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Yuji Takeda, Ph.D.
Prime Senior Researcher,
Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute (Website)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

[Concurrent position]
Deputy Leader,
Sumitomoriko–AIST Advanced Devices of Polymer Materials Cooperative Research Laboratory

[Concurrent position]
Professor (Cooperative Graduate School),
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Neuroscience (Website)
University of Tsukuba

AIST Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
E-mail：yuji-takeda*aist.go.jp (replace * with @)
Education
  • B.A., Department of Psychology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1994
  • M.A., Department of Psychology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1996
  • Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2001
Position
  • Research Assistant, National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, 1999-2001
  • Research Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2001-2009
  • Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2009-2015
  • Leader, Cognitive Systems Research Team, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2015-2021
  • Chief Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2021-2025
  • Prime Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2025-Present

Research

I have studied the mechanisms of visual perception, attention, and memory. Especially, the role of memory in serial deployment of attention has been the main topic of my research (e.g., Takeda & Yagi, 2000).

I am also interested in new development of indices for measuring cognitive functions. To this end, I have studied the saccade trajectory deviations and the synchronization of electroencephalographic signals between brain regions during cognitive tasks (e.g., Phillips & Takeda, 2009).

My recent research focuses on investigating the cause of variation of cognitive performance among trials and individuals. I am investigating the relationship between the cognitive performance and the efficiency of brain network (e.g., Kamijo, Takeda, & Hillman, 2011).

Measuring cognitive functions in a real-world task (e.g., driving a vehicle) is important for product developments. I have carried out many collaborative studies with private companies to estimate the usability of specific products (e.g., Takeda, Yoshitsugu, Itoh, & Kanamori, 2012).

Publication

Peer-reviewed articles (Google Scholar)

  1. Zhu, A., & Takeda, Y. (accepted) Affective Priming Effects by Task-relevant and -irrelevant Emotional Pictures: An ERP Study. Japanese Psychological Research.

  1. Sugimoto, F., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2025) Attenuation of auditory Tb and N200 in response to self-modulated tones during continuous actions reflects the prediction of action consequences. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 209, 112522.[PubMed]

  1. Tran, Y., Hashimoto, N., Ando, T., Sato, T., Konishi, N., Takeda, Y., & Akamatsu, M. (2024) The indirect effect of travel mode use on subjective well-being through out-of-home activities. Transportation, 51 (6), 2359-2391.

  1. Konishi, N., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2024) Prosociality Predicts Changes in Leisure Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1320885.[PubMed]

  1. Choi, D., Takeda, Y., Akamatsu, M., Kimura, M., Konishi, N., Ando, T., & Sato, T. (2024) Effect of perfectionism on self-other blame in driving situations. Personality and Individual Differences, 217, 112462.

  1. Wu, Y., Kihara, K., & Takeda, Y. (2024) Following car reduces motorcycles’ size-arrival effect: a study using online experiments. Applied Ergonomics, 114, 104153.[PubMed]

  1. Konishi, N., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2023) Association between intentional behavioral changes and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1201770.[PubMed]

  1. Fujii, Y., Morita, H., & Takeda, Y. (2023) The similarity between target and nontarget affects different processing stages depending on stimulus feature dimensions: An ERP study. Japanese Psychological Research, 65 (2), 87-98.

  1. Yokoyama, T., Kato, R., Inoue, K., & Takeda, Y. (2022) Cuing effects by biologically and behaviorally relevant symbolic cues. Japanese Psychological Research, 64 (3), 308-319.

  1. Fujii, Y., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2022) Effects of visuospatial implicit sequence learning on visual stimulus processing: evidence from event-related potentials and neural synchrony. Acta Psychologica, 228, 103662.[PubMed]

  1. Sugimoto, F., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2022) Investigation of the optimal time interval between task-irrelevant auditory probes for evaluating mental workload in the shortest possible time. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 177, 103-110.[PubMed]

  1. Tran, Y., Hashimoto, N., Ando, T., Sato, T., Konishi, N., Takeda, Y., & Akamatsu, M. (2022) Associations between motorized transport access, out-of-home activities, and life-space mobility in older adults in Japan. BMC Public Health. 22, 676.[PubMed]

  1. Kimura, M., Kimura, K., & Takeda, Y. (2022) Assessment of driver's attentional resource allocation to visual, cognitive, and action processing by brain and eye signals. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 86, 161-177.

