Awards and Fellowships

1. July 2022. Received Wakate Dojo Best Presentation Award in NEURO2022 (with Mr. Daniel C. Gallagher and Mr. Kyosuke Matsumoto).

Others

1. Gallagher, D. C., Yano, M., & Ohta, S., The neurophysiological modality effect in native and second language processing: An ERP study, bioRxiv, 2022. doi: 10.1101/2022.12.17.520859
2. Gallagher, D. C., Matsumoto, K., & Ohta, S., Causal evidence for the involvement of Broca’s area in second language acquisition: A longitudinal HD-tDCS study, bioRxiv, 2022. doi: 10.1101/2022.12.19.520902

Presentations
Invited talks

1. Ohta, S., Nō kagaku jikken de gengo riron o jisshōsuru! [Proving linguistic theory through neuroscientific experiments!] (in Japanese), Special Seminar on Time Studies, The Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi, Japan, Nov. 2022.
2. Ohta, S., Riron gengogaku to jikken nō kagaku de gengo no nōnai mekanizumu o kaimeisuru [Elucidating the neural mechanisms of language with theoretical linguistics and experimental neuroscience] ( in Japanese), Symposium at Doshisha University, Graduate School of Culture and Information Science, Kyoto, Japan (Online conference), Nov. 2022.
3. Ohta, S., Selective facilitation of syntactic processing by transcranial electrical stimulation over the left inferior frontal cortex, Seminar at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, Sept. 2022.
4. Ohta, S., Investigating the neural basis of Merge, Seminar at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Online conference), Aug. 2022.
5. Ohta, S., Electrical stimulation of the brain can help you learn foreign languages!? ­–An examination of foreign language learning using transcranial electrical stimulation–, Japanese Association of Scholars in Science Meeting, New York, NY, USA (Online conference), Aug. 2022.
6. Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Visual recognition of complex words: An ERP experiment in Japanese, Seminar at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea (Online conference), Aug. 2022.
7. Gallagher, D. C. & Ohta, S., Non-invasive brain stimulation & second language acquisition, Seminar at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea (Online conference), Aug. 2022.
8. Yamada, E. & Ohta, S., The modulation of alpha and beta oscillation in semantic prediction, Seminar at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea (Online conference), Aug. 2022.
9. Ohta, S., Introduction to neurolinguistics II: Aphasia and other language impairments, Seminar at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea (Online conference), Aug. 2022.
10. Ohta, S., Introduction to neurolinguistics I: Experimental methods in neurolinguistics, Seminar at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea (Online conference), July 2022.
11. Ohta, S., Functional and anatomical reorganization of language-related networks caused by a left frontal glioma, Seminar at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA (Online conference), July 2022.
12. Ohta, S., Gengogaku to nō kagaku no kyōdō kenkyū ni wa nani ga tarinai ka? [What is the missing link between linguistics and neuroscience?] (in Japanese) In Gengo nō kagaku ga kirihiraku gengogaku no mirai [Special Symposium: Neuroscience of language opening the way to the future of linguistics], 164^th LSJ Meeting, Japan (Online conference), June 2022.
13. Ohta, S., Sakai, K. L., Umejima, K., Nakamura, I., Gengo nō kagaku ga kirihiraku gengogaku no mirai [Special Symposium: Neuroscience of language opening the way to the future of linguistics] (in Japanese), 164^th LSJ Meeting, Japan (Online conference), June 2022.
14. Ohta, S., Modulating neural activation in the language areas: A transcranial electrical stimulation study, SNU Linguistic Colloquium, Seoul, Korea (Online conference), Apr. 2022.

