development of directional transparent motion in infancy. Vision Sciences Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Sarasota, USA

35. Shirai N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2006). Early development of velocity sensitivity to rotational motion. Vision Sciences Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Sarasota, USA

36. Shirai N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2005). Early development of velocity sensitivity to radial motion. 28th European Conference on Visual Perception, A Coruna, Spain

37. Kanazawa, S., Shirai N., Otsuka, Y., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2005). Perceptual Development of Motion Transparency in 3- to 5- month-old infants. Vision Sciences Society 2005 Annual Meeting, Sarasota, USA

38. Shirai N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2005). Early Development of Anisotropic Sensitivities for expansion/contraction Detection. Vision Sciences Society 2005 Annual Meeting, Sarasota, USA

39. Kanazawa, S., Shirai N., Otsuka, Y., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2004). Perception of Motion Transparency in Infancy. The XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies. Chicago, USA

40. Shirai N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2004). Development of the sensitivity to linear-acceleration of radial expansion flow. The XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, USA

41. Yamaguchi, M.K., Otsuka, Y., Shirai N., Kanazawa, S., & Abdi, H. (2004). Infant's Facial Learning in Poor Visual Acuity. The XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies. Chicago, USA

42. Shirai N., Kanazawa S., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2003). Development of asymmetry for the perception of expansion/contraction. 26th European Conference on Visual Perception, Paris, France

43. Kanazawa S., Shirai N., Otsuka Y., & Yamaguchi M.K. (2003).Perception of motion transparency in infants. 26th European Conference on Visual Perception, Paris, France

44. Yamaguchi M.K., Otsuka Y., & Shirai N. (2003). Infants' face perception using symmetrical pattern. 26th European Conference on Visual Perception, Paris, France

Grants

• Grants from JSPS (as a project leader)

  • Apr. 2025 - Mar. 2029: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  • July 2017 - Mar. 2020: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

  • Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2018: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)

  • Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2014: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

  • Sep. 2009 - Mar. 2011: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up

  • Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2009: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellow

  • Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2007: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellow

• Grants from JSPS (as a collaborator)

  • Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2026: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Project leader: Prof. Wataru Teramoto, Kumamoto University)

  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Project leader: Dr. Yumiko Otsuka, Ehime University)

  • Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2024: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (Project leader: Dr. Tomoko Imura, Japan Women's University)

  • Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2022: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) (Project leader: Prof. Takashi Kurihara, Niigata University)

  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Project leader: Prof. Wataru Teramoto, Kumamoto University)

  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2024: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Project leader: Prof. Shigeki Nakauchi, Toyohashi University of Technology)

  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (Project leader: Dr. Tomoko Imura, Japan Women's University)

  • Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2022: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Project leader: Prof. Kuniyasu Imanaka, Tokyo Metropolitan University)

  • Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2018: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (Project leader: Prof. Takashi Kurihara, Niigata University)

  • Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Project leader: Dr. Yuji Wada, National Food Research Institute)

  • Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Project leader: Prof. Kuniyasu Imanaka, Tokyo Metropolitan University)

  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (Project leader: Prof. Takashi Kurihara, Niigata University)

• Other Grants

  • Oct. 2017 - Mar. 2018: Interdisciplinary Research (U-go) Grant, Niigata University

  • Oct. 2016 - Mar. 2017: Interdisciplinary Research (U-go) Grant, Niigata University

  • Oct. 2014 - Mar. 2015: The Young Investigator Award by the President of Niigata University

  • Sep. 2014 - Mar. 2015: Grant-in-Aid for Young Researchers from Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University

  • Sep. 2013 - Mar. 2014: Grant-in-Aid for Young Researchers from Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University

Awards

• Dec. 2022: The Best Paper Award 2021, The Japanese Psychonomic Society

• Jan. 2022: Distinguished poster presentation award 2021, 85th annual meeting of the Japanese Psychological Association

• Oct. 2014: Young Investigator Award (awarded by the president of Niigata University), Niigata University

• Jan. 2010: The best presentation award, 28th annual meeting of the Japanese Psychonomic Society

• Jan. 2009: The best presentation award, 27th annual meeting of the Japanese Psychonomic Society

• June. 2006: The best presentation award, 25th annual meeting of the Japanese Psychonomic Society

Academic Activities

• Affiliations and Membership

  • Japanese Psychonomic Society

  • Vision Society of Japan

  • The Japanese Psychological Association

  • The Japanese Society of Baby Science

  • Vision Sciences Society

• Ad hoc Reviewer

  • Advances in Cognitive Psychology

  • Developmental Psychobiology

  • Developmental Science

  • Experimental Brain Research

  • Infant and Child Development

  • Interdisciplinary Information Sciences

  • The International Congress of Infant Studies

  • Japanese Journal of Psychology

  • The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science

  • Japanese Psychological Research

  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

  • Journal of Vision

  • PLOS ONE

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

  • Royal Society Open Science

  • Scientific Reports

  • Transactions of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan

  • Vision Research