Associate Professor
Katsumi Watanabe

Room
Building 13 Room 320
TEL
+81-3-5453-5249
FAX
+81-3-5453-5249
E-Mail
Key Words
Cognitive Science(Perception, Crossmodal interaction, Sensorimotor learning, Development, Attention, Eye movement, Social cognition, Decision Making)
Neuroscience(Motivation, Reward, Basal ganglia, Brain Imaging)

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • 1995
    University of Tokyo, Department of Psychology: BA in Experimental Psychology
  • 1997
    University of Tokyo, Department of Life Sciences: MA in Cognitive Science (highest honors).
  • 2001
    California Institute of Technology, PhD in Computation and Neural Systems

Professional Experience

  • 2001
    Research fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
  • 2002
    Research fellow, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA.
  • 2003
    Visiting scholar, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA.
  • 2003
    Research scientist, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
  • 2005
    Group leader (Decision Making Research Group), Shimojo Implicit Brain Function Project, ERATO, JST.
  • 2006-
    Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Tanaka S, Ikeda H, Kasahara K, Kato R, Tsubomi H, Sugawara SK, Mori M, Hanakawa T, Sadato N, Honda M, & Watanabe K. (In press) Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. PLoS ONE.
  2. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (accepted) Effects of learning with explicit elaboration on implicit transfer of visuomotor sequence learning. Experimental Brain Research.
  3. Takahashi, K., Yamada, S., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2013) Loss of color by afterimage masking. i-Perception, 4 (3), 144-146.   LINK     DOI 
  4. Tsubomi, H., Fukuda, K., Watanabe, K., & Vogel, E. K. (2013) Neural limits to representing objects still within view. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33 (19), 8257-8263.   LINK     DOI 
  5. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (accepted) Implicit transfer of reversed temporal structure in visuomotor sequence learning. Cognitive Science.
  6. Tanaka,T., Takano, Y., Tanaka, S., Hironaka,N., Kobayashi, K., Hanakawa, T., Watanabe, K., & Honda, M. (2013) Transcranial direct-current stimulation increases extracellular dopamine levels in the rat striatum. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 7 (6).   LINK     DOI 
  7. Ikeda, H, Watanabe, K., & Cavanagh, P (2013) Crowding of biological motion stimuli. Journal of Vision, 13 (4), 20, 1-6.   LINK     DOI 
  8. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (accepted) Interference between accustomed number-space mappings and unacquainted letter-space mappings in a button press task. Human Factors: The Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.   LINK     DOI 
  9. Chien, S., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2013) A transient auditory signal shifts the perceived offset position of a moving visual object. Frontiers in Psychology, 4 (70), 1-10.   LINK     DOI 
  10. Yonemura, K., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2013) Back view of beauty: A bias in attractiveness judgment. Perception, 42 (1), 95-102.   LINK     DOI 
  11. Ueda, H., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2013) Contributions of retinal input and phenomenal representation of a fixation object to the saccadic gap effect. Vision Research, 82, 52-57.   LINK     DOI 
  12. Phothisonothai, M., Tsubomi H., Kondo A., Kikuchi M., Yoshimura Y., Minabe Y., & Watanabe, K. (20132013) A Comparison of Actual and Artifactual Features based on Fractal Analyses: Resting-State MEG Data Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 212, 1257-1265.   LINK     DOI 
  13. Au, R. K. C., Ono, F., & Watanabe. K. (2013) Retrospective perceptual distortion of position representation does not lead to delayed localization. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 9 (1), 20-31.   LINK     DOI 
  14. Yun, K., Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S. (2012) Interpersonal body and neural synchronization as a marker of implicit social interaction. Scientific Reports, 2, 959.   LINK     DOI 
  15. Tagai, K., Takata, S., Nagai, M., Watanabe, K., & Kumada, K. (accept) Differential brain responses to one-hand and two-hands handing actions: A near-infrared spectroscopy study. Universitas Psychologia.
  16. Kondo, A., Watanabe, K. (accepted) Inter-trial effect in luminance processing revealed by MEG. Universitas Psychologia.
  17. Au, R. K. C., Ono, F., & Watanabe. K. (2013) Spatial distortion induced by imperceptible visual stimuli. Consciousness and Cognition, 22 (1), 99-110.   LINK     DOI 
  18. Sugawara,S.K, Tanaka, S., Okazaki, S., Watanabe, K., & Sadato, N. (2012) Social rewards enhance offline improvements in motor skill. PLoS One., 7 (11), e48174.   LINK     DOI 
  19. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012) Overestimation and underestimation in a configural response learning task. Kansei Engineering International Journal, 11 (4), 171-178.   LINK     DOI 
  20. Seya, Y., & Watanabe, K. (2013) Objective and subjective sizes of the effective visual field during game playing measured by the gaze-contingent window method. International Journal of Affective Engineering, 12, 1-9.   LINK     DOI 
  21. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012) Short-term memory for event duration: Modality specificity and goal-dependency. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 4 (8), 1623-1631.   LINK     DOI 
  22. Seya, Y., & Watanabe, K. (2012) The minimal time required to process visual information in visual search tasks measured by using gaze-contingent visual masking. Perception, 41, 819-830.   LINK     DOI 
  23. Tanaka, S., Seki, K., Hanakawa, T., Harada, M., Sugawara, S.K., Sadato, N., Watanabe, K., & Honda, M. (2012) Abacus in the brain: a longitudinal functional MRI study of a skilled abacus user with theright hemispheric lesion. Frontiers in Perception Science, 3, 315.   LINK     DOI 
  24. Seya, Y., Tsutsui, K., Watanabe, K., & Kimura, K. (2012) Attentional capture without awareness in complex visual tasks. Perception, 41, 517-531.   LINK     DOI 
  25. Yokoi, K., Watanabe, K., & Saida, S. (2012) Rapid and implicit effect of color category on visual search. Optical Review, 19 (4), 276-281.   LINK     DOI 
  26. Iwayama, K., Hirata, Y., Takahashi, K., Watanabe, K., Aihara, K. & Suzuki, H. (2012) Characterizing global evolutions of complex systems via intermediate network representations. Scientific Reports, 2 (423).   LINK     DOI 
  27. Au, R. K. C., Ono, F., & Watanabe. K. (2012) Time dilation induced by object motion is based on spatiotopic but not retinotopic positions. Frontiers in Psychology, 3 (58), doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00058.   LINK     DOI 
  28. Takahashi, K., Fukuda, H., Watanabe, K., & Ueda, K. (2012) Scintillating lustre induced by radial fins. i-Perception, 3 (2), 101-103.   LINK     DOI 
  29. Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Consistency of likeability of objects across views and time. Perception, 41 (6), 673-686.   LINK     DOI 
  30. Chien, S., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Mislocalization of Visual Stimuli: Independent Effects of Static and Dynamic Attention. PLoS ONE, 6 (12), e28371.   LINK     DOI 
  31. Takahashi, K., Fukuda, H., Ikeda, H., Doi, H., Watanabe, K., Ueda, K., & Shinohara, K. (2011) Roles of the Upper and Lower Body in Direction Discrimination of Point-light Walkers. Journal of Vision, 11 (14), 1-13.   LINK     DOI 
  32. Kondo, A., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012) Sequential Effects in Face-attractiveness Judgment. Perception, 41 (1), 43-49.   LINK     DOI 
  33. Ono, F., Horii, S., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Individual differences in vulnerability to subjective time distortion. Japanese Psychological Research, 54 (2), 195-201.   LINK     DOI 
  34. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Visual and Auditory Influence on Perceptual Stability in Visual Competition. Seeing and Perceiving, 24 (6), 545-564.   LINK     DOI 
  35. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Implicit learning increases preference for predictive visual display. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 73 (6), 1815-22.   LINK     DOI 
  36. Tanaka, S., Takeda, K., Otaka, Y., Kita, K., Osu, R., Honda, M., Sadato, N., Hanakawa, T., Watanabe, K. (2011) Single session of transcranial direct-current stimulation transiently increases knee extenssor force in patients with hemiparetic stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 25 (6), 565-569.   LINK     DOI 
  37. Ariga, A., Kawahara, J., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Object-based maintenance of temporal attention in rapid serial visual presentation. Visual Cognition, 19 (5), 553-584.   LINK     DOI 
  38. Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Attention can retrospectively distort visual space. Psychological Science, 22 (4), 472-477.   LINK     DOI 
  39. Watanabe, K., Matsuda, T., Nishioka, T., & Namatame, M. (2011) Eye gaze during observation of static faces in deaf people. PLoS ONE, 6 (2), e16919.   LINK     DOI 
  40. Kikuchi M, Shitamichi K, Ueno S, Yoshimura Y, Remijn BG, Nagao K, Munesue T, Iiyama K, Tsubokawa T, Haruta Y, Inoue Y, Watanabe K, Hashimoto T, Higashida H, Minabe Y (2010) Neurovascular coupling in the human somatosensory cortex: a single trial study. NeuroReport, 21 (17), 1106-1110.   LINK     DOI 
  41. Takahashi, K., Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Illusory motion induced by blurred red-blue edges. Perception, 39 (12), 1678-80.   LINK     DOI 
  42. Kondo, A., Tsubomi, H., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Neuromagnetic correlates of perceived brightness in human visual cortex. Psychologia, 53 (4), 267-275.   LINK     DOI 
  43. Ohyama, J., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Exogenous Temporal Cues Enhance Recognition Memory in an Object-Based Manner. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 72 (8), 2157-2167.   LINK     DOI 
  44. Ohyama, J., Watanabe, K. (2010) Contextual segmentation in the visual stream produces a temporal synchronization effect on visual perception. Psychologia, 53 (2), 125-137.   LINK     DOI 
  45. Watanabe, K., Ikeda, H., & Miyao, M (2010) Learning efficacy of explicit visuomotor sequences in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and asperger syndrome. Experimental Brain Research, 203, 233-239.   LINK     DOI 
  46. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Implicit auditory modulation on the temporal characteristics of perceptual alternation in visual competition. Journal of Vision, 10 (4), 11, 1-13.   LINK     DOI 