  1. Ando, T., Sato, T., Hashimoto, N., Tran, Y., Konishi, N., Takeda, Y., & Akamatsu, M. (2021) Variability in human mobility during the third wave of COVID-19 in Japan. Sustainability, 13 (23), 13131.

  1. Hasegawa, K., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2021) Pedal misapplication: Interruption effects and age-related differences. Human Factors, 63 (8), 1342-1351.[PubMed]

  1. Sugimoto, F., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2021) Attenuation of auditory N2 for self-modulated tones during continuous actions. Biological Psychology, 166, 108201.[PubMed]

  1. Ikeda, T., & Takeda, Y. (2021) Soft haptic sensation increases the expectation in the social context but not in the non-social context. Experimental Brain Research, 239, 3113-3121.[PubMed]

  1. Wu, Y., Kihara, K., Takeda, Y., Sato, T., Akamatsu, M., Kitazaki, S., Nakagawa, K., Yamada, K., Oka, H., & Kameyama, S. (2021) Eye movements predict driver reaction time to takeover request in automated driving: A real-vehicle study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 81, 355-363.

  1. Mine, C., Yokoyama, T., & Takeda, Y. (2021) Awareness is necessary for attentional biases by location-reward association. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 83 (5), 2002-2016.[PubMed]

  1. Tsuzuki, T., Takeda, Y., & Chiba, I. (2021) Influence of divided attention on the attraction effect in multialternative choice. Judgment and Decision Making, 16 (3), 729-742.

  1. Ikeda, T., & Takeda, Y. (2021) Effects of holding soft objects during Cyberball tasks under frequent positive feedback. Experimental Brain Research, 239, 667-674.[PubMed]

  1. Hasegawa, K., Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2020) Age-related differences in correction behavior for unintended acceleration. PLoS ONE, 15 (7), e0236053.[PubMed]

  1. Sugimoto, F., Kimura, M., Takeda, Y., Akamatsu, M., Kitazaki, S., Miki, Y., & Yajima, k. (2020) Effects of one-pedal automobile operation on the driver’s emotional state and cognitive workload. Applied Ergonomics, 88, 103179.[PubMed]

  1. Wu, Y., Kihara, K., Hasegawa, K., Takeda, Y., Sato, T., Akamatsu, M., & Kitazaki, S. (2020) Age-related differences in effects of non-driving related tasks on takeover performance in automated driving. Journal of Safety Research, 72, 231-238.[PubMed]

  1. Kato, R., Yokoyama, T., & Takeda, Y. (2020) Perceptual process for the early detection of humans remains intact even under a heavy attentional load: An ERP study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 148, 103-110.[PubMed]

  1. Kihara, K., & Takeda, Y. (2019) The role of low-spatial frequency components in the processing of deceptive faces: A study using artificial face models. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1468.[PubMed]

  1. Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2019) Action-induced adjustment of prediction explains no visual mismatch negativity to self-generated deviants. Neuropsychologia, 131, 111-118.[PubMed]

  1. Ikeda, T., & Takeda, Y. (2019) Holding soft objects increases expectation and disappointment in the Cyberball task. PLoS ONE, 14 (4), e0215772.[PubMed]

  1. Tsuzuki, T., Takeda, Y., & Chiba, I. (2019) Effortful processing reduces the attraction effect in multi-alternative decision making: An electrophysiological study using a task-irrelevant probe technique. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 896.[PubMed]

  1. Yokoyama, T., & Takeda, Y. (2019) Gaze cuing effects in peripheral vision. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 708.[PubMed]

  1. Wu, Y., Kihara, K., Takeda, Y., Sato, T., Akamatsu, M., & Kitazaki, S. (2019) Effects of scheduled manual driving on drowsiness and response to take over request: A simulator study towards understanding drivers in automated driving. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 124, 202-209.[PubMed]

  1. Yokoyama, T., Kato, R., Inoue, K., & Takeda, Y. (2019) Joint attention is intact even when visuospatial working memory is occupied. Vision Research, 154, 54-59.[PubMed]

  1. Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2018) Omission P3 after voluntary action indexes the formation of action-driven prediction. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 124, 54-61.[PubMed]

  1. Phillips, S., Takeda, Y., & Sugimot, F. (2017) Dual-routes and the cost of determining least-costs. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1943.[PubMed]

  1. Sugimoto, F., Kimura, M., Takeda, Y., & Katayama, J. (2017) Temporal attention is involved in the enhancement of attentional capture with task difficulty: an ERP study. Neuroreport, 28(12), 755-759.[PubMed]

  1. Kato, R., & Takeda, Y. (2017) Females are sensitive to unpleasant human emotions regardless of the emotional context of photographs. Neuroscience Letters, 651, 177-181.[PubMed]

  1. Phillips, S., & Takeda, Y. (2017) Mathematical fixation: search viewed through a cognitive lense: Commentary on Hulleman, J. & Olivers, C. N. L. "The impending demise of the item in visual search". Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, e152.

