YOSHIKAZU MASUDA

Last Updated :2026/05/27

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
E-mail
ym0129hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
Neuroimaging for mood disorders.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, Medical Neuroscience III
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Psychiatry
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Psychiatry

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Yoku-kan-san treatment of geriatric patients receiving hemodialysis, with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: An open-label study., Am J Geriat Psychiatry, 19, 906-907, 2011
  2. White matter abnormalities and cognitive function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, Brain and Behavior, 20201210
  3. ★, Age-related white matter changes revealed by a whole-brain fiber-tracking method in bipolar disorder compared to major depressive disorder and healthy controls, Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 75, 46-56, 202102
  4. Trace of depression: Network structure of depressive symptoms in different clinical conditions, EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 65(1), 20220311
  5. Effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for apathy accompanied by psychosis in early-onset Parkinson's disease, Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 20220415
  6. Left DLPFC activity is associated with plasma kynurenine levels and can predict treatment response to escitalopram in major depressive disorder, PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 76(8), 367-376, 202208
  7. Verification of the brain network marker of major depressive disorder: Test-retest reliability and anterograde generalization performance for newly acquired data, JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 326, 262-266, 20230401
  8. Pellagra encephalopathy without dermatological manifestations in an alcoholic patient post vitamin B1 and B12 treatment, Jpn J Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 37(1), 45-51, 2025
  9. Effectiveness of Switching to Right Unilateral From Bilateral Stimulation in PatientsWith Inadequate Seizures During Acute Electroconvulsive Therapy, The Journal of ECT, 41(2), 20250601
  10. Comprehensive evaluation of pipelines for classification of psychiatric disorders using multi-site resting-state fMRI datasets, NEURAL NETWORKS, 187, 202507
  11. Relationship between hippocampal volume and treatment response before and after escitalopram administration in patients with depression, Transl Psychiatry, 20251230
  12. Electroconvulsive therapy in an older patient with recurrent major depressive disorder and a permanent pacemaker: A case report, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, 20260518