Kaoru Amano, PhD
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Research Interests:
- Visual field maps and response properties of hMT+
- Correlation between motion perception and neural responses
Educational Background:
- 1996.4-2000.3: B.A. in Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.
- 2000.4-2002.3: M.A. in Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.
- 2002.4-2005.3: Ph.D in Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
- 2004.4-: JSPS Research Fellow
- 2005.4-: Visiting Researcher, NTT Communication Science Laboratories
- 2007.3-: Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
Recent Publications:
- Amano, K., Edwards, M., Badcock, D., Nishida, S. (in press): Adaptive pooling of visual motion signals by the human visual system revealed with a novel multi-element stimulus, Journal of Vision.
- Amano, K., Arnold, D., Takeda, T. & Johnston, A. (2008): Alpha band amplification during illusory jitter perception, Journal of Vision 8(10):3, 1-8.
- Shimono, M., Owaki, T., Amano, K., Kitajo, K. & Takeda, T. (2007): Functional modulation of power-law distributions in visual perception, Physical Review E 75(5), 1-5.
- Amano, K., Johnston, A. & Nishida, S. (2007): Two mechanisms underlying the effect of angle of motion direction change on colour-motion asynchrony, Vision Research 47(5), 687-705.
- Amano, K., Goda, N., Nishida, S., Ejima, Y., Takeda, T. & Ohtani Y. (2006): Estimation of the timing of human visual perception from magnetoencephalography, The Journal of Neuroscience 26(15), 3981-3991.
- Amano, K., Nishida, S. & Takeda, T. (2006): MEG responses correlated with the visual perception of speed change, Vision Research 46(3), 336-345.
- Amano, K., Kuriki, I. & Takeda, T. (2005): Direction-specific adaptation of magnetic responses to motion onset, Vision Research 45(19), 2533-2548.