  1. Kato, R., & Takeda, Y. (2017) Responses to affective pictures depicting humans: Late positive potential reveals a sex difference in processing that is not present in subjective ratings. Experimental Brain Research, 235 (1), 193-204.[PubMed]

  1. Inoue, K., Takeda, Y., & Kimura, M. (2017) Sense of agency in continuous action: Assistance-induced performance improvement is self-attributed even with knowledge of assistance. Consciousness and Cognition, 48, 246-252.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., Sato, T., Kimura, K., Komine, H., Akamatsu, M., & Sato, J. (2016) Electrophysiological evaluation of attention in drivers and passengers: Toward an understanding of drivers' attentional state in autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 42, 140-150.

  1. Takeda, Y., Inoue, K., Kimura, M., Sato, T., & Nagai, C. (2016) Electrophysiological assessment of driving pleasure and difficulty using a task-irrelevant probe technique. Biological Psychology, 120, 137-141.[PubMed]

  1. Osugi, T., Takeda, Y., & Murakami, I. (2016) Brief visual events look briefer at locations suffering inhibition of return. Vision Research, 128, 39-44.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., Takeda, Y., Takai, Y., & Haramura, M. (2016) The relationship between childhood aerobic fitness and brain functional connectivity. Neuroscience Letters, 632, 119-123.[PubMed]

  1. Phillips, S., Takeda, Y., & Sugimoto, F. (2016) Why are there failures of systematicity? The empirical costs and benefits of inducing universal constructions. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1310.[PubMed]

  1. Sato, T., Takeda, Y., Iwaki, S., & Akamatsu, M. (2016) Relationship between allowable task demand while driving and allocation of attentional resources. Transactions of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, 47 (2), 503-508.[in Japanese]

  1. Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2015) Top-down control over the processing of unattended rule violation: evidence from visual mismatch negativity. Japanese Journal of Physiological Psychology and Psychophysiology, 33(1), 19-31.

  1. Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2015) Automatic prediction regarding the next state of a visual object: electrophysiological indicators of prediction match and mismatch. Brain Research, 1626, 31-44.[PubMed]

  1. Kimura, M., Sugimoto, F., Ueda, M., Takeda, Y., & Katayama, J. (2015) Aftermath of 3/11: A pilot study on the relationship between indirect exposure to earthquakes and auditory attention. Psychologia, 58, 27-35.

  1. Kamijo, K., Takeda, Y., Takai, Y., & Haramura, M. (2015) Greater aerobic fitness is associated with more efficient inhibition of task-irrelevant information in preadolescent children. Biological Psychology, 110, 68-74.[PubMed]

  1. Singh, A. K., Asoh, H., Takeda, Y., & Phillips, S. (2015) Statistical detection of EEG synchrony using empirical Bayesian inference. PLoS ONE, 10 (3), e0121795.[PubMed]

  1. Inoue, K., & Takeda, Y. (2014) The properties of object representations constructed during visual search in natural scenes. Visual Cognition, 22 (9-10), 1135-1153.

  1. Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2014) Voluntary action modulates the brain response to rule-violating events indexed by visual mismatch negativity. Neuropsychologia, 65, 63-73.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., & Kimura, M. (2014) The auditory N1 amplitude for task-irrelevant probes reflects visual interest. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 94 (1), 35-41.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., Okuma, T., Kimura, M., Kurata, T., Takenaka, T., & Iwaki, S. (2014) Electrophysiological measurement of interest during walking in a simulated environment. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 93 (3), 363-370.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., & Takeda, Y. (2014) The association of physical activity to occipito-temporal processing during face recognition. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15 (3), 255-259.

