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Izumi Ohzawa

Izumi Ohzawa

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
12557
World Ranking
7512
National Ranking
252

Overview

Izumi Ohzawa is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Computer Science and Neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their research primarily focuses on several key topics, notably Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Neural Networks and Applications, Machine Learning and Extreme Learning Machines (ELM), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, and Advanced Scientific Research Methods.

Recent publications by Izumi Ohzawa include the following papers:

  • It's DONE: Direct ONE-shot learning with quantile weight imprinting (2022, arXiv - Cornell University)
  • Deleting object selective units in a fully-connected layer of deep convolutional networks improves classification performance (2020, arXiv - Cornell University)
  • Local organization of spatial frequency tuning dynamics in the cat visual areas 17 and 18 (2020, Journal of Neurophysiology)
  • A single fast Hebbian-like process enabling one-shot class addition in deep neural networks without backbone modification (2024, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • The superior colliculus arbitrates whole-brain dynamics for unconscious visual insight (2025, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

They have frequently collaborated with several researchers, including Kazufumi Hosoda, Shigeto Seno, Keigo Nishida, Tomohiro Mashita, and Hideki Kashioka. Kazufumi Hosoda stands out as the most frequent coauthor with four joint publications.

Regarding publication venues, Izumi Ohzawa's work has appeared mainly in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Neural mechanisms of spatial selective attention in areas V1, V2, and V4 of macaque visual cortex

    Steven J. Luck;Leonardo Chelazzi;Steven A. Hillyard;Robert Desimone

  • Stereoscopic depth discrimination in the visual cortex: neurons ideally suited as disparity detectors

    Izumi Ohzawa;Gregory C. DeAngelis;Ralph D. Freeman

  • Receptive-field dynamics in the central visual pathways

    Gregory C. DeAngelis;Izumi Ohzawa;Ralph D. Freeman

  • Contrast gain control in the cat's visual system

    I. Ohzawa;G. Sclar;R. D. Freeman

  • Length and width tuning of neurons in the cat's primary visual cortex

    G. C. DeAngelis;R. D. Freeman;I. Ohzawa

  • Spatiotemporal organization of simple-cell receptive fields in the cat's striate cortex. I: General characteristics and postnatal development

    G. C. DeAngelis;I. Ohzawa;R. D. Freeman

  • Spatiotemporal organization of simple-cell receptive fields in the cat's striate cortex. II. Linearity of temporal and spatial summation

    G. C. DeAngelis;I. Ohzawa;R. D. Freeman

  • Organization of suppression in receptive fields of neurons in cat visual cortex.

    G. C. DeAngelis;J. G. Robson;I. Ohzawa;R. D. Freeman

  • Contrast gain control in the cat visual cortex

    I. Ohzawa;G. Sclar;R. D. Freeman

  • Encoding of binocular disparity by simple cells in the cat's visual cortex

    Izumi Ohzawa;Gregory C. Deangelis;Ralph D. Freeman

  • The effects of contrast on visual orientation and spatial frequency discrimination: a comparison of single cells and behavior

    B. C. Skottun;A. Bradley;G. Sclar;I. Ohzawa

  • Functional Micro-Organization of Primary Visual Cortex: Receptive Field Analysis of Nearby Neurons

    Gregory C. DeAngelis;Geoffrey M. Ghose;Izumi Ohzawa;Ralph D. Freeman

  • Depth is encoded in the visual cortex by a specialized receptive field structure.

    Gregory C. DeAngelis;Izumi Ohzawa;Ralph D. Freeman

  • The binocular organization of simple cells in the Cat's visual cortex

    I. Ohzawa;R. D. Freeman

  • Asymmetric Suppression Outside the Classical Receptive Field of the Visual Cortex

    Gary A. Walker;Izumi Ohzawa;Ralph D. Freeman

  • Visual orientation and spatial frequency discrimination: a comparison of single neurons and behavior.

    A. Bradley;B. C. Skottun;I. Ohzawa;G. Sclar

  • Neural mechanisms for processing binocular information I. Simple cells.

    Akiyuki Anzai;Izumi Ohzawa;Ralph D. Freeman

  • On the neurophysiological organization of binocular vision.

    Ralph D. Freeman;Izumi Ohzawa

  • The binocular organization of complex cells in the cat's visual cortex

    I. Ohzawa;R. D. Freeman

  • Suppression outside the classical cortical receptive field.

    Gary A. Walker;Izumi Ohzawa;Ralph D. Freeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph D. Freeman
Ralph D. Freeman University of California, Berkeley
Gregory C. DeAngelis
Gregory C. DeAngelis University of Rochester
Randolph Blake
Randolph Blake Vanderbilt University
Anthony M. Norcia
Anthony M. Norcia Stanford University
David J. Tolhurst
David J. Tolhurst University of Cambridge
Vivien A. Casagrande
Vivien A. Casagrande Vanderbilt University
David J. Heeger
David J. Heeger New York University
Kenneth D. Miller
Kenneth D. Miller Columbia University

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