SUSUMU URAKAWA

Last Updated :2025/03/03

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences(Health Sciences), Professor
E-mail
urakawashiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
We focus our study on basic mechanisms of neuromuscular rehabilitation.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Osaka University
  • Nagoya City University

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special intensive course on Inclusive Asia
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Theses
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Principles of Rehabilitation
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Neurology
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction for physical therapy
  6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Medical diagnosis in rehabilitation medicine
  7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Anatomy I
  8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Anatomy I
  9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Anatomy II
  10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Anatomy II
  11. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practice of Anatomy I
  12. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practice of Anatomy I
  13. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of Anatomy II
  14. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of Anatomy II
  15. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Physical Therapy for Central Nervous System Disorders
  16. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical Practice III
  17. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Structure of human body
  18. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Principles of Rehabilitation
  19. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Neurology
  20. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  21. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Principles of Rehabilitation
  22. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Physiology and Biological Chemistry
  23. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Multidisciplinary Cooperation A
  24. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 2Term, Multidisciplinary Cooperation B
  25. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Methodology of Education for Health Promotion
  26. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Global Rehabilitation
  27. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Development of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences
  28. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Development of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences
  29. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Development of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences
  30. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Lecture on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  31. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  32. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  33. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  34. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Lecture on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  35. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  36. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration
  37. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Seminar on Doctoral Dissertation