  47. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Time to learn: Evidence for two types of attentional guidance in contextual cueing. Perception, 39 (1), 72-80.   LINK     DOI 
  48. Bhagat M, Bhushan C, Saha G, Shimojo S, Watanabe K, & Bhattacharya J (2009) Investigating neuromagnetic brain responses against chromatic flickering stimuli by wavelet entropies. PLoS ONE, 4 (9), e7173.   LINK     DOI 
  49. Tanaka, S., Hanakawa, T., Honda, M & Watanabe, K. (2009) Enhancement of pinch force in the lower leg by anodal transcranial direct current stimulation. Experimental Brain Research, 196, 459-465.   LINK     DOI 
  50. Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (2009) Anger and happiness are linked differently to the explicit detection of biological motion. Perception, 38 (7), 1002-1011.   LINK     DOI 
  51. Ariga, A., & Watanabe, K. (2009) What is special about index-finger?: Index-finger advantage in manipulating reflexive attentional shift. Japanese Psychological Research, 51 (4), 258-265.   LINK     DOI 
  52. Yulmetyev, R. M., Khusaenova, E. V., Yulmetyeva, D. G., Hanggi, P., Shimojo, S., Watanabe, K. & Bhattacharya, J. (2009) Dynamic effects and information quantifiers of statistical memory of MEG signals at photosensitive epilepsy. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 6 (1), 189-206.   LINK     DOI 
  53. Ariga, A., & Watanabe, K. (2009) Temporal dissociation between category-based and item-based processes in rejecting distractors. Psychological Research, 73, 54-59.   LINK     DOI 
  54. Yulmetyev, R. M., Khusaenova, E. V., Yulmetyeva, D. G., Hanggi, P., Shimojo, S., Watanabe, K., & Bhattacharya, J. (2008) Statistical memory of MEG signals at photosensitive epilepsy. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 18 (9), 2799 - 2805.   LINK     DOI 
  55. Ogawa, H., Watanabe, K., & Yagi, A. (2009) Contextual cueing in multiple object tracking. Visual Cognition, 17 (8), 1244-1258.   LINK     DOI 
  56. Ghorashi, S., Jefferies, L. N., Kawahara, J., & Watanabe, K. (2008) Does attention accompany the conscious awareness of both location and identity of an object? Psyche, 14, 1-13.
  57. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2008) Non-persistent effect of prior experience on change blindness: Investigation on naive observers. Psychologia, 51 (2), 115-125.   LINK     DOI 
  58. Watanabe, K., & Yokoi, K. (2008) Dynamic distortion of visual position representation around moving objects. Journal of Vision, 8 (3), 1-11.   LINK     DOI 
  59. Takahashi, K., Saiki, J., & Watanabe, K. (2008) Realignment of temporal simultaneity between vision and touch. NeuroReport, 19 (3), 319-322.   LINK     DOI 
  60. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2008) Persisting effect of prior experience of change blindness. Perception, 37 (2), 324-327.   LINK     DOI 
  61. Watanabe, K. (2008) Behavioral speed contagion: Automatic modulation of movement timing by observation of body movements. Cognition, 106 (3), 1514-1524.   LINK     DOI 
  62. Niimi, R., Watanabe, K., & Yokosawa, K. (2008) The dynamic-stimulus advantage of visual symmetry perception. Psychological Research, 72, 567-579.   LINK     DOI 
  63. Ohyama, J., & Watanabe, K. (2007) Unpredictable visual changes cause temporal memory averaging. Vision Research, 47, 2727-2731.   LINK     DOI 
  64. Yulmetyev, R. M., Hänggi, P., Yulmetyeva, D. G., Shimojo, S., Khusaenova, E. V., Watanabe, K., & Bhattacharya, J. (2007) Relaxation and phase space singularities in time series of human magnetoencephalograms as indicator of photosensitive epilepsy. Physica A, 383, 443-454.   LINK     DOI 
  65. Watanabe, K., & Yokoi, K. (2007) Object-based anisotropic mislocalization by retinotopic motion signals. Vision Research, 47, 1662-1667.   LINK     DOI 
  66. Watanabe, K., & Yokoi, K. (2006) Object-based anisotropies in the flash-lag effect. Psychological Science, 17, 728-735.   LINK     DOI 
  67. Watanabe, K., Ikeda, H., & Hikosaka, O. (2006) Effects of explicit knowledge of workspace rotation in visuomotor sequence learning. Experimental Brain Research, 174 (4), 673-678.   LINK     DOI 
  68. Yokoi, K., Watanabe, K., Kumada, T., Doi, H., Kogure, M., & Yamamoto, T. (2006) Effective visual field in driving revealed by gaze-contingent window method. Review of Automotive Engineering, 27(4), 497-501.   LINK     DOI 
  69. Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (2006) Speed tuning of biological motion perception. Kansei Engineering International, 6(2), 7-12.   LINK     DOI 
  70. Yokoi, K., Watanabe, K., Kato, R., Kawai, T., Sato, T., Yamazaki, T., & Yamagata, H. (2006) Measuring spatial distribution of visual attention in action video game. Kansei Engineering International, 6(2), 13-18.   LINK     DOI 
  71. Niimi, R., Yokosawa, K., & Watanabe, K. (2006) Attentional set for axis of symmetry-defined visual search. Perception & Psychophysics, 68, 7, 1153-1162.   LINK     DOI 
  72. Khurana, B., Carter, M., Watanabe, K., & Nijhawan, R. (2006) Flash-lag chimeras: the role of perceived alignment in the composite face effect. Vision Research, 46, 2757-2772.   LINK     DOI 
  73. Niimi, R., Yokosawa, K., & Watanabe, K. (2005) The role of visible persistence for perception of visual bilateral symmetry. Japanese Psychological Research, 47(4), 262-270.   LINK     DOI 
  74. Watanabe, K., & Hikosaka, O. (2005) Immediate changes in anticipatory activity of caudate neurons associated with reversal of position-reward contingency. Journal of Neurophysiology, 94, 1879-1887.   LINK     DOI 
  75. Watanabe, K. (2005) The motion-induced position shift depends on the visual awareness of motion. Vision Research, 45, 2580-2586.   LINK     DOI 
  76. Watanabe, K. (2005) Asymmetric mislocalization of a visual flash ahead of and behind a moving object. Perception, 34, 687-698.   LINK     DOI 
  77. Ikeda, H., Blake, R., & Watanabe, K. (2005) Eccentric perception of biological motion is unscalably poor. Vision Research, 45, 1935-1943.   LINK     DOI 
  78. Watanabe, K., Sayres, R., Shimojo, S., Imada, T., & Nihei, K. (2004) Effect of sodium valproate on neuromagnetic responses to chromatic flicker: Implication to photosensitivity. Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, 61, 1-7.
  79. Watanabe, K., Paik, Y., & Blake, R. (2004) Preserved gain control for luminance contrast during binocular rivalry suppression. Vision Research, 44, 3065-3071.   LINK     DOI 
  80. Bhattacharya, J., Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S. (2004) Nonlinear dynamics of evoked neuromagnetic responses signifies potential defensive mechanisms against photosensitivity. International Journal of Bifurcation & Chaos, 14(8), 2701-2720.   LINK     DOI 
  81. Watanabe, K. (2004) Visual grouping by motion precedes the relative localization between moving and flashed stimuli. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 30(3), 504-512.   LINK     DOI 
  82. Nijhawan, R., Watanabe, K., Khurana, B., & Shimojo, S. (2004) Compensation of neural delays in visual-motor behavior: No evidence for shorter afferent delays for visual motion. Visual Cognition, 11(2-3), 275-298.   LINK     DOI 
  83. Watanabe, K., Lauwereyns, J., & Hikosaka, O. (2003) Neural correlates of rewarded and unrewarded eye movements in the primate caudate nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience, 23(31), 10051-10057.
  84. Watanabe, K., Lauwereyns, J., & Hikosaka, O. (2003) Effects of motivational conflicts on visually elicited saccades in monkeys. Experimental Brain Research, 152(3), 361-367.   LINK     DOI 
  85. Sato, T. R., Watanabe, K., Thompson, K. G., & Schall, J. D. (2003) Effect of target-distractor similarity on FEF visual selection in the absence of the target. Experimental Brain Research, 151(3), 356-363.   LINK     DOI 
  86. Watanabe, K., Sato, T. R., & Shimojo, S. (2003) Perceived shifts of flashed stimuli by visible and invisible object motion. Perception, 32, 545-559.   LINK     DOI 
  87. Watanabe, K. (2003) Differential effect of distractor timing on localizing versus identifying visual changes. Cognition, 88, 243-257.   LINK     DOI 
  88. Watanabe, K., Nijhawan, R., & Shimojo, S. (2002) Shifts in perceived position of flashed stimuli by illusory object motion. Vision Research, 42(24), 2645-2650.   LINK     DOI 
  89. Watanabe, K., Imada, T., Nihei, K., & Shimojo, S. (2002) Neuromagnetic responses to chromatic flicker: implications for photosensitivity. Neuroreport, 13(16), 2161-2165.   LINK     DOI 
  90. Lauwereyns, J., Watanabe, K., Coe, B., & Hikosaka, O. (2002) A neural correlate of response bias in monkey caudate nucleus. Nature, 418, 413-417.   LINK     DOI 
  91. Watanabe, K., Nijhawan, R., Khurana, B., & Shimojo, S. (2001) Perceptual organization of moving stimuli modulates the flash-lag effect. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27(4), 879-894.   LINK     DOI 
  92. Shimojo, S., Scheier, C., Nijhawan, R., Shams, L. Kamitani, Y., & Watanabe, K. (2001) Beyond perceptual modality: Auditory effects on visual perception. Acoustical Science and Technology, 22(2), 1-67.   LINK     DOI 
  93. Watanabe, K. (2001) Inhibition of return in averaging saccades. Experimental Brain Research, 138, 330-342.   LINK     DOI 
  94. Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S. (2001) When sound affects vision: effects of auditory grouping on visual motion perception. Psychological Science, 12(2), 109-116.   LINK     DOI 
  95. Watanabe, K. (2001) Modulation of spatial attention with unidirectional field motion: an implication for the shift of the OKN beating field. Vision Research, 41(6), 801-814.   LINK     DOI 
  96. Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S. (2001) Postcoincidence trajectory duration affects motion event perception. Perception & Psychophysics, 63(1), 16-28.   LINK     DOI 
  97. Drew, P., Sayres, R., Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S. (2001) Pupillary response to chromatic flicker. Experimental Brain Research, 136, 256-262.   LINK     DOI 
  98. Khurana, B., Watanabe, K., & Nijhawan, R. (2000) The role of attention in motion extrapolation: Are moving objects 'corrected' or flashed objects attentionally delayed? Perception, 29 (6), 675-692.   LINK     DOI 
  99. Watanabe, K. (1999) Optokinetic nystagmus with spontaneous reversal of transparent motion perception. Experimental Brain Research, 129, 156-160.   LINK     DOI 
  100. Watanabe, K. & Shimojo, S. (1998) Attentional modulation in perception of visual motion events. Perception, 27(9), 1041-1054.   LINK     DOI 
  101. Watanabe, K. & Shimojo, S. (1997) Suppressive effect of multimodal surface representation on ocular smooth pursuit of invisible hand. Perception, 26, 277-285.   LINK     DOI 
  102. Shimojo, S., Tanaka, Y., & Watanabe, K. (1995) Stimulus-driven facilitation and inhibition of visual information processing in environmental and retinotopic representations of space. Cognitive Brain Research, 5, 11-21.   LINK     DOI 

