広島大学

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

• 2025/04, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
• 2024/04, 2024/03, Kyoto Min-iren Asukai Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation, Occupational therapist
• 2019/06, 2024/03, Kyouto University Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation, Occupational therapist

Educational Backgrounds

• Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Human Health Sciences, 2021/04, 2024/03
• Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Human Health Sciences, 2019/04, 2021/03
• Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Human Health Sciences, 2015/04, 2019/03

Research Fields

• Complex systems;Biomedical engineering;Rehabilitation science / Welfare engineering

Research Keywords

• Focus of attention
• Non-invasive brain stimulation

Affiliated Academic Societies

• Hiroshima Occupational Therapist Association
• The Physiological Society of japan
• The Japanese Society of Occupational Therapy Research
• Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of Kinesiology
2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Kinesiology lab.
3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of occupational therapy assessment for physical dysfunction I
4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of motion anaylsis

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. Standing postural control during an upper limb reaching task in a mixed reality condition: analysis of center of pressure and lower limb muscle activities, Virtual Reality, 29, 93, 2025
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2. ★, Attentional focus differentially modulates the corticospinal and intracortical excitability during dynamic and static exercise, Journal of Applied Physiology, 136(4), 807-820, 2024
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3. Accuracy of Force Generation and Preparatory Prefrontal Oxygenation in Ballistic Hand Power and Precision Grips, Journal of Motor Behavior, 56(2), 226-240, 2024
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4. Lack of action-sentence compatibility effect in non-clinical individuals with high autistic trait, Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1293405, 2023
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5. ★, External and internal focus of attention differentially modulate corticospinal excitability in anticipatory postural adjustments, Scientific Reports, 12(1), 22385, 2022
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6. ★, Corticospinal excitability of lower limb muscles during anticipatory postural adjustments: a TMS study during dart throwing, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 703377, 2021
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7. Neural basis and motor imagery intervention methodology based on neuroimaging studies in children with developmental coordination disorders: a review, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 620599, 2021
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. Validation of prefrontal cortex function in visual object categorization: a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study, Aruga R, Irie K, Ikeda M, Sasaya R, Matsumoto A, Zhang Y, Liang N, 8th APOTC, 2024/11, Without Invitation, English
2. Combined effect of high-frequency rTMS and motor imagery of a key typing task on motor cortex excitability and motor performance, Toriyama M, Kaneshige M, Matsumoto A, Aruga R, Liang N, 8th APOTC, 2024/11, Without Invitation, English
3. Effects of attentional focus on motor performance and relevant muscle activities during a drawing task -Comparison of dominant and non-dominant hands-, Matsumoto A, Toriyama M, Kaneshige M, Aruga R, Irie K, Liang N, 8th APOTC, 2024/11, Without Invitation, English
4. Differential change in interhemispheric inhibition between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and primary motor cortex at the preparation time of a unimanual hand grip task in humans, Liang N, Okusaki T, Ogawa A, Matsumoto A, Oshima C, Sasaya R, Aruga R, Toriyama M, 39th IUPS Congress, 2022/05, Without Invitation, English
5. Standing postural control during a upper limb touching task in a mixed reality condition: analysis of center of pressure and lower limb muscle activities, Zhang Y, Matsumoto A, Oshima C, Liang N, 39th IUPS Congress, 2022/05, Without Invitation, English
6. Influence of movement-related pain on the corticospinal excitability during motor imagery, Sasaya R, Matsumoto A, Okusaki T, Toriyama M, Ogawa A, Irie K, Liang N, 39th IUPS Congress, 2022/05, Without Invitation, English
7. Modulation of interhemispheric inhibition between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and primary motor cortex prior to a unimanual hand grip task in humans, Ogawa A, Matsumoto A, Oshima C, Okusaki T, Sasaya R, Aruga R, Toriyama M, Shima A, Koganemaru S, Liang N, 39th IUPS Congress, 2022/05, Without Invitation, English
8. The effects of different muscle contraction modes on the effectiveness of attentional focus: a TMS study, Matsumoto A, Ogawa A, Oshima C, Irie K, Liang N, 39th IUPS Congress, 2022/05, Without Invitation, English
9. Influence of success rate representation on the changes of performance and the corticospinal excitability accompany a short-term motor skill learning of a coordinated upper limb movement in humans, Liang N, Ueda H, Matsumoto A, Tanaka R, Irie K, Experimental Biology 2021, 2021/04, Without Invitation, English
10. Effects of Attentional Focus on the Corticospinal Excitability during Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in Dart Throwing, Matsumoto A, Liang N, Ueda H, Irie K, Experimental Biology 2021, 2021/04, Without Invitation, English
11. The postsurgical changes of hand force control in patients with brain tumor, Matsumoto A, Liang N, Yamawaki R, Umaba C, Ueda M, Nankaku M, Ikeguchi R, Matsuda S, Arakawa Y, International Joint Meeting 2020 in Kansai, 2021/02, Without Invitation, English

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

1. 2025/04, 2026/03
2. 2025/04, 2028/03