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Research Areas
I study the mechanisms of visual perception in adults and infants with psychophysics and measureing brain activity.
Brain plasticity underlying visual perceptual learning
Development of recurrent processing in infancy
(Nakashima et al, 2021, PNAS)Development of visual motion processing and its inhibitory mechanisms
(Nakashima et al, 2019, Current Biology)Unconsciouss processing of contextual visual information
(Nakashima & Sugita, 2018; Journal of Vision)Objective measurements of perception by using Pavlovian conditioning
(Nakashima & Sugita, 2017, Scientific Reports)Adaptation aftereffect to investigate orientation and motion processing
(Nakashima & Sugita, 2014, Journal of Vision; Nakashima et al., 2015, Vision Research)
Development of recurrent processing in infancy
Development of visual motion processing and its inhibitory mechanisms
Unconsciouss processing of contextual visual information
Academic Positions
2024.4-
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Brown University
2022.4-2024.3
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cognitive Linguistics and Psychological Sciences, Brown University
2022.4-2024.3
JSPS Oversea Research Fellow
2019.4-2022.3
JSPS Posdoctoral Research Fellow
2018.4-2022.3
Posdoctoral Research Associate, Chuo University,
2016.4-2018.3
Research Associate, Waseda University
Teaching
2020-2021 Rikkyo University, Department of Psychology
2018-2022 Chuo University, Department of Psychology
2018-2022 Waseda University, Department of Psychology
2015-2017 Meisei University, Department of Psychology
Education
2017 Waseda University Ph.D., Psychology
2014 Waseda University M.A., Psychology
2011 Waseda University B.A., Psychology
Grants
2019.4.1-2022.3.31 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists："Development of recurrent processing underlying conscious visual perception" (PI; 19K14479)
2019.4.25-2022.3.31 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows："Development of receptive field mechanisms in human infants" (PI; 19J00760)
2016.8.26-2017.3.31 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up："Objective measurement of visual perception by using differential Pavlovian conditioning" (PI; 16H07284)