SUSUMU URAKAWA
Last Updated :2025/06/12
- Affiliations, Positions
- Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences(Health Sciences), Professor
- E-mail
- urakawas
hiroshima-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
- 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 4Term, Human health and the society
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special intensive course on Inclusive Asia
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Human Development
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Developmental Disorders in Childhood
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Theses
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Principles of Rehabilitation
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Neurology
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction for physical therapy
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Medical diagnosis in rehabilitation medicine
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, OutOfTerm(1st), Conditioning method for athletes
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, OutOfTerm(1st), Sports science for athletes
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Anatomy I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Anatomy I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Anatomy II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Anatomy II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practice of Anatomy I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practice of Anatomy I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of Anatomy II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of Anatomy II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program III
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program IV
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program V
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Physical Therapy for Central Nervous System Disorders
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical Practice III
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Structure of human body II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Principles of Rehabilitation
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Neurology
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Developmental disorder
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Principles of Rehabilitation
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Physiology and Biological Chemistry
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Advanced Lecture on Health Science 3(Experiment Research)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Global Rehabilitation
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Development of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Development of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Development of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Lecture on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Lecture on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Research on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Research on Neurorehabilitation and Emotional Science
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Seminar on Master Thesis
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Voluntary exercise prevents and eradicates anxiety-like behavior by influencing parvalbumin-positive neurons, perineuronal nets, and microglia activation in corticolimbic regions of neuropathic pain rats, NEUROBIOLOGY OF PAIN, 18, 2025
- 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
- Enhanced anxiety-like behavior induced by chronic neuropathic pain and related parvalbumin-positive neurons in male rats, BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 459, 20240229
- ★, 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
- 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
- Effects of long-term childhood exercise and detraining on lipid accumulation in metabolic-related organs, PLOS ONE, 17(6), 20220630
- 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
- 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
- ★, Involvement of the Rostromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Human-Robot Interaction: fNIRS Evidence From a Robot-Assisted Motor Task, FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS, 16, 20220317
- Amygdalar Auditory Neurons Contribute to Self-Other Distinction during Ultrasonic Social Vocalization in Rats, FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 10, 2016
- 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
- Effects of rearing-conditioning in environmental enrichment on parvalbumin-positive neurons in the amygdala, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 68, E172-E172, 2010
- Prefrontal cortex plays a key role undertaking Fist-Edge-Palm task: fNIRS study, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 68, E445-E446, 2010
- Rearing in enriched environment calms down male rat copulatory activities in open field, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 58, S64-S64, 2007
- 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
- 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
- Global synchronization in the theta band during mental imagery of navigation in humans, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 65(1), 44-52, 2009
- EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 59, 51-51, 2009
- HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONAL RESPONSES TO GUSTATORY STIMULI IN DIFFERENT PLACES, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 59, 181-181, 2009
- Taste response of rat hippocampal neurons in different places, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 65, S211-S211, 2009
- 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
- Significant correlation between autonomic nervous activity and cerebral hemodynamics during thermotherapy on the neck, AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL, 156(1-2), 96-103, 2010
- Effects of acupuncture on the brain hemodynamics, AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL, 157(1-2), 74-80, 2010
- Olfactory preference in the male rat depends on multiple chemosensory inputs converging on the preoptic area, HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR, 59(1), 193-199, 2011
- Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Deficits in Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-beta Gene Knockout Mice, PLOS ONE, 6(3), 2011
- Hippocampal Neuronal Responses During Signaled Licking of Gustatory Stimuli In Different Contexts, HIPPOCAMPUS, 21(5), 502-519, 2011
- Cortical Hemodynamic Responses to Intravenous Thiamine Propyldisulphide Administration Detected by Multichannel Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) System, BRAIN TOPOGRAPHY, 24(2), 114-126, 2011
- Neuronal Responses in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell during Sexual Behavior in Male Rats, JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 32(5), 1672-1686, 2012
- Plasticity of parvalbumin-positive neurons in the basolateral amygdala followed by environmental enrichment, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 71, E103-E103, 2011
- Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta gene knockout induces cognitive and socio-emotional deficit in mice, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 71, E282-E282, 2011
- 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