Books and Book Chapters

  1. Watanabe, K. (2013) Teaching as a dynamic phenomenon with interpersonal interactions. Mind, Brain and Education, 7 (2), 91-100.   LINK     DOI 
  2. Mougenot C., & Watanabe K. (2013) Sensory stimulation of designers. Emotional Engineering. Vol 2, Chapter 5, 63-71, Fukuda, S. (ed), Springer-Verlag London.
  3. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012) Crossmodal Interactions in Visual Competition. Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience for Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Applications, 64-72, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2113-8, ISBN13: 9781466621138, ISBN10: 1466621133, EISBN13: 9781466621145, Wu, J., IGI Global.   LINK     DOI 
  4. Phothisonothai, M. and Watanabe, K. (2012) Optimal Fractal Feature and Neural Network: EEG Based BCI Applications Brain-Computer Interface, accepted, Reza Fazel-Rezai, Intech Open Access Publisher.
  5. Takahashi, K., Mitsuhashi, H., Murata, K., Norieda, S., & Watanabe, K. (2012) Abstract feelings emerging from haptic stimulation. Haptics Rendering and Applications, Intech Open Access Publisher.   LINK     DOI 
  6. Watanabe, K. (2011) Exceeding the limits: Behavioral enhancement via external influence. Systems Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, 117-129, Kansaku, K., & Cohen, L. (eds), Springer.   LINK     DOI 
  7. Mougenot C., Watanabe K. (2010) Verbal stimuli in design creativity: a case study with Japanese sound-symbolic words. Design Creativity 2010, Eds.: Toshiharu Taura and Yukari Nagai., Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-0-85729-223-0.   LINK     DOI 
  8. Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S. (2005) Crossmodal attention in event perception. Neurobiology of Attention, Itti, L., Rees,G., Tsotsos,J. (eds), Academic Press/Elsevier, CA..   LINK     DOI 
  9. Shimojo, S., Watanabe, K. & Scheier, C. (2001) The resolution of ambiguous motion: Attentional modulation and development. Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits, Braun, J., Koch, C., Davis, J. (eds.), MIT Press, MA..
  10. Shimojo, S., Tanaka, Y. & Watanabe, K. (1997) Stimulus-driven facilitation and inhibition of visual information processing in environmental and retinotopic representations of space. Brain and Mind: For Better Understanding of the Dynamic Function of Mind and its Supporting Brain Mechanism, 19-38, Ito, M. (ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam..