Oral presentations

1. Yamada, E., Funai, K., Shigeto, H., & Ohta, S., Kōmitsudo kei tōgai chokuryū denki shigeki hō o mochiita gengo kinō yokusei kōka no kentō [Investigation of the effect of high-density transcranial direct current electrical stimulation on the suppression of language function] (in Japanese), The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (JSCN2022), Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 2022.
2. Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Imi shori o han’eisuru jishō kanren den’i N400 mi masuku ka puraimingu ga ataeru eikyō [Effect of masked priming on event-related potential N400] (in Japanese), 165^th LSJ Meeting, Tokyo, Japan (Online conference), Nov. 2022.
3. Mukaino, T., Yamaguchi, T., Okadome, T., Yamada, E., Ohta, S., Mitoma, R., Mitsudo, T., Tamura, S., Hirano, Y., Togao, O., Hagihara, K., Isobe, N., & Shigeto, H., Kaiba kaisen ijō ni okeru kōzōteki MRI no tokuchō no kentō [Investigation of structural MRI features in incomplete hippocampal inversion] (in Japanese), The 55^th Annual Congress of the Japanese Epilepsy Society, Sendai, Japan, Sept. 2022.
4. Ohta, S., Nōkinō keisoku o riyō shita bunpō no shinkei kiban no kaimei [Elucidation of the neural basis of syntax using functional neuroimaging] (in Japanese), The 10^th Meeting of the OS Research Project, Japan (Online conference), July 2022.
5. Gallagher, D. C., Matsumoto, K., & Ohta, S., Effects of left inferior prefrontal cortex anodal stimulation on second language acquisition, NEURO2022, Naha, Japan, July 2022.
6. Ohta, S., Tanaka, S., & Yamada, E., Misumatchi insei den’i ni yoru rendaku no shinkei kiban no kentō: Raiman no hōsoku no ihan to on’inteki itsudatsu wa kotonaru ka? [Investigating the neural basis of Rendaku using mismatch negativity: Is violation of Lyman’s law different from phonological deviance?] (in Japanese), 164^th LSJ Meeting, Japan (Online conference), June 2022.

Poster presentations

1. Mukaino, T., Yamaguchi, T., Okadome, T., Yamada, E., Ohta, S., Mitoma, R., Mitsudo, T., Tamura, S., Hirano, Y., Togao, O., Hagihara, K., Isobe, N., & Shigeto, H., The imaging characteristics of incomplete hippocampal inversion, 14^th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress, Online conference, Nov. 2022.
2. Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Modulation of the N400 by morphological complexity of words: An ERP study of Japanese derived nouns, NEURO2022, Naha, Japan, July 2022.
3. Ohta, S., Nō kagaku jikken de gengo no nazo ni semaru! Kyūdai Ohta Ken no shōkai [Neuroscience experiments uncover the mysteries of language! Introduction of Ohta Lab at Kyushu University] (in Japanese), LingFest 2022, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2022.
4. Nakajima, J. & Ohta, S., Go no keitaiteki fukuzatsusa ga jishō kanren den’i N400 ni ataeru eikyō [Effect of morphological complexity of words on event-related potential N400] (in Japanese), LingFest 2022, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2022.
5. Tanaka, S. & Ohta, S., Misumatchi insei den’i o mochiita rendaku no shinkei kiban no kentō: Nihongo fukugōgo ni okeru on’inteki itsudatsu to Motoori / Raiman no hōsoku ihan no sai [Investigation of the neural basis of rendaku (sequential voicing) using mismatch negativity: Differences between phonological deviants and violation of Moto-ori Lyman’s law in Japanese compound words] (in Japanese), LingFest 2022, Japan (Online conference), Jan. 2022.

Research Grants

1. Nov. 2022–Nov. 2023. PI, Received a Grant for Basic Science Research Projects from the Sumitomo Foundation. (JPY 1,000,000 for one year, Approx. USD 9,000). Acceptance rate: 12% (97/808). Elucidating the neural basis of foreign language learning by integrating transcranial electrical stimulation and electroencephalography.
2. Nov. 2022–Oct. 2024. PI, Received a Research Grant from the Yoshida Foundation for the Promotion of Learning and