2021
Others
- Ohta, S., Shidō gakusei ni kyōiku keiken o atae tai [I want to provide educational experiences for my students] (in Japanese), Voices from TAs and Faculties, 2021. https://ta-support.kyushu-u.ac.jp/voice
Presentations
Invited talks
- Ohta, S., Shinkei kagakusha kara mita nō katsudō dēta kaiseki no koremade to korekara [The past and future of neural activity data analysis from the neuroscientist’s point of view] (in Japanese), The Statistical Data Science Research Meeting 2021, Japan (Online conference), Dec. 2021.
- Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Decompositional similarities between semantically transparent and lexicalized suffixation in Japanese: An ERP study, International Symposium on Issues in Japanese Psycholinguistics from Comparative Perspectives (IJPCP2021), Japan (Online conference), Sept. 2021.
Oral presentations
- Yamada, E., Yanai, K., Shigeto, H., & Ohta, S., Tango no imi yosoku ni oite chūi ga α / β shindō o henchōsuru: Nōjizu ni yoru kentō [Attention modulates the alpha and beta oscillations during semantic prediction: An MEG study] (in Japanese), The 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (JSCN2021), Sendai, Japan, Dec. 2021.
- Ohta, S. & Oishi, W., Selective disruption of sentence comprehension by transcranial alternating current stimulation over the left inferior frontal cortex, SNL2021, Online conference, Oct. 2021.
- Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Modulation of the N400 by morphological composition and lexical access: An ERP study of Japanese derived nouns, SNL2021, Online conference, Oct. 2021.
- Ohta, S. & Oishi, W., Selective modulation of sentence comprehension by tACS over the left inferior frontal cortex, AMLaP2021, France (Online conference), Sept. 2021.
- Ohta, S., Hidari ka zentō kai e no kei tōgai denki shigeki ni yoru bun rikai no sokushin kōka no kentō [Examination of the facilitation of syntactic processing by transcranial direct current stimulation over the left inferior frontal cortex] (in Japanese), 162nd LSJ Meeting, Japan (Online conference), June 2021.
- Ohta, S., Selective modulation of syntactic processing by anodal tDCS over the left inferior frontal region, CUNY2021, USA (Online conference), Mar. 2021.
- Yamaguchi, K. & Ohta, S., Kontorōru kōbun no idō bunseki ni kansuru jikkenteki kentō [An experimental investigation of movement analysis of a control construction] (in Japanese), Evolinguistics 2021 Meeting, Japan (Online conference), Feb. 2021.
- Gallagher, D. C., Yano, M., & Ohta, S., Modality effects in morphosyntactic and orthographic/phonological violation processing: Preliminary ERP results of native Spanish speakers, 6th Tsutomu Sakamoto Memorial Neuroscience Conference, Japan (Online conference), Feb. 2021.
- Yamaguchi, K. & Ohta, S., Kū hanchū no shori ni kansuru ERP kenkyū [An ERP study on the processing of empty categories] (in Japanese), 6th Tsutomu Sakamoto Memorial Neuroscience Conference, Japan (Online conference), Feb. 2021.
- Yamada, E. & Ohta, S., Tango o yokishite iru toki no shinkei shindō [Neural oscillations during anticipation of words] (in Japanese), 6th Tsutomu Sakamoto Memorial Neuroscience Conference, Japan (Online conference), Feb. 2021.
Poster presentations
- Ohta, S., Gengo no nō kagaku: Gengogaku × nō kagaku de gengo no nazo ni semaru [Neuroscience of language: Linguistics × neuroscience to explore the mysteries of language] (in Japanese), Archlev Tech Expo 2021, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 2021.
- Ohta, S., Selective facilitation of sentence comprehension by tACS over the left inferior frontal region, NEURO2021, Kobe, Japan, July 2021.
- Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Modulation of the N170 ERP component by morphological decomposition: An ERP study of Japanese derived nouns, NEURO2021, Kobe, Japan, July 2021.
- Yamada, E., Yanai, K., Shigeto, H., & Ohta, S., Attention modulates the alpha and beta oscillations during semantic prediction, NEURO2021, Kobe, Japan, July 2021.
- Ohta, S., Kei tōgai denki shigeki to nōha o kumiawaseta gengo no shinkei kiban no tankyū [Exploring the neural basis of language by combining transcranial electric stimulation and EEG] (in Japanese), 3rd online poster session: Expanding, changing, and connecting the research, Japan (Online conference), Apr. 2021
- Ohta, S., Nōkinō imējingu ni yoru gengo no shinkei kiban no kenkyū: Kyūdai Ohta Ken no shōkai [Research on the neural basis of language using functional neuroimaging: Introduction of Ohta lab at Kyushu University] (in Japanese), LingFest 2021, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2021.
- Gallagher, D. C., Yano, M., & Ohta, S., Modality effects in processing misspelling and mispronunciations: Preliminary ERP results of native Spanish speakers, LingFest 2021, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2021.
- Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Jishō kanren den’i N170 o shihyō to shita hasei meishi no keitai bunkatsu shori no kentō [An examination on morphological segmentation of derived nouns using ERP N170 as an indicator] (in Japanese), LingFest 2021, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2021.
- Yamaguchi, K. & Ohta, S., Kontorōru no idō bunseki ni taisuru nōha o mochiita kentō [An EEG study on movement analysis of control] (in Japanese), LingFest 2021, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2021.
Research Grants
- Oct. 2021–Mar. 2025. Co-Investigator of a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), 19H05589, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. (JPY 1,625,000 for three years, Approx. USD 12,500). Field-based cognitive neuroscientific study of word order in language and order of thinking from the OS language perspective.
- Apr. 2021–Mar. 2025. PI, Received a Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), 21K18560, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. (JPY 6,370,000 for three years, Approx. USD 60,700). Acceptance rate: 17% (27/161 (1570/9963)). How do changes in brain activation facilitate language learning? A study using EEG neurofeedback.