Invited Talks

  1. Watanabe, K. (2013/5/13) Implicit Behavioral Contagion: A Potential Marker of Implicit Social Interaction. Italy-Japan workshop on Complex Systems: the multidisciplinary contribution, Tokyo, Japan..
  2. Watanabe, K. (2013/1/31-2/1) Perception, Attention, Action, Decision Making from Cognitive Science Perspective. Keynote Talk in 5th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technologies (KST-2013), Burapha University, Thailand.
  3. Watanabe, K. (2012/7/31) Measuring cognitive performances and its relation to educational practices: Toward interdisciplinary collaborations between basic research and applied fields. 7th International Summer School on Mind, Brain and Education. Teaching: A New Frontier of the Neurocognitive Sciences, Education and Culture. Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, Italy.
  4. Watanabe, K. (2012/2/14) Implicit Behavioral Contagion. The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Departmental Colloquia, Tubingen, Germany.
  5. Watanabe, K. (2011/7/15) Maintaining visual attention over time: Effects of object continuity. Symposium on Attentional Selection at Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision, Hong Kong.
  6. Watanabe, K. (2011/3/15) How people look faces differently. The Whitehead Lectures in Cognition, Computation and Culture, University London, Goldsmiths Collage, London, UK.
  7. Watanabe, K. (2011/2/21) Perceiving the faces of Buddha status． Cultural Strategies for Overcoming Negative Emotion, Kyoto University, Japan.
  8. 渡邊克巳 (2011/2/8) 認知・行動の無意識的側面と社会への応用. 応用脳科学アカデミー, 豊洲センタービル.
  9. 渡邊克巳 (2011/2/4) 認知科学からみた発達障害. 第８回いばらき発達障害研究会, 筑波大学付属病院．.
  10. Mougenot C., Watanabe K. (Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2011) Creative Stimulation in Design : A Cognitive Approach. 4th International Workshop on Design Theory (Design Society SIG)., Mines ParisTech, Paris.
  11. 渡邊克巳 (2011/1/29) コミュニケーションに潜む潜在性の海. 未来設計会議 脳科学から見た社会デザイン, 日本科学未来館.
  12. Watanabe, K (2010/8/24) Implicit Processes in Attention, Action, and Decision Making. Helsinki University of Technology (Aalto University School of Science and Technology), Espoo, Finland.
  13. Watanabe, K. (2010/3/10) Implicit behavioral contagion. Conference on Systems-neuroscience and Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
  14. Ono, F., Horii, S., Watanabe, K. (2010/3/10) The effect of environmental context on time perception. Conference on Systems-neuroscience and Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
  15. Watanabe, K (2009/1/14) Implicit Processes in Attention, Action, and Decision Making. The Whitehead Lectures in Cognition, Computation and Culture, University London, Goldsmiths Collage, London, UK.
  16. Watanabe, K. (2007, Sep) Solving ambiguity in visual event perception by auditory signal. International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain.
  17. Watanabe, K., & Takahashi, K. (2007, 6) Cognitive sciences toward universal communication. First International Symposium on Universal Communication, HYATT REGENCY KYOTO, Kyoto, Japan.
  18. Watanabe, K. (2004, August) Asymmetric mislocalization of a visual flash ahead of and behind a moving object. Harvard University, Vision Lab., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
  19. Watanabe, K. (2003, September) From motivation to action: Neural activity in caudate nucleus. International Workshop on "Motivation and Brain", Tamagawa University Brain Research Institute, Machida, Tokyo, Japan.
  20. Watanabe, K. (2003, March) From motivation to action: Neural activity in caudate nucleus. Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa, Japan.
  21. Watanabe, K. (2000, June) When sound affects vision: Effect of auditory saliency on visual motion perception and its relation to crossmodal attention. The Annual meeting for Theoretical Neurobiology, New York University, New York, USA.
  22. Watanabe, K. (1999, September) When a sound affects vision: Auditory-visual integration and its development. The House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  23. Watanabe, K. (1995, May) Interaction between multi-modal surface representation and proprioceptive smooth pursuit. Human Frontier Science Program conference, International Institute for Advanced Studies, Kyoto, Japan.

