Norihiro Sadato

Continuous decision to wait for a future reward is guided by fronto-hippocampal anticipatory dynamics

The paper shows that anticipatory activity in the anterior prefrontal cortex and hippocampus guides continuous stay-leave decisions when waiting for future rewards.

Healthy dietary choices involve prefrontal mechanisms associated with long-term reward maximization but not cognitive control

The paper investigates neural mechanisms of healthy food choice, finding that prefrontal cortex activity correlates with self-control and long-term reward maximization, but not cognitive control.

Cognitive Dynamics Estimation: A whole-brain spatial regression paradigm for extracting the temporal dynamics of cognitive processes

This paper introduces Cognitive Dynamics Estimation (CDE), a novel fMRI analysis method that captures the temporal dynamics of cognitive processes on a trial-by-trial basis, even without behavioral or stimulus timing data.

The Japan Monkey Centre Primates Brain Imaging Repository of high-resolution postmortem magnetic resonance imaging: the second phase of the archive of digital records

The paper introduces a second phase of a brain imaging repository for nonhuman primates, providing high-resolution MRI data from nine species to support comparative neuroscience research and conservation.

Subjectivity of time perception alters choice preference for future rewards through fronto-striatal value signal dynamics

The paper shows that subjective time perception affects reward choice preferences by altering value signals in the vlPFC and VS during anticipation of delayed rewards.

The neural correlates of semantic and grammatical encoding during sentence production in a second language: evidence from an fMRI study using syntactic priming

The paper investigates neural differences in processing Double Object and Prepositional Object structures in second language production using fMRI, finding shared prelinguistic processes and increased linguistic load in Double Object structures.

Vision-to-value transformations in artificial neural networks and human brain

This study compares CNNs to human brain activity to show that vision-to-value transformation is hierarchical, mirroring neural pathways from primary visual cortex to transmodal regions.

Brain/MINDS Beyond Human Brain MRI Study: Multi-Site Harmonization for Brain Disorders Throughout the Lifespan

This paper outlines a multi-site MRI study aiming to establish harmonized imaging biomarkers for brain disorders across the lifespan using standardized protocols and data from healthy and patient subjects.

Culture influences audiovisual emotion perception in early sensory areas

The paper shows cultural differences in how early sensory areas process congruent vs. incongruent audiovisual emotion expressions during perception tasks.