  1. Kimura, M., Ueda, M., Takeda, Y., Sugimoto, F, & Katayama, J. (2013) Aftermath of 3/11: Earthquakes and involuntary attentional orienting to sudden ambient sounds. Biological Psychology, 94 (2), 419-425.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., & Takeda, Y. (2013) Physical activity and trial-by-trial adjustments of response conflict. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 35 (4), 398-407.[PubMed]

  1. Kihara, K., & Takeda, Y. (2013) The relationship between phase synchronization frequency and temporal attention in the attentional blink. Japanese Journal of Physiological Psychology and Psychophysiology, 30 (3), 243-254.[Free PDF]

  1. Kimura, M., & Takeda, Y. (2013) Task difficulty affects predictive process indexed by visual mismatch negativity. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 267.[PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Kaida, K., Takeda, Y., & Tsuzuki, K. (2013) The effects of short afternoon nap and bright light on task switching performance and error-related negativity. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 11 (2), 125-134.

  1. Osugi, T., & Takeda, Y. (2013) The precision of visual memory for a complex contour shape measured by a freehand drawing task. Vision Research, 79, 17-26.[PubMed]

  1. Kaida, K., Takeda, Y., & Tsuzuki K. (2012) Can a short nap and bright light function as implicit learning and visual search enhancers? Ergonomics, 55 (11), 1340-1349.[PubMed]

  1. Inoue, K., & Takeda, Y. (2012) Scene-context effect in visual memory is independent of retention interval. Japanese Psychological Research, 54 (4), 360-367.

  1. Kihara, K., & Takeda, Y. (2012) Attention-free integration of spatial frequency-based information in natural scenes. Vision Research, 65, 38-44.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., Yoshitsugu, N., Itoh, K., & Kanamori, N. (2012) Assessment of attentional workload while driving by eye-fixation-related potentials. Kansei Engineering International Journal, 11 (3), 121-126.[Free PDF]

  1. Kaida, K., Takeda, Y., & Tsuzuki, K. (2012) The relationship between flow, sleepiness and cognitive performance: the effects of short afternoon nap and bright light exposure. Industrial Health, 50 (3), 189-196.[PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Phillips, S., Takeda, Y., & Singh, A. (2012) Visual feature integration indicated by phase-locked frontal-parietal EEG signals. PLoS ONE, 7 (3), e32502.[PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Inoue, K., & Takeda, Y. (2012) The role of attention in the contextual enhancement of visual memory for natural scenes. Visual Cognition, 20 (1), 94-107.

  1. Takeda, Y. (2011) Influence of connection type on phase synchrony: analysis of a neural mass model. Biological Cybernetics, 105 (5-6), 349-354.[PubMed]

  1. Kihara, K., & Takeda, Y. (2011) The integration of spatial frequency-based information in scene perception: Evidence from spatially incongruent images. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 82 (4), 385-391.[in Japanese][PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Kihara, K., Yagi, Y., Takeda, Y., & Kawahara, J. (2011) Distractor devaluation effect in the attentional blink: Direct evidence for distractor inhibition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 37 (1), 168-179.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., Takeda, Y., & Hillman, C. H. (2011) The relation of physical activity to functional connectivity between brain regions. Clinical Neurophysiology, 122 (1), 81-89.[PubMed]

  1. Kihara, K., & Takeda, Y. (2010) Time course of the integration of spatial frequency-based information in natural scenes. Vision Research, 50 (21), 2158-2162.[PubMed]

  1. Kihara, K., Kawahara, J., & Takeda, Y. (2010) Usability of liquid crystal displays for research in the temporal characteristics of perception and attention. Behavior Research Methods, 42, 1105-1113.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., & Takeda, Y. (2010) Regular physical activity improves executive function during task switching in young adults. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 75 (3), 304-311.[PubMed]

  1. Phillips, S., & Takeda, Y. (2010) Frontal-parietal synchrony in elderly EEG for visual search. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 75 (1), 39-43.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., & Takeda, Y. (2009) Subitizing requires more attentional resources in older adults. Japanese Journal of Physiological Psychology and Psychophysiology, 27 (3), 199-206.[Free PDF]

  1. Kumada, T., Kawahara, J., Takeda, Y., Nagai, M., & Takita, M. (2009) Stress measurement based on performance of cognitive tasks for future use in the ISS. Journal of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application, 26 (4), 260-268.[in Japanese]

  1. Phillips, S., & Takeda, Y. (2009) Greater frontal-parietal synchrony at low gamma-band frequencies for inefficient than efficient visual search in human EEG. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 73 (3), 350-354.[PubMed]

  1. Kamijo, K., & Takeda, Y. (2009) General physical activity levels influence positive and negative priming effects in young adults. Clinical Neurophysiology, 120 (3), 511-519.[PubMed]

  1. Sogo, H., & Takeda, Y. (2009) The effect of spatial inhibition on saccade trajectory depends on location-based mechanisms. Japanese Psychological Research, 51 (1), 35-46.