International Conferences

  1. Phothisonothai M., Arita Y., & Watanabe K. (2013.5.15-17) Extraction of Expression from Japanese Speech based on Time-Frequency and Fractal Features 10th Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON) (IEEE Xplore), Krabi, Thailand.
  2. Chein, S. & Watanabe, K. (2013/5/10-15) Depth Modulation of Attentional Repulsion and Attraction Effects. Vision Science Society 13th Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  3. Ueda, H., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2013/5/10-15) The gap effect is predominantly determined by the awareness of the fixation disappearance. Vision Science Society 13th Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  4. Reference frames in the integration of spatial information across views. (2013/5/10-15) Meilinger, T. & Watanabe, K. Vision Science Society 13th Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  5. Au, R. K. C., & Watanabe, K. (2013/5/10-15) Underestimation of numerosity in dynamic visual display. Vision Science Society 13th Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  6. Antanas Spokas, Pablo Cuesta Prieto, Katsumi Watanabe, & Joydeep Bhattacharya (2013/4/18-19) Connectivity Analysis of Background MEG in 3‐4 Year Old Children. Explorative study. British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience Meeting, Nottingham, UK.
  7. Masaki O. Abe & Katsumi Watanabe (2013/4/16-20) Effects of motor optimization and social interaction on an interpersonal force matching task. the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Neural Control of Movement, Puerto Rico.
  8. Haring, K. S, Watanabe, K., & Mougenot C. (2013/3/3-6) The influence of robot appearance on assessment. 8th Annual Conference for Basic and Applied Human-Robot Interaction Research (HRI 2013) (Proceedings in IEEE & ACM digital libraries), Tokyo, Japan.
  9. Phothisonothai, M., Yoshimura Y., Kikuchi M., Minabe Y., & Watanabe. K. (2013/1/31-2/1) Posterior Probability Estimation for Actual and Artifactual Components from MEG Data Special session on "Fluency in Communication between Human, Machine, and Environment", 5th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technologies (KST-2013), Burapha University, Thailand.
  10. Ikeda, H., & Watanabe. K. (2013/1/31-2/1) Visual-Motor Sequence Learning by Competitive Fighting Game Experts. Special session on "Fluency in Communication between Human, Machine, and Environment", 5th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technologies (KST-2013), Burapha University, Thailand.
  11. Abe, M.O., & Watanabe. K. (2013/1/31-2/1) Effect of Partner’s Presence during Practice on Subsequent Joint Action. Special session on "Fluency in Communication between Human, Machine, and Environment", 5th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technologies (KST-2013), Burapha University, Thailand.
  12. Haring, K.S., Mougenot, & Watanabe, K (2013/1/31-2/1) Perception of Different Robot Design. Special session on "Fluency in Communication between Human, Machine, and Environment", 5th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technologies (KST-2013), Burapha University, Thailand.
  13. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe. K. (2013/1/31-2/1) Short-term Memory for Event Duration: an MEG study. Special session on "Fluency in Communication between Human, Machine, and Environment", 5th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technologies (KST-2013), Burapha University, Thailand.
  14. Akustu, S., Miyamoto, Y., Watanabe, K., & Peng, K. (2013/1/17-19) Cultural differences in representation of three-dimensional space: Linear perspective versus "Mitsuwari" composition. 14th meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  15. Ono, F., Chien, S., Au, R. K. C., & Watanabe, K. (2012/12/9) The effect of backward attention on perception of spatial position. Time and Space in Perception and Action, Special International Seminar for Time Study, Yamaguchi University.
  16. Abe, M. O., & Watanabe, K. (2012/12/9) Motor optimization and social interaction in joint action. Time and Space in Perception and Action, Special International Seminar for Time Study, Yamaguchi University.
  17. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/12/9) Short-term memory for event duration. Time and Space in Perception and Action, Special International Seminar for Time Study, Yamaguchi University.
  18. Phothisonothai, M., Tsubomi H., Kondo A., Kikuchi M., Yoshimura Y., Minabe Y., & Watanabe, K. (2012/12/3-7) Linear and Nonlinear Features for Automatic Artifacts Removal from MEG Data Based on ICA The 4th Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Annual Summit and Conference 2012, California, USA (IEEE Xplore and EI Compendex).
  19. Montri Phothisonothai, Fang Duan, Hiroyuki Tsubomi, Aki Kondo, Kazuyuki Aihara, Yuko Yoshimura, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yoshio Minabe, & Katsumi Watanabe (2012/12/5-7) Artifactual Component Classification from MEG Data using Support Vector Machine. 5th Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON2012), Thailand.
  20. Kohske Takahashi, Koji Iwayama, Aki Kondo, Hiroyuki Tsubomi, Yuko Yoshimura, Yoshito Hirata, Kazuyuki Aihara, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yoshio Minabe, & Katsumi Watanabe& Katsumi Watanabe (2012/12/5-7) Measuring Cognitive Abilities and Resting-State Neuromagnetic Signals in Children. 5th Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON2012), Thailand.
  21. Niimi, R. & Watanabe, K. (2012/11/15-18) How well do we know others' average liking. Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  22. Ogata, K., Seya, Y., Watanabe, K., & Ifukube, T. (2012/10/14-17) Effects of adaptive navigation support on the search task on a central control system. Nordic 2012. Proceedings of NordiCHI2012., IT University of Copenhagen.
  23. Abe, M. O., & Watanabe, K. (2012/10/13-17) Effect of visual feedback information on interpersonal force production. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA.
  24. Tsubomi, H., Iwayama, K., Takahashi, K., Kondo, A., Kikuchi, M., Yoshimura, Y., Minabe, Y., Hirata, Y., Aihara, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/10/13-17) Neural processes of short-term memory for number recall: Nonlinear interdependence analysis of MEG signals. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA.
  25. Tanaka, S., Seki, K., Hanakawa, T., Harada, M., Sadato, N., Watanabe, K., & Honda, M. (2012/10/13-17) Abacus in the brain: a longitudinal neuroimaging study of a skilled abacus user with a right hemispheric lesion. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA.
  26. Ikeda, H, Watanabe, K., & Cavanagh, P. (2012/9/2-6) Influence of crowding on discriminating the direction of biological motion European Conference on Visual Perception, Alghero, Italy.
  27. Tsubomi, H., & Watanabe, K. (2012/9/2-6) Development of visual working memory and its relation to academic performances in elementary school children European Conference on Visual Perception, Alghero, Italy.
  28. Kondo, A., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/9/2-6) Effect of gender membership on sequential decision of face attractiveness. European Conference on Visual Perception, Alghero, Italy.
  29. Takahashi, K., Yamada, S., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2012/9/2-6) Dynamic desaturation illusion. European Conference on Visual Perception, Alghero, Italy.
  30. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/8/1-4) Effects of explicit knowledge on transfer of visuomotor sequence learning. COGSCI 2012 - 34th Annual Cognitive Science Conference, Sapporo, Japan.
  31. Haring, K. S., Ragni, M., Konieczny, L, & Watanabe, K. (2012/8/1-4) The use of ACT-R to develop an attention model for simple driving tasks - COGSCI 2012 - 34th Annual Cognitive Science Conference, Sapporo, Japan.
  32. Au, R. K. C., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2012/7/13-15) Retrospective perceptual distortion of position representation does not lead to delayed localization The 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision, Incheon, Korea.
  33. Chen N., Tsubomi H., Akustu S., Peng K., & Watanabe K. (2012/7/2-6) Effects of projection geometry in drawing of 3D objects and scenes on reality and preference judgments. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
  34. Tanaka, K., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2012/7/2-6) The relationship of two numerical magnitudes influences spatial shifts of attention Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
  35. Ueda, H., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/7/2-6) Perceptual, rather than physical, disappearance of a fixation point determines the magnitude of the gap effect. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
  36. Chien, S., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2012/7/2-6) Transient auditory signal shifts perceived offset position of a moving visual object. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
  37. Au, R. K. C., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2012/7/2-6) Attentional modulation of perception of spatial position does not necessitate visual awareness Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
  38. Kitamura, M., Watanabe, K., & Kitagawa, N. (19-22 June, 2012) Moods alter audiovisual integration. 13th International multisensory research forum, Oxford, England.
  39. Mougenot C., & Watanabe K. (June 7-9, 2012) Are Sounds More Inspirational Than Images? International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC'12)., Texas A&M University.
  40. Ikeda, H., Fukui, T., Tagai, K., Takata, S., & Watanabe, K. (2012, May) Politeness Perception in Action: Subjective Impression of Handing Actions by Professional Sales Persons. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Penghu, TAIWAN.
  41. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/5/22-25) Effects of feedback on an energy conservation task under uncertainty. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Penghu, Taiwan.
  42. Chien, S., Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (2012/5/22-25) Effects of exposure to and simulated purchase of green products on altruistic and pro-environmental behaviors. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Penghu, Taiwan.
  43. Yonemura, K., Morisaki, A., Ariga, A., Watanabe, K., & Yoshikawa, S. (2012/5/22-25) Interaction between viewing angle and presentation height in perception of Buddha statues. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Penghu, Taiwan.
  44. Haring K.S., Mougenot C., Ono F., & Watanabe K. (2012/5/22-25) Cultural differences in perception and attitude towards robots. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Penghu, Taiwan.
  45. Mougenot C., Ikeda H., & Watanabe K. (2012/5/22-25) Influence of Designers' Kansei on Design Outcomes. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Penghu, Taiwan.
  46. Phothisonothai, M., & Watanabe, K. (May 16-18, 2012) Thai speech assessment based on fractal theory. 9th annual international conference of Electrical Engineering/Electronics. Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI) Association. Proceedings of ECTI-CON 2012 (IEEE Xplore), Hua Hin, Thailand.
  47. Yun, K., Watanabe, K., Shimojo, S. (2011/11/16) Unconscious finger movement synchronization as a somatic marker of implicit social interaction. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
  48. Tagai, K., Kumada, T., Nagai, M., Iwaki, S., Niki, K., Watanabe, K., Shumakura, H., Takata, S. (2011/11/16) Differential brain responses to polite and impolite actions: An fMRI study. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
  49. Sugawara, S., Tanaka, S., Okazaki, K., Watanabe, K., Satado, N. (2011/11/16) Social praise enhances the off-line improvement of the procedural motor skill. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
  50. Watanabe, K., Abe, M.O., Takahashi, K., Shimojo, S. (2011/11/16) Short-term active interactions enhance implicit behavioral mirroring. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
  51. Abe, M.O., Watanabe, K. (2011/11/16) Interpersonal optimization for error correction in a goal-directed joint action. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
  52. Takahashi, K. & Watanabe, K. (17-20, Oct, 2011) Implicit and explicit auditory modulation on vision. Symposium on "Audiovisual interaction: How early does it occur?" at 12th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2011), Fukuoka, Japan.
  53. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (17-20, Oct, 2011) Multi-modal inference in animacy perception for artificial object. 12th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2011), Fukuoka, Japan.
  54. Takahashi, K., Mitsuhashi, H., Norieda, S., Murata, K., & Watanabe, K. (9-12, Oct, 2011) Feelings of Animacy and Pleasantness from Tactile Stimulation: Effect of Stimulus Frequency and Stimulated Body Part. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2011), Anchorage, Alaska.
  55. Ogata, K., Suto, S., Kumada, T., Watanabe, K., & Ifukube, T. (9-12, Oct, 2011) Interface design of a central monitoring device taking cognitive aging into account. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2011), Anchorage, Alaska.
