Kaoru Amano

Subspace Image Synthesis for Style-Invariant Object Recognition

The paper prunes neural networks to isolate computational subspaces for style-invariant object recognition and tests their perceptual relevance through image synthesis.

Task-general brain state dynamics relate to trial-to-trial performance and individual response strategy

The paper identifies recurring brain states across tasks and links their dynamics to trial-to-trial performance and individual response strategies.

Probing the content of semantic representations in body-selective regions

The paper investigates semantic representations in body-selective brain regions by linking natural scene captions to neural responses, finding that implied body motion is the primary contributor.

Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Relaxation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

This study identifies positive correlations between relaxation indices and alpha oscillation power at central and frontal EEG channels in healthy adults.

Neural Mechanisms of Feedback Processing and Regulation Recalibration during Neurofeedback Training

This paper analyzes fMRI neurofeedback data to identify brain regions and networks involved in feedback processing and regulation recalibration during training.

Transcranial electrical stimulation for memory enhancement: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This paper reviews and analyzes 113 studies on transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) for memory enhancement, finding a small but significant effect on memory tasks with generally good tolerability.

Decoding time-resolved neural representations of orientation ensemble perception

This study uses EEG to decode time-resolved neural representations during orientation ensemble perception, finding that cumulative averaging of orientation signals correlates with perceived average orientation.

Immediate effect of quadri-pulse stimulation on human brain microstructures

This study examines if quadri-pulse stimulation (QPS) induces immediate microstructural changes in the human brain, finding no significant changes in FA or MD values.

Transcranial alternating current stimulation affects several alpha components depending on their frequencies relative to the stimulation frequency

This study shows that tACS affects different alpha components based on their frequency relative to the stimulation frequency, with individual differences in component presence and response.

Macromolecular tissue volume mapping of lateral geniculate nucleus subdivisions in living human brains

This paper develops a method to non-invasively identify LGN subdivisions in living humans using MRI and validates it against histological and functional data.

Attentional rhythmic blink: Theta/Alpha balance in neural oscillations determines the rhythmicity in visual sampling

The paper shows that theta and alpha neural oscillations influence perceptual performance in an attentional blink task, with rhythmic fluctuations shifting based on distractor presence.

Quadripulse Stimulation: A Replication Study with A Newly Developed Stimulator

This study replicates findings from previous research using a new QPS stimulator, showing similar after-effects in motor evoked potentials as the previously used Magstim stimulator.

Microstructural Properties of Human Brain Revealed by Fractional Anisotropy can Predict the After-effect of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation

The paper shows that fractional anisotropy (FA) values from white and grey matter predict the variability in iTBS-induced motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude changes in the primary motor cortex.

Atypical spatial frequency dependence of visual metacognition among schizophrenia patients

The paper investigates how spatial frequency affects metacognitive performance in schizophrenia patients and controls, finding atypical SF dependence in patients.

Layer-specific ultra-high field 7T fMRI showing that threat anticipation is mediated by the pulvinar input to the superficial layers of primary visual cortex (V1)

The paper uses 7T fMRI to show pulvinar input to V1 superficial layers mediates threat anticipation, not just threat perception.

Microstructural properties of the vertical occipital fasciculus explain the variability in human stereoacuity

This study links microstructural properties of the vertical occipital fasciculus to variability in human stereoacuity using diffusion and quantitative MRI.

A non-invasive, quantitative study of broadband spectral responses in human visual cortex

This paper develops a denoising method for MEG to quantify broadband spectral responses in human visual cortex, showing they correlate with spike rates and can be reliably measured non-invasively.