Yoshihisa Nakayama

Yoshihisa Nakayama
Affiliation Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute
Position Title Global COE Researcher
Field of Specialization Neuroscience
Room Number Research Center Building
Research Keywords Premotor Cortex, Higher-order Motor Area, Primary Motor Cortex, Voluntary Movement
Professional Affiliation Japan Neuroscience Society, The Physiological Society of Japan, Japanese Psychological Association, Society for Neuroscience

Articles

  • Involvement of the globus pallidus in behavioral goal determination and action specification, Nariko Arimura, Yoshihisa Nakayama, Tomoko Yamagata, Jun Tanji, and Eiji Hoshi, Journal of Neuroscience, 2013, in press
  • Distinct information representation and processing for goal-directed behavior in the dorsolateral and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the dorsal premotor cortex, Yamagata T, Nakayama Y, Tanji J, Hoshi E., J Neurosci., 2012/09, 32(37), 12934 - 12949
  • Processing of visual signals for direct specification of motor targets and for conceptual representation of action targets in the dorsal and ventral premotor cortex, Yamagata T., Nakayama Y., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Journal of Neurophysiology, 2009, 102, 3280 - 3294
  • Transformation of a virtual action plan into a motor plan in the premotor cortex, Nakayama Y., Yamagata T., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Journal of Neuroscience, 2008, 28, 10287 - 10297
  • Sex differences in the relationship between cortisol levels and the Empathy and Systemizing Quotients in humans, Nakayama Y., Takahashi T., Wakabayashi A., Oono H., & Radford M.H.B, Neuroendocrinology Letters, 2007, 28, 445 - 448
  • Cortisol levels and prospective and retrospective memory in humans, Nakayama Y., Takahashi T., & Radford M.H.B, Neuroendocrinology Letters, 2005, 26, 599 - 602

Books

  • Cortisol levels and prospective and retrospective memory in humans, Chapter 21, 481-488, Nakayama Y., Takahashi T., & Radford M.H.B. Radford, M.H.B., Ohnuma, S., & Yamagishi, T. (Eds.) , Culture and Ecological Foundations of the Mind: Mutual Construction of the Mind and Society, Hokkaido University Press, 2007

International Conferences

  • Nakayama Y, Yamagata T, Tanji J, Hoshi E, Differential involvement of the frontal motor areas of macaques in planning and execution of action based on an abstract behavioral goal, Neuroscience 2012, the Society's 42th annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2012/10
  • Yamagata T, Nakayama Y, Tanji J, Hoshi E, Distinct representations of a behavioral goal and an action in the dorsolateral and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the dorsal premotor cortex of macaques, Neuroscience 2012, the Society's 42th annual meeting , New Orleans, LA, 2012/10
  • Yamagata T, Nakayama Y, Tanji J, Hoshi E, Motor specification processes in the dorsal and ventral premotor cortex(PMd and PMv) through distinct paths of information processing, Neuroscience 2010, the Society's 40th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010/10
  • Arimura N, Nakayama Y, Tamagata T, Saga Y, Tanji J, Hoshi E, Role of the globus pallidus in action planning as mediated by the abstract representation of action, Neuroscience 2010, the Society's 40th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010/10
  • Nakayama Y., Arimura N., Yamagata T., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Comparison of neuronal activity in three subareas of the dorsal premotor cortex, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
  • Yamagata T., Nakayama Y., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Involvement of dorsal and ventral sectors of the lateral prefrontal cortex in a concept-based action planning, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
  • Nakayama Y., Yamagata T., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Virtual and physical representation of action planning in primate dorsal and ventral premotor cortex and primary motor cortex, International Congress of Physiological Science, Kyoto, Japan, 2009
  • Yamagata T., Nakayama Y., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Response properties of neurons in the premotor and prefrontal cortices to the appearance of visuospatial and instruction signals, International Congress of Physiological Science, Kyoto, Japan, 2009
  • Nakayama Y., Yamagata T., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Differential involvement of the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) and the primary motor cortex (MI) in indirect visuomotor behavior, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC., 2008
  • Yamagata T., Nakayama Y., Tanji J., & Hoshi E, Involvement of the dorsal and ventral premotor cortex (PMd and PMv) in direct vs. indirect visuomotor behavior, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC., 2008
  • Hoshi E., Yamagata T., Nakayama Y., & Tanji J, Activity of neurons of the macaque premotor cortex suggests its involvement in converting a concept for action into a motor plan, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California, 2007

Awards

  • Research Encouragement Prize, Hokkaido Psychological Association, Yoshihisa Nakayama, 2005

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