  56. Yamamoto, K., Ono, F., Yamada, Y., Sasaki, K., Ihaya, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011/9/19-22) Extrinsic Motivation Underlies Precise Temporal Production. 2011 International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering (ICBAKE2011), Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan.
  57. Kondo, A., & Watanabe, K. (2011/9/19-22) Separating estimation process from response by using the sequential effect. 2011 International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering (ICBAKE2011), Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan.
  58. Takahashi, K., Mitsuhashi, H., Murata, K., Norieda, S., & Watanabe, K. (2011/9/19-22) Improving Shared Experiences by Haptic Telecommunication. 2011 International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering (ICBAKE2011), Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan.
  59. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011/9/19-22) Overestimation and underestimation in learning and transfer. 2011 International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering (ICBAKE2011), Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan.
  60. Sung-en Chien, Fuminori Ono, Katsumi Watanabe (2011/7/13-14) Differential Effects of Transient Signals on Disappearance and Appearance Locations of Moving Stimuli. The 3rd Beijing International Symposium on Computational Neuroscience, MEDICAL SCHOOL, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING, CHINA.
  61. Chen N., Tsubomi H., & Watanabe K. (2011/7/13-14) Effects of Familiarity and Preference on Visual Search For Brand Logos. The 3rd Beijing International Symposium on Computational Neuroscience, MEDICAL SCHOOL, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING, CHINA.
  62. Takahashi, K., Sugawara, S., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, K., & Sadato, N. (July 14-18, 2011) Neural substrates for storage of duration information: An fMRI study. 8th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy.
  63. Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2011/7/16) Consistency of likability to objects across views and time. Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision, Hong Kong.
  64. Kondo, A., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011/6/9-12) Sequential effects in attractiveness judgment for faces. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Kyoto University, Japan.
  65. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011/6/9-12) Differential factors for time retrospection and time production. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Kyoto University, Japan.
  66. Chien, S., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2011/6/9-12) Forward and backward attention concurrently but differently induce mislocalization of visual stimuli. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Kyoto University, Japan.
  67. Ueda, H., Kondo, A., Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011/6/9-12) Implicit modulation of visual detection of facial expression. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Kyoto University, Japan.
  68. Aki Kondo & Kastumi Watanabe (2011/3/9-10) Crossmodal interaction in sequential effects. Conference on Systems-neuroscience and Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
  69. Chien, S., Ono, F., & Kastumi Watanabe (2011/3/9-10) Effect of transient signals on disappearance location of moving stimuli. Conference on Systems-neuroscience and Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
  70. Céline Mougenot, Katsumi Watanabe (2011/1/31-2011/2/1) Creative Stimulation in Design : A Cognitive Approach. 4th Design Theory SIG Workshop, Mines ParisTech, Paris, France.
  71. Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2011/01/29) How well do we know others' preferences? International Workshop for Young Researchers "Knowing Self, Knowing Others", Kyoto University.
  72. Celine Mougenot, & Katsumi Watanabe (2010/11/29-12/01) Verbal stimuli in design creativity: a case-study with Japanese sound-symbolic words. First International Conference on Design Creativity, Kobe, Japan.
  73. Ohyama, J., Watanabe, K. (2010/11/13-17) The effect of the temporal predictability of an exogenous cue on visual perception and memory. Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego.
  74. Tanaka, S., Kato, R., Hanakawa, T., Ikeda, H., Kasahara, K., Hosoda, C., Mori, M., Honda, M., Watanabe, K. (2010/11/13-17) Neuro-anatomy of action video-game experts: A structural MRI study. Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego.
  75. Tagai, K., Kumada, T., Nagai, M., Watanabe, K. (2010/11/13-17) Differential brain responses to polite and impolite actions: A NIRS study Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego.
  76. Tanaka, T., Takano, Y., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, K., Hanakawa, Honda, M., & Hironaka, N (2010/11/13-17) Modulation of extracellular dopamine levels in the striatum by transcranial direct current stimulation. Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego.
  77. Yatabe K, Inagaki M, Suzuki K, Kaga M, Watanabe K. (October, 2010) Hand-actions implied in hand-written Chinese radicals in the human motor system. Clinical Neurophysiology 121, Suppl. S196, 2010. ISSN 1388-2457, 29th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kobe, Japan.
  78. Ikeda, H., Miyao, M., & Watanabe, K. (2010/8/22-26) Characteristics of visuomotor sequential learning in ADHD and Asperger syndrome. 33rd European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  79. Takahashi, K. Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2010/8/22-26) Illusory motion of blurred blue–red edges. 33rd European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  80. Kondo, A., Tsubomi, H., & Watanabe, K. (2010/8/22-26) Inter-trial effect in luminance processing revealed by MEG. 33rd European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  81. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K. (2010/8/22-26) Task-irrelevant simple auditory feedback can reinforce saccadic eye movements. 33rd European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  82. Seya, Y., Tsutsui, K. I., & Watanabe, K. (2010/8/22-26) Cueing effects in a useful field of view task. 33rd European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  83. Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2010/8/22-26) Environmental reference frame alters the perceived orientation of three-dimensional object. 33rd European Conference on Visual Perception, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  84. Yatabe K, Inagaki M, Suzuki K, Watanabe K, Kaga M. (September, 2010) Motion perception of explicit and implicit hand action associated with writing letters. Psychophisiology 47, S73, 2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01112.x. The 50th annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Portland.
  85. Sung-en, C., Watanabe, K., & Yang, L-X. (2010/7/23-26) Feature-location binding when tracking moving objects does not affect distribution of attention within objects. Asia Pacific Conference on Vision, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
  86. Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2010/7/23-26) Attention can distort visual space backwards. Asia Pacific Conference on Vision, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
  87. Takahashi, K., Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (June 16-19, 2010) Auditory transient recovers change detection of imperceptible visual stimulus. 11th International Multisensory Research Forum, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
  88. Takahashi, K., Hidaka. S., & Watanabe. K. (2010/3/28-4/1) Decoding subjective simultaneity from neuromagnetic signal. 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism (Biomag 2010), Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  89. Celine Mougenot, Katsumi Watanabe, Carole Bouchard, Ameziane Aoussat (March 2-4, 2010) Kansei Information Processing in Product Design: Exploring the role of visual information in designers' activity. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Paris.
  90. Ariga, A., Kitamura-Suzuki, M., Watanabe, K., & Yoshikawa, S. (March 2-4, 2010) Perceiving the faces of Buddha statues: On the relation with viewpoint and affective evaluation. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Paris.
  91. Takahashi, K., Mitsuhashi, H., Norieda, S., Sendoda, M., Murata, K., & Watanabe, K. (March 2-4, 2010) Japanese Onomatopoeias and Sound Symbolic Words in Describing Interpersonal Communication. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Paris.
  92. Seya, Y., Watanabe, K. (2010/2/22-23) Minimal time required to process visual information in complex visual task measured by using gaze contingent visual masking. The Third International Workshop on Kansei, Fukuoka.
  93. Mougenot, C., Aucouturier, J.J., Yamanaka, T., Watanabe, K. (2010/2/22-23) Comparing the effects of visual and auditory stimuli in design creativity. The Third International Workshop on Kansei, Fukuoka.
  94. Kondo, A., Tsubomi, H., Takahashi, K., Ono, F., Watanabe, K. (2010/2/22-23) Neuromagnetic activity reflecting brightness in the human visual cortex. The Third International Workshop on Kansei, Fukuoka.
  95. Ono, F., Takahashi, K., Kondo, A., Watanabe, K. (2010/2/22-23) Neuromagnetic responses related to endogenous metrical interpretation. The Third International Workshop on Kansei, Fukuoka.
  96. Iwayama, K., Takahashi, K., Watanabe, K., Hirata, Y., Suzuki, H., Aihara, K. (Feb 2-4 2010) Synchronized brain activity changes related to perceptual alternations. International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB 15th '10), Oita, Japan.
  97. Ariga, A., Kawahara, J., & Watanabe, K. (November 19, 2009) Temporal gap disrupts attentional state in rapid serial visual presentation. The 17th Object Perception Attention & Memory, Boston.
  98. Ariga, A., Kawahara, J., & Watanabe, K. (November 19-22, 2009) Object-based maintenance of attentional state in rapid serial visual presentation. The 50th Psychonomic Society, Boston.
  99. Mougenot, C., Watanabe, K., Bouchard, C., Aousssat, A. (October 18-22, 2009) Visual materials and designers' cognitive activity: Towards in-depth investigations of design cognition. International Association of Societies of Design Research, Seoul.
  100. Ariga, A., & Watanabe, K. (October 17-21, 2009) The expected distractor is rejected belatedly when a local representation of the distractor is available. The 39th Society for Neuroscience, Chicago.
  101. Seya, Y. Sato, K., Kimura, Y., Ookubo, A., Yamagata, H., Kasahara, K., Fujikake, H., Yamamoto, Y., Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (September 1-4, 2009) Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen. DiGRA2009, London.
  102. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (29 June - 2 July, 2009) Distortion of visual and auditory duration in short term memory 10th International Multisensory Research Forum, The City College of New York, New YOrk City.
  103. Takahashi, K. & Watanabe, K. (5-8 June 2009) Modality-independent modulation of unpredictable event on visual perceptual stability. 13rd Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC 13), Berlin, Germany.
  104. Tanaka S, Hanakawa T, Honda M, Watanabe K (April 28 - May 3, 2009) Enhancement of leg motor function by transcranial direct current stimulation. 19th Neural Control of Movement Society Annual Meeting, the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort, Hawaii, USA.
  105. Takahashi, K. & Watanabe, K. (25 April 2009) Visual and auditory duration distorted in short term memory. Mini RIEC Workshop on Multimodal Perception, Sendai, Japan.
  106. Ariga, A., & Watanabe, K. (July 20-25, 2008) Locus of distractor rejection in rapid serial visual presentation. The 29th International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Berlin, Germany.
  107. Yokoi, K., Watanabe, K., & Saida, S. (July, 18-21) Rapid and implicit categorization of basic colors. Asia-Pacific COerence on Vision, Brisbane, Australia.
  108. Takahashi, K., & Watanabe, K. (July 16-19, 2008) Visual and auditory modulation of perceptual stability of ambiguous visual patterns. 9th International Multisensory Research Forum, Hamburg, Germany.
  109. Ogawa, K., & Watanabe. K. (June 19-22, 2008) Effects of feedback valence on implicit learning of attentional guidance. ASSC 12th Annual Meeting, National Taiwan University.
  110. Johansson, P., & Watanabe. K. (June 19-22, 2008) Choice blindness and consumer decision making. ASSC 12th Annual Meeting, National Taiwan University.
  111. Ariga. A., & Watanabe. K. (June 19-22, 2008) Neuromagnetic activities in failure retrieval versus success retrieval of Japanese kanji characters. ASSC 12th Annual Meeting, National Taiwan University.
  112. Takahashi. K., & Watanabe. K. (June 19-22, 2008) Implicit auditory modulation on visual transition of a bistable motion stimulus. ASSC 12th Annual Meeting, National Taiwan University.