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Detraining after short-term exercise induces hyperphagia and obesity with fatty liver and brown adipose tissue whitening in young male OLETF rats, PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS, 12(11), 202406
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  2. Enhanced anxiety-like behavior induced by chronic neuropathic pain and related parvalbumin-positive neurons in male rats, BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 459, 20240229
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  3. ★, Regional activity and effective connectivity within the frontoparietal network during precision walking with visual cueing: an fNIRS study, CEREBRAL CORTEX, 33(22), 11157-11169, 20231104
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  4. Early Initiation of Exoskeletal Robotic Gait Training Improves Functional Outcomes in the Patients with Stroke: A Retrospective Observational Study, EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY, 86(2), 121-127, 202303
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  5. Effects of long-term childhood exercise and detraining on lipid accumulation in metabolic-related organs, PLOS ONE, 17(6), 20220630
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  6. Coupled versus decoupled visuomotor feedback: Differential frontoparietal activity during curved reach planning on simultaneous functional near-infrared spectroscopy and electroencephalography, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, 12(7), 20220701
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  7. Voluntary exercise reverses social behavior deficits and the increases in the densities of cholecystokinin-positive neurons in specific corticolimbic regions of diabetic OLETF rats, BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 428, 20220125
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  8. ★, Involvement of the Rostromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Human-Robot Interaction: fNIRS Evidence From a Robot-Assisted Motor Task, FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS, 16, 20220317
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  9. Amygdalar Auditory Neurons Contribute to Self-Other Distinction during Ultrasonic Social Vocalization in Rats, FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 10, 2016
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  10. Effects of heat steam-generating sheets on the face regions on cerebral hemodynamics, autonomic nervous activity, and facial expression in fatigued subjects, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 68, E168-E168, 2010
  11. Effects of rearing-conditioning in environmental enrichment on parvalbumin-positive neurons in the amygdala, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 68, E172-E172, 2010
  12. Prefrontal cortex plays a key role undertaking Fist-Edge-Palm task: fNIRS study, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 68, E445-E446, 2010
  13. Rearing in enriched environment calms down male rat copulatory activities in open field, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 58, S64-S64, 2007
  14. Enhanced neurogenesis from neural progenitor cells with G1/S-phase cell cycle arrest is mediated by transforming growth factor beta 1, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 28(6), 1049-1059, 2008
  15. Compression on trigger points in the leg muscle increases parasympathetic nervous activity based on heart rate variability, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 59(3), 191-197, 2009
  16. Global synchronization in the theta band during mental imagery of navigation in humans, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 65(1), 44-52, 2009
  17. EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 59, 51-51, 2009
  18. HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONAL RESPONSES TO GUSTATORY STIMULI IN DIFFERENT PLACES, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 59, 181-181, 2009
  19. Taste response of rat hippocampal neurons in different places, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 65, S211-S211, 2009
  20. Cerebral Hemodynamic Responses Induced by Specific Acupuncture Sensations During Needling at Trigger Points: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Study, BRAIN TOPOGRAPHY, 23(3), 279-291, 2010
  21. Significant correlation between autonomic nervous activity and cerebral hemodynamics during thermotherapy on the neck, AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL, 156(1-2), 96-103, 2010
  22. Effects of acupuncture on the brain hemodynamics, AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL, 157(1-2), 74-80, 2010
  23. Olfactory preference in the male rat depends on multiple chemosensory inputs converging on the preoptic area, HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR, 59(1), 193-199, 2011
  24. Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Deficits in Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-beta Gene Knockout Mice, PLOS ONE, 6(3), 2011
  25. Hippocampal Neuronal Responses During Signaled Licking of Gustatory Stimuli In Different Contexts, HIPPOCAMPUS, 21(5), 502-519, 2011
  26. Cortical Hemodynamic Responses to Intravenous Thiamine Propyldisulphide Administration Detected by Multichannel Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) System, BRAIN TOPOGRAPHY, 24(2), 114-126, 2011
  27. Neuronal Responses in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell during Sexual Behavior in Male Rats, JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 32(5), 1672-1686, 2012
  28. Plasticity of parvalbumin-positive neurons in the basolateral amygdala followed by environmental enrichment, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 71, E103-E103, 2011
  29. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta gene knockout induces cognitive and socio-emotional deficit in mice, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 71, E282-E282, 2011
  30. Thermotherapy to the facial region in and around the eyelids altered prefrontal hemodynamic responses and autonomic nervous activity during mental arithmetic, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY, 50(1), 35-47, 2013
  31. ★, Rearing in enriched environment increases parvalbumin-positive small neurons in the amygdala and decreases anxiety-like behavior of male rats, BMC NEUROSCIENCE, 14, 2013
  32. Compression on myofascial trigger points in patients with neck pain immediately affected cerebral hemodynamics in the prefrontal cortex and autonomic nervous activity, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 63, S142-S142, 2013
  33. Continuous grasping of polyethylene-fiber cushion induced prompt recovery of hand contracture and rigidity due to cerebral infarction, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 63, S150-S150, 2013
  34. Effect of thermal therapy on muscular mechanical hyperalgesia induced by lengthening contraction of rat gastrocnemius muscle, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 63, S161-S161, 2013
  35. Blood flow of the prefrontal cortex was increased by stepping on 3-D high repulsion cushion(3-D HRC), JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 63, S227-S227, 2013
  36. A 3D-Video-Based Computerized Analysis of Social and Sexual Interactions in Rats, PLOS ONE, 8(10), 2013
  37. Changes in Otx2 and Parvalbumin Immunoreactivity in the Superior Colliculus in the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-beta Knockout Mice, BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2013
  38. Effects of Acupuncture Needling with Specific Sensation on Cerebral Hemodynamics and Autonomic Nervous Activity in Humans, NEUROBIOLOGY OF ACUPUNCTURE, 111, 25-48, 2013
  39. An Enriched Rearing Environment Calms Adult Male Rat Sexual Activity: Implication for Distinct Serotonergic and Hormonal Responses to Females, PLOS ONE, 9(2), 2014
  40. Cerebral functional imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy during repeated performances of motor rehabilitation tasks tested on healthy subjects, FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE, 8, 2014
  41. 3D video analysis of the novel object recognition test in rats, BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 272, 16-24, 2014
  42. Selective Medial Prefrontal Cortex Responses During Live Mutual Gaze Interactions in Human Infants: An fNIRS Study, BRAIN TOPOGRAPHY, 28(5), 691-701, 2015
  43. Effects of compression at myofascial trigger points in patients with acute low back pain: A randomized controlled trial, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN, 19(8), 1186-1196, 2015
  44. Environmental enrichment brings a beneficial effect on beam walking and enhances the migration of doublecortin-positive cells following striatal lesions in rats., Neuroscience, 144(3), 920-933, 20070209
  45. Compression at Myofascial Trigger Point on Chronic Neck Pain Provides Pain Relief through the Prefrontal Cortex and Autonomic Nervous System: A Pilot Study, FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 11, 186, 20170411
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  46. Changes in lipid metabolism and capillary density of the skeletal muscle following low-intensity exercise training in a rat model of obesity with hyperinsulinemia, PLOS ONE, 13(5), 20180502
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  47. Lip closure training improves eating behaviors and prefrontal cortical hemodynamic activity and decreases daytime sleep in elderly persons, JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES, 22(3), 810-816, 201807
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  48. Contracture of Finger and Hand and Disturbance in Speech after Stroke were Improved in a Short Duration by Grasping a High Repulsion Cushion Grip., Journal of Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, 4(1), 13-20, 2017
  49. Hyperbaric Normoxia Improved Glucose Metabolism and Decreased Inflammation in Obese Diabetic Rat, JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH, 2019, 20191119
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  50. Motor Imagery Training With Neurofeedback From the Frontal Pole Facilitated Sensorimotor Cortical Activity and Improved Hand Dexterity, FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 14, 20200129
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  51. Hemodynamic response during hyperbaric treatment on skeletal muscle in a type 2 diabetes rat model, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO, 41(1), 23-32, 2020
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  52. Distinct effects of thermal treatments after lengthening contraction on mechanical hyperalgesia and exercise-induced physiological changes in rat muscle, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 128(2), 296-306, 202002
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  53. Hyperbaric Normoxia Improved Glucose Metabolism and Decreased Inflammation in Obese Diabetic Rat, J Diabetes Res, 2019, 2694215, 20191119
  54. Region-specific brain area reductions and increased cholecystokinin positive neurons in diabetic OLETF rats: implication for anxiety-like behavior, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 70(1), 20200916
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  55. Performance in a gaze-cueing task is associated with autistic traits, AIMS NEUROSCIENCE, 8(1), 148-160, 20210101
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  56. Impact of Exercise and Detraining during Childhood on Brown Adipose Tissue Whitening in Obesity, METABOLITES, 11(10), 20211001
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  57. Medial prefrontal area reductions, altered expressions of cholecystokinin, parvalbumin, and activating transcription factor 4 in the corticolimbic system, and altered emotional behavior in a progressive rat model of type 2 diabetes, PLOS ONE, 16(9), 20210910
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Publications such as books

  1. 2021/01/01, Features and Assessments of Pain, Anesthesia, and Analgesia, Manual compression at myofascial trigger points ameliorates musculoskeletal pain, Elsevier, 2021, 01, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 978-012818988-7, 978-012818992-4, 12

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Alteration of emotional behavior and associated neuroanatomical and immunohistochemical properties in the corticolimbic system of OLETF rats regardless of diabetic stage, Ryosuke Ochi, Naoto Fujita, Natsuki Goto, Hisao Nishijo, Susumu Urakawa, Neuroscience 2021, 2021/11/08, Without Invitation, English, Society for Neuroscience, ON LINE, other
  2. Effects of exercise on browning of adipose tissue in OLETF rat, Misuzu Nishihira, Hikari Eto, Takaya Oshima, Kaho Takaishi, Naoto Fujita, Susumu Urakawa, Experimental Biology, 2021/04/27, Without Invitation, English, American Association for Anatomy, American Physiological Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Investigative Pathology, ON LINE, other
  3. Influences of childhood exercise on adipose tissue browning in OLETF rats, Takaya Oshima, Kaho Takaishi, Misuzu Nishihira, Hikari Eto, Naoto Fujita, Susumu Urakawa, Experimental Biology, 2021/04/27, Without Invitation, English, American Association for Anatomy, American Physiological Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Investigative Pathology, ON LINE, other
  4. Influences of exercise and detraining during childhood on brown adipose tissue in OLETF rats, Kaho Takaishi, Ryosuke Ochi, Takaya Oshima, Misuzu Nishihira, Hikari Eto, Naoto Fujita, Susumu Urakawa, Experimental Biology 2021, 2021/04/27, Without Invitation, English, American Association for Anatomy, American Physiological Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Investigative Pathology, ON LINE, other
  5. Cholecystokinin and parvalbumin expressing neurons in the limbic system and anxiety-like behavior in a rat model of type 2 diabetes, Ryosuke Ochi, Naoto Fujita, Natsuki Goto, Hisao Nishijo, Susumu Urakawa, NEURO2019, 2019/07/27, Without Invitation, English
  6. Effective neuro-modulation by rehabilitation-engineering, Susumu Urakawa, International conference: Robot application conference in neurological rehabilitation & The 50th Anniversary for International conference: Robot application conference in neurological rehabilitation & The 50th Anniversary for Vietnam Society of Physiology, 2019/11, With Invitation, English, Vietnam Military Medical University & Vietnam Society of Physiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
  7. Rehabilitation engineering involved in the emotion, Susumu Urakawa, International Conference of the 70th establishment anniversary of Vietnam Military Medical University: new advances in training, scientific research and treatment Conference (Hanoi, Vietnam), 2019/03/01, With Invitation, English, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. 日本情動学会, 2018/12
  2. 日本基礎理学療法学会, 2023/12, 2023/12

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2020, Behavioural Brain Research, Others, Reviewer, 1
  2. 2023, Frontiers in Pain Research, Others, Reviewer, 1
  3. 2023, Brain Research, Others, Reviewer, 1
  4. 2023, Neuroscience Letter, Others, Reviewer, 1
  5. 2023, Physical Therapy Research, Others, Reviewer, 2
  6. 2020, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Others, Reviewer, 4
  7. 2023, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Others, Reviewer, 1
  8. 2019, The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, Others, Reviewer, 2
  9. 2019, Physical Therapy Research, Others, Reviewer, 2
  10. 2019, Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences, Others, Reviewer, 3
  11. 2017, J Pain, Others, Reviewer