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Overview

Naotaka Fujii is affiliated with the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience, with particular attention to cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Additionally, their work encompasses biomedical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding brain function and neural systems.

The main topics addressed in Fujii's research include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Fujii has contributed to several prominent journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Science Advances
  • Neuron

Two of their recent papers are:

  • Global waves synchronize the brain's functional systems with fluctuating arousal, 2021, Science Advances
  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics, 2020, Neuron

The list of frequent co-authors collaborating with Fujii comprises:

  • Ryan V. Raut
  • Abraham Z. Snyder
  • Anish Mitra
  • Dovi Yellin
  • Rafael Malach

Fujii's research explores neural dynamics in relation to fluctuating arousal states and develops resources in non-human primate optogenetics, indicating an integration of experimental neuroscience techniques with computational and engineering methodologies. This combination supports studies on brain connectivity and neural interfaces, bridging basic neuroscience with applied biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Asynchronous Decoding of Arm Motion Using Electrocorticographic Signals in Monkeys

    Zenas C Chao;Yasuo Nagasaka;Naotaka Fujii

  • Synchronous, Focally Modulated β-Band Oscillations Characterize Local Field Potential Activity in the Striatum of Awake Behaving Monkeys

    Richard Courtemanche;Naotaka Fujii;Ann M. Graybiel

  • Neural representation of time in cortico-basal ganglia circuits

    Dezhe Z. Jin;Naotaka Fujii;Ann M. Graybiel

  • Global waves synchronize the brain's functional systems with fluctuating arousal.

    Ryan V. Raut;Abraham Z. Snyder;Anish Mitra;Dov Yellin

  • Representation of action sequence boundaries by macaque prefrontal cortical neurons.

    Naotaka Fujii;Ann M. Graybiel

  • Large-Scale Cortical Networks for Hierarchical Prediction and Prediction Error in the Primate Brain.

    Zenas C. Chao;Zenas C. Chao;Kana Takaura;Liping Wang;Naotaka Fujii

  • Extension of corticocortical afferents into the anterior bank of the intraparietal sulcus by tool-use training in adult monkeys

    Sayaka Hihara;Tomonori Notoya;Tomonori Notoya;Michio Tanaka;Shizuko Ichinose

  • Measuring integrated information from the decoding perspective

    Masafumi Oizumi;Shun-ichi Amari;Toru Yanagawa;Naotaka Fujii

  • Rostrocaudal Distinction of the Dorsal Premotor Area Based on Oculomotor Involvement

    Naotaka Fujii;Hajime Mushiake;Jun Tanji

  • A network representation of response probability in the striatum.

    Pablo M Blazquez;Naotaka Fujii;Jun Kojima;Ann M Graybiel

  • Loss of Consciousness Is Associated with Stabilization of Cortical Activity.

    Guillermo Solovey;Leandro Martín Alonso;Toru Yanagawa;Naotaka Fujii

  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics.

    Sébastien Tremblay;Leah Acker;Arash Afraz;Daniel L. Albaugh

  • Distribution of eye- and arm-movement-related neuronal activity in the SEF and in the SMA and Pre-SMA of monkeys.

    Naotaka Fujii;Hajime Mushiake;J. U. N. Tanji

  • Multidimensional Recording (MDR) and Data Sharing: An Ecological Open Research and Educational Platform for Neuroscience

    Yasuo Nagasaka;Kentaro Shimoda;Naotaka Fujii

  • Visually guided saccade versus eye-hand reach: contrasting neuronal activity in the cortical supplementary and frontal eye fields.

    Hajime Mushiake;Naotaka Fujii;Jun Tanji

  • Decoding continuous three-dimensional hand trajectories from epidural electrocorticographic signals in Japanese macaques

    Kentaro Shimoda;Yasuo Nagasaka;Zenas C Chao;Naotaka Fujii

  • Time-varying covariance of neural activities recorded in striatum and frontal cortex as monkeys perform sequential-saccade tasks.

    N. Fujii;A. M. Graybiel

  • Large-scale information flow in conscious and unconscious states: an ECoG study in monkeys.

    Toru Yanagawa;Zenas C. Chao;Naomi Hasegawa;Naotaka Fujii

  • Substitutional Reality System: A Novel Experimental Platform for Experiencing Alternative Reality

    Keisuke Suzuki;Sohei Wakisaka;Naotaka Fujii

  • Untangling Brain-Wide Dynamics in Consciousness by Cross-Embedding.

    Satohiro Tajima;Satohiro Tajima;Toru Yanagawa;Naotaka Fujii;Taro Toyoizumi;Taro Toyoizumi

  • Spontaneous synchronization of arm motion between Japanese macaques

    Yasuo Nagasaka;Zenas C. Chao;Naomi Hasegawa;Tomonori Notoya

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsushi Iriki
Atsushi Iriki RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Hajime Mushiake
Hajime Mushiake Tohoku University
Jun Tanji
Jun Tanji Tohoku University
Kazuo Okanoya
Kazuo Okanoya University of Tokyo
Richard C. Saunders
Richard C. Saunders National Institutes of Health
Mortimer Mishkin
Mortimer Mishkin National Institutes of Health
Pedro A. Valdes-Sosa
Pedro A. Valdes-Sosa University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Anna W. Roe
Anna W. Roe New York University
Wim Vanduffel
Wim Vanduffel Harvard University

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