  113. Ohyama. J., & Watanabe. K. (June 19-22, 2008) Crossmodal temporal memory averaging. ASSC 12th Annual Meeting, National Taiwan University.
  114. Segnini, R., Aucouturier, JJ., Johansson, P., Hall, L., & Watanabe. K. (June 19-22, 2008) When fear is in my voice but not my brain: Feedback effects of emotional voice transformation on self-rated emotion experience. ASSC 12th Annual Meeting, National Taiwan University.
  115. Tsubomi, H., Kondo, H., & Watanabe, K. (May 9-14, 2008) Common capacity limit for visual perception and working memory. '08 Vision Science Society Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  116. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K. (May 9-14, 2008) Implicit learning of attentional guidance modulates visual preference. '08 Vision Science Society Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  117. Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (May 9-14, 2008) Recognizing emotional states from biological motion within noise. '08 Vision Science Society Annual meeting, Naples, Florida, USA.
  118. Ariga, A., & Watanabe, K. (2008, March) How an expected distractor is rejected in rapid serial visual presentation. The 2nd International Workshop on Kansei, Fukuoka, Japan.
  119. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K. (2007, Nov) A dual-processes model of attentional guidance for contextual cueing. OPAM 2007 (talk presentation), Long Beach, California.
  120. Kenji Yokoi, Katsumi Watanabe, Takashi Kawai, Ryo Kato, Tadashi Sato, Takashi Yamazaki, Hitoshi Yamagata (2007, Oct) Effects of video games on dynamics of visual attention. International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, Sapporo, Japan.
  121. Takahashi, K., Saiki, J., & Watanabe, K. (2007, July) Recalibration of vision-haptics temporal simultaneity. 8th International Multisensory Research Forum, Sydney, Australia.
  122. Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (2007, June) The power of successful experience: Immediate change in learning strategy for visuomotor sequences. 11th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Imperial Palace Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
  123. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K. (2007, June) When to encode implicit contextual cue. 11th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Imperial Palace Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
  124. Watanabe, K. (2007, June) Behavioral speed contagion: Automatic modulation of movement timing by observation of body movements. 11th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Imperial Palace Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
  125. Ikeda, H., Endo, N., Nagai, M., & Watanabe, K. (2007, June) Brain activation during visuomotor sequence tasks measured by NIRS. 13th Annual Meeting of Human Brain Mapping, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  126. Ariga. A., & Watanabe, K. (2007, May) Category-based and item-based processes in rejecting distractors in RSVP. '07 Vision Sciences Society Annual meeting, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  127. Watanabe, K., & Nagai, M (2006, June) Classification images reveal auditory influence on visual detection of temporal luminance deviation. 7th International Multisensory Research Forum, Dublin, Ireland.
  128. Ikeda, H., Watanabe, K., & Hikosaka, O (2006, June) Differential effects of explicit knowledge on accuracy and speed in procedural learning: Evidence from differential tolerance against workspace rotation. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Oxford, UK.
  129. Ohyama, J., & Watanabe, K (2006, June) Unpredictable visual changes causes distortion of temporal memory of visual events. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Oxford, UK.
  130. Yokoi, K., Watanabe, K., Kawai, T., Kato, R., Sato, T., Yamazaki, T., & Yamagata, H (2006, June) Dynamic evaluation of distribution of visual attention during playing video game. Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, Hollywood, CA, USA.
  131. Ogawa, H., & Watanabe, K (2006, May) The time course of contextual modulation in visual search. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  132. Yokoi, K., & Watanabe, K (2006, May) Dynamic distortion of visual space around a moving object. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  133. Ohyama, J., & Watanabe, K (2005, June) Temporal magnet effect of visual flash to perceptual event boundaries. ASSC-satellite conference Problems of space and time in perception and action. Pasadena, CA, USA.
  134. Beaton, M., Watanabe, K., & Nijhawan, R (2005, June) Filling-in of the perceived void in the flash-lag effect. ASSC-satellite conference Problems of space and time in perception and action. Pasadena, CA, USA.
  135. Niimi, R., Watanabe, K., & Yokosawa, K (2005, May) Rapid successive presentation improves symmetry perception. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  136. Yokoi, K., & Watanabe, K (2005, May) Distortion of positional representation of visual objects by motion signals. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  137. Ikeda, H., Blake, R., & Watanabe, K (2005, May) Eccentricity dependency of the biological motion perception. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  138. Watanabe, K., Sayres, R., Shimojo, S., Imada, T., & Nihei, K (2004, August) Effect of sodium valproate on neuromagnetic responses to chromatic flicker: Implication to photosensitivity. Proceeding of BIOMAG 2004, Boston, MA, USA. Proceeding paper in Proceeding of BIOMAG 2004, 742-743.
  139. Niimi, R., Yokosawa, K., & Watanabe, K (2004, May) Search asymmetry in search for symmetry. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  140. Watanabe, K., Paik, Y., & Blake, R (2004, May) Preserved gain control for luminance contrast during binocular rivalry suppression. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  141. Nakamura, K., Watanabe, K., & Hikosaka, O (2003, November) Electrical stimulation in the primate caudate nucleus reinforces saccadic eye movement. Society for Neuroscience Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  142. Bhattacharya, J., Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S (2003, May) Role of nonlinear brain dynamics as a defensive mechanism against photosensitivity. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  143. Khurana, K., Watanabe, K., & Nijhawan, R (2003, May) Flash-lag effect: Speeding up to get ahead? Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  144. Yokosawa, K., Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K (2003, May) Temporal characteristics of bilateral symmetry perception: predominant effect of visible persistence. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  145. Lauwereyns, J., Watanabe, K., & Hikosaka, O (2002, November) The dynamics of reward-oriented response bias in monkey caudate nucleus. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  146. Watanabe, K, Lauwereyns, J., & Hikosaka, O (2002, November) Neural activity for reluctant saccades in monkey caudate nucleus. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  147. Watanabe, K (2002, August) Perceptual grouping by motion precedes relative localization of visual stimuli. ECVP (25th European Conference on Visual Perception), Glasgow, Scotland.
  148. Khurana, B., Cater, R., Watanabe, K., & Nijhawan, R (2002, August) Flash-lag based chimeric faces: misalignment is in the brain of the beholder. Visual localization in space-time, Sussex, UK.
  149. Watanabe, K (2002, August) Time course of perceptual grouping revealed by the asymmetric mislocalization effect. Visual localization in space-time, Sussex, UK.
  150. Watanabe, K., Sato, T., & Shimojo, S (2002, July) Perceived shifts of flashed stimuli by visible and invisible object motion. Asian Conference on Vision, Gyeongju, South Korea.
  151. Watanabe, K (2002, May) Reflexive attentional shift caused by indexical pointing gesture. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  152. Sayres, R., Watanabe, K., Shimojo, S., Nihei, K., & Imada, T (2001, May) Altered pupillary responses in photosensitive epileptic patients and its relation to electroencephanographic responses. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida.
  153. Watanabe, K., Nijhawan, R., & Shimojo, S (2001, May) Position capture by object motion through a slit. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  154. Khurana, B., & Watanabe, K (2001, May) Priming of faces from one half to the other. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  155. Khurana, B., & Watanabe, K (2001, March) Configural face processing and negative priming. British Psychological Society Centenary Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.
  156. Nijhawan, R., Watanabe, K., Khurana, B., & Shimojo, S (2000, August) The color of the 'perceived void' in the flash-lag phenomenon. ECVP (23rd European Conference on Visual Perception), Groningen, Netherlands.
  157. Khurana, B., Watanabe, K., & Carter, R. M (2000, August) Configural face processes use high spatial frequencies. ECVP (23rd European Conference on Visual Perception), Groningen, The Netherlands.
  158. Bush E., Watanabe, K., & Nijhawan, R (2000, May) Perceived size of flashed objects influenced by flash-lag effect. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  159. Sheth, B. R., Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S (2000, May) Motion of the surround drags objects in spatial memory: A motion after-aftereffect. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  160. Sayres, R., Drew, P., Watanabe, K., & Shimojo, S (2000, May) Pupillary responses to chromatic flicker. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  161. Khurana, B., Watanabe, K., & Carter, R. M (2000, May) The nature of configural information in face perception. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  162. Carter, R. M., Watanabe, K., Nijhawan, R., & Khurana, B (2000, May) Configural information in face processing: Retinal versus perceived. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA0.
  163. Watanabe, K, Scheier, C, Lewkowicz, D. J., & Shimojo, S (1999, October) Temporal window for audio-visual interaction revealed with an ambiguous motion display. The Experimental Psychology Society Workshop on Crossmodal Attention and Multisensory Integration, Oxford , UK.
  164. Nijhawan, R, Khurana, B., Watanabe, K, & Shimojo, S (1999, August) Are moving objects processed faster than flashes? ECVP (22nd European Conference on Visual Perception), Trieste, Italy.
  165. Khurana, B., Watanabe, K, & Nijhawan, R (1999, August) The role of attention in the flash-lag effect. ECVP (22nd European Conference on Visual Perception), Trieste, Italy.
  166. Watanabe, K., Nijhawan, R., Khurana, B., & Shimojo, S (1999, May) Global configuration of moving stimuli modulates the flash-lag effect. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  167. Shimojo, S., Watanabe, K. & Scheier, C (1999, April) Ambiguity solving and attentional modulation in visual motion perception: Effect of single and repetitive sensory signals. Attention Workshop, Catalina Island, California, USA9.
  168. Watanabe, K., Scheier, C., & Shimojo S (1999, March) Temporal window for audio-visual integration revealed with bistable motion display. Joint Symposium on Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Elat, Israel.
  169. Khurana, B., Nijhawan, R. & Watanabe, K (1998, May) Extrapolation of stroboscopically moving objects. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  170. Nijhawan, R., Khurana, K., Kamitani, Y., Watanabe, K. & Shimojo, S (1998, May) Eye-movement based extrapolation leads to decomposition of color. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  171. Watanabe, K (1998, May) Misperception of response timing with visual localization tasks. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  172. Nijhawan, R., Shimojo, S., Watanabe, K., Khurana, B. & Scheier, C (1998, April) Pursuit eye-movement causes mislocalization of flashed target relative to proprioceptive finger position. 5th annual meeting of cognitive neuroscience, San Francisco, California, USA.
  173. Shimojo, S. & Watanabe, K (1997, May) Environmental and object-bound components of line motion with saccade. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  174. Watanabe, K & Braun, J (1997, May) Psychophysical evidence for contour integration in striate cortex. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  175. Watanabe, K. & Shimojo, S (1996, September) Inhibition of return without visual awareness. ECVP (19th European Conference on Visual Perception), Strasbourg, France.
  176. Watanabe, K. & Shimojo, S (1996, April) Displacement of display frame relative to head affects head-induced illusory motion. ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  177. Shimojo, S., Tanaka, Y., & Watanabe, K (1995, August) Inhibition of return is more environmental than retinotopic. ECVP (18th European Conference on Visual Perception), Tubingen, Germany.
  178. Watanabe, K. & Shimojo, S (1995, August) Perception of surface prevents smooth-pursuit eye movement. ECVP (18th European Conference on Visual Perception), Tubingen, Germany.