  1. Kihara, K., Kawahara, J., & Takeda, Y. (2008) Electrophysiological evidence for independent consolidation of multiple targets. Neuroreport, 19 (15), 1493-1496.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y. (2008) The effect of object consistency in a spatial contextual cueing paradigm. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 79 (1), 44-52.[in Japanese][PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Endo, N., & Takeda, Y. (2008) Contextual cueing in repetition of global or local layouts. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 78 (6), 583-590.[in Japanese][PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Sogo, H., & Takeda, Y. (2007) Saccade trajectory curvature in visual search using natural scene images. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 78 (5), 512-518.[in Japanese][PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Takeda, Y. (2007) Cumulative intertrial inhibition in repeated visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33 (3), 518-529.[PubMed]

  1. Sogo, H., & Takeda, Y. (2007) Saccade trajectory under simultaneous inhibition for two locations. Vision Research, 47 (11), 1537-1549.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., Phillips, S., & Kumada, T. (2007) A conjunctive feature similarity effect for visual search. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60 (2), 186-190.[PubMed]

  1. Ogawa, H., Takeda, Y., & Kumada, T. (2007) Probing attentional modulation of contextual cueing. Visual Cognition, 15 (3), 276-289.

  1. Sogo, H., & Takeda, Y. (2006) Effect of previously fixated locations on saccade trajectory during free visual search. Vision Research, 46 (22), 3831-3844.[PubMed]

  1. Phillips, S., Takeda, Y., & Kumada, T. (2006) An inter-item similarity model unifying feature and conjunction search. Vision Research, 46 (22), 3867-3880.[PubMed]

  1. Endo, N., & Takeda, Y. (2005) Use of spatial context is restricted by relative position in implicit learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 12 (5), 880-885.[PubMed]

  1. Makino, Y., Yokosawa, K., Takeda, Y., & Kumada, T. (2004) Visual search and memory search engage extensive overlapping cerebral cortices. NeuroImage, 23 (2), 525-533.[PubMed]

  1. Endo, N., & Takeda, Y. (2004) Selective learning of spatial configureation and object identity in visual search. Perception & Psychophysics, 66 (2), 293-302.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y. (2004) Search for multiple targets: Evidence for memory-based control of attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 11 (1), 71-76.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., & Ogawa, H. (2004) Inhibition of return in visual search. Japanese Psychological Review, 46 (3), 444-461.[in Japanese]

  1. Takeda, Y., & Endo, N. (2003) Spread of inhibition of return in visual search. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 74 (5), 437-443.[in Japanese][PubMed][Free PDF]

  1. Hibi, Y., Takeda, Y., & Yagi, A. (2002) Attentional level and negative priming in hierarchical patterns. Japanese Psychological Research, 44 (4), 241-246.

  1. Yokosawa, K., Takeda, Y., & Kumada, T. (2002) Top-down attention to location, feature, and objects and its brain activity. Japanese Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 3 (3), 198-203.[in Japanese][Free PDF]

  1. Hibi, Y., Takeda, Y., & Yagi, A. (2002) Global interference: The effect of exposure duration that is substituted for spatial frequency. Perception, 31 (3), 341-348.[PubMed]

  1. Ogawa, H., Takeda, Y., & Yagi, A. (2002) Inhibitory tagging on randomly moving objects. Psychological Science, 13 (2), 125-129.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., Sugai, M., & Yagi, A. (2001) Eye fixation related potentials in a proof reading task. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 40 (3), 181-186.[PubMed]

  1. Takeda, Y., & Yagi, A. (2000) Inhibitory tagging in visual search can be found if search stimuli remain visible. Perception & Psychophysics, 62 (5), 927-934.[PubMed]

  1. Yagi, A., Kazai, K., & Takeda, Y. (2000) Spatial and temporal variations of the eye fixation related potentials. Japanese Psychological Research, 42 (1), 69-75.

  1. Takeda, Y., Nagai, M., Kazai, K., & Yagi, A. (1998) A static image of a rapidly moving pattern can be perceived by making a saccade. Psychologia, 41 (3), 199-202.