- ★, Rearing in enriched environment increases parvalbumin-positive small neurons in the amygdala and decreases anxiety-like behavior of male rats, BMC NEUROSCIENCE, 14, 2013
- 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
- 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
- Effect of thermal therapy on muscular mechanical hyperalgesia induced by lengthening contraction of rat gastrocnemius muscle, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 63, S161-S161, 2013
- 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
- A 3D-Video-Based Computerized Analysis of Social and Sexual Interactions in Rats, PLOS ONE, 8(10), 2013
- Changes in Otx2 and Parvalbumin Immunoreactivity in the Superior Colliculus in the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-beta Knockout Mice, BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2013
- Effects of Acupuncture Needling with Specific Sensation on Cerebral Hemodynamics and Autonomic Nervous Activity in Humans, NEUROBIOLOGY OF ACUPUNCTURE, 111, 25-48, 2013
- An Enriched Rearing Environment Calms Adult Male Rat Sexual Activity: Implication for Distinct Serotonergic and Hormonal Responses to Females, PLOS ONE, 9(2), 2014
- Cerebral functional imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy during repeated performances of motor rehabilitation tasks tested on healthy subjects, FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE, 8, 2014
- 3D video analysis of the novel object recognition test in rats, BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 272, 16-24, 2014
- Selective Medial Prefrontal Cortex Responses During Live Mutual Gaze Interactions in Human Infants: An fNIRS Study, BRAIN TOPOGRAPHY, 28(5), 691-701, 2015
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hyperbaric Normoxia Improved Glucose Metabolism and Decreased Inflammation in Obese Diabetic Rat, JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH, 2019, 20191119
- Motor Imagery Training With Neurofeedback From the Frontal Pole Facilitated Sensorimotor Cortical Activity and Improved Hand Dexterity, FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 14, 20200129
- Hemodynamic response during hyperbaric treatment on skeletal muscle in a type 2 diabetes rat model, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO, 41(1), 23-32, 2020
- 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
- Hyperbaric Normoxia Improved Glucose Metabolism and Decreased Inflammation in Obese Diabetic Rat, J Diabetes Res, 2019, 2694215, 20191119
- 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
- Performance in a gaze-cueing task is associated with autistic traits, AIMS NEUROSCIENCE, 8(1), 148-160, 20210101
- Impact of Exercise and Detraining during Childhood on Brown Adipose Tissue Whitening in Obesity, METABOLITES, 11(10), 20211001
- 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
Publications such as books
- 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
- Voluntary exercise prevents and alleviates pain-induced anxiety, potentially correlating with parvalbumin-positive neurons and perineuronal net in corticolimbic regions of rats, Nguyen Dang Thu, Tomoyuki Kurose, Kyo Nishio, Naoto Fujita, Hisao Nishijo, Norimitsu Morioka, Susumu Urakawa, The Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan, 2024/03/29, Without Invitation, English, The Physiological Society of Japan
- Frontoparietal effective connectivity during visually cued precision walking tasks:
a Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy study, Le Trung Duc, Masato Tsuyuhara, Hiroki Ogawa, Tatsunori Watanabe, Hisao NIshijo, Masahito Mihara, Naoto Fujita, Susumu Urakawa, The 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, 2023/08/01, Without Invitation, English, Japan Neuroscience Society, SENDAI INTERNATIONAL CENTER
- The late phase of neuropathic pain induced anxiety-like behaviors and related parvalbumin-positive neurons in rats, Nguyen Dang Thu, Nguyen Tien Son, Shiori Narimatsu, Naoto Fujita, Norimitsu Morioka, Susumu Urakawa, The 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, 2023/08/01, Without Invitation, English, Japan Neuroscience Society, SENDAI INTERNATIONAL CENTER
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hemodynamic responses to hyperbaric treatment in skeletal muscle of obesity and type 2 diabetes rats, Natsuki Goto, Naoto Fujita, Wataru Nino, Kazuyoshi Hisatsune, Ryosuke Ochi, Hisao Nishijo, Susumu Urakawa, 9th FAOPS (Federation of the Asia and Oceanian Physiological Societies) CONGRESS, 2019/03/28, Without Invitation, Japanese, Federation of the Asia and Oceanian Physiological Societies, Kobe
- Parvalbumin positive neurons in the basolateral amygdala and anxiety-like behavior in OLETF rats, Ryosuke Ochi, Naoto Fujita, Natsuki Goto, Hisao Nishijo, Susumu Urakawa, 9th FAOPS (Federation of the Asia and Oceanian Physiological Societies) CONGRESS, 2019/03/28, Without Invitation, English, Federation of the Asia and Oceanian Physiological Societies, Kobe
- 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
- 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
- Verbal encouragement induces better pegboard performance and increased hemodynamic responses in the prefrontal cortex, Susumu Urakawa, Hiroki Ogawa, Masato Tsuyuhara, Le Trung Duc, Hisao Nishijo, Masahito Mihara, Naoto Fujita, The 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan, 2023/03/14, Without Invitation, English, The Physiological Society of Japan, Kyoto
- Anxiety-like behaviors induced in the chronic stage of pain in the partial sciatic nerve rats, Nguyen Dang Thu, Nguyen Tien Son, Shiori Narimatsu, Naoto Fujita, Norimitsu Morioka, Susumu Urakawa, The 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan, 2023/03/14, Without Invitation, English, The Physiological Society of Japan, Kyoto
- Modulation of Sense of Agency during visual feedback task brings altered hemodynamic responses in cerebral cortex, Hiroki Kuwamura, Masato Tsuyuhara, Duc Trung Le, Hisao Nishijo, Naoto Fujita, Susumu Urakawa, The 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan, 2023/03/14, Without Invitation, English, The Physiological Society of Japan, Kyoto
External Funds
Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds
- KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)), 2023, 2025
- KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)), 2017, 2019
- KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)), 2023, 2025
Social Activities
History as Committee Members
- SUSUMU URAKAWA, The Japan Emotionology Society
- SUSUMU URAKAWA, Physiology Society of Japan
Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.
- 日本情動学会, 2018/12
- 日本基礎理学療法学会, 2023/12, 2023/12
- SUSUMU URAKAWA, 2016/06, 2016/06
History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers
- 2020, Behavioural Brain Research, Others, Reviewer, 1
- 2023, Frontiers in Pain Research, Others, Reviewer, 1
- 2023, Brain Research, Others, Reviewer, 1
- 2023, Neuroscience Letter, Others, Reviewer, 1
- 2023, Physical Therapy Research, Others, Reviewer, 2
- 2020, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Others, Reviewer, 4
- 2023, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Others, Reviewer, 1
- 2019, The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, Others, Reviewer, 2
- 2019, Physical Therapy Research, Others, Reviewer, 2
- 2019, Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences, Others, Reviewer, 3
- 2017, J Pain, Others, Reviewer