Others

Proceedings and other presentations

  1. Kondo, A., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Separating estimation process from response by using the sequential effect. The Proceedings of International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering, J. Guerrero, California:IEEE Computer Society. ISBN:978-0-7695-4512-7.
  2. Takahashi, K., Mitsuhashi, H., Murata, K., Norieda, S., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Improving Shared Experiences by Haptic Telecommunication. The Proceedings of International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering, 210-215, J. Guerrero, California:IEEE Computer Society. ISBN:978-0-7695-4512-7.
  3. Tanaka, K., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Overestimation and underestimation in learning and transfer. The Proceedings of International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering, 81-86, J. Guerrero, California:IEEE Computer Society. ISBN:978-0-7695-4512-7.
  4. Ono, F., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Audio-visual integration of offset signals. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 29 (1), 83-84.
  5. Ohyama, J., & Watanabe, K. (2011) Snapshot Memory Enhancement: Effects of visual change on the scene memory of the movie. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Society, 29 (1), 91-92.
  6. Takahashi, K., Niimi, R., & Watanabe, K. (2010/5/10) The blurry heart illusion. 6th Annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, FL.
  7. Takahashi, K., Hidaka. S., & Watanabe. K. (2010) Decoding subjective simultaneity from neuromagnetic signal. IFMBE Proceedings for 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism (Biomag 2010), 28, 191-194.
  8. Celine Mougenot, Katsumi Watanabe, Carole Bouchard, Ameziane Aoussat (2010) Kansei information processing in product design: Exploring the role of visual information in designers' activity. The Proceedings of the Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference, 1855-1864.
  9. Ariga, A., Kitamura-Suzuki, M., Watanabe, K., & Yoshikawa, S. (2010) Perceiving the faces of Buddha statues: On the relation with viewpoint and affective evaluation. The Proceedings of the Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference, 766-773.
  10. Takahashi, K., Mitsuhashi, H., Norieda, S., Sendoda, M., Murata, K., & Watanabe, K. (2010) Japanese onomatopoeias and sound symbolic words in describing interpersonal communication. The Proceedings of the Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference, 2162-2171.
  11. Mougenot, C., Watanabe, K., Bouchard, C., Aousssat, A. (2009) Visual materials and designers' cognitive activity: Towards in-depth investigations of design cognition. Proceedings of IASDR2009 (ISBN 978-98-963194-0-5).
  12. Seya, Y. Sato, K., Kimura, Y., Ookubo, A., Yamagata, H., Kasahara, K., Fujikake, H., Yamamoto, Y., Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (2009) Effects of Peripheral Visual Information on Performance of Video Game with Hemi-Spherical Immersive Projection Screen. DiGRA 2009 Proceedings.   LINK 
  13. Ariga, A., Kawahara, J., & Watanabe, K. (2008) Maintenance of temporal attention in rapid serial visual presentation. Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 27, 111-112.
  14. Yokoi, K., Watanabe, K., Kawai, T., Kato, R., Sato, T., Yamazaki, T., Yamagata, H. (2007) Effects of Video Games on Dynamics of Visual Attention. Proceedings of International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 2007, Paper no. 0043.
  15. Watanabe, K., & Takahashi, K. (2007) Cognitive sciences toward universal communication. Proceedings of First International Symposium on Universal Communication.
  16. Watanabe, K. (2007) Solving ambiguity in visual event perception by auditory signal. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress on Acoustics, PPA-03-012-IP.
  17. Ikeda, H., Blake, R., & Watanabe, K. (2005) Eccentricity dependency of the biological motion perception. Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 24 (135-136).
  18. Ikeda, H., Blake, R., & Watanabe, K. (2004) Eccentricity dependency of biological motion perception. Proceedings of the 5th International workshop on Attention and Cognition.
  19. Watanabe, K., Shimojo, S., Nihei, K., Ohashi, Y., & Isshiki, N. (2002) Physiological and psychological effects of excessive visual stimulation: pupillary, electroencephalographic, and magnetoencephalographic studies. NHK Broadcasting and Culture Foundation Research Report.
  20. Virtual Reality Expo '94 Exhibition, the eye interactive system "Eye Contact", Nagoya International Convention Center, October, 1994.

Awards

  • Presentation Award, 2010 International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research
  • Vision Research: Top Reviewer in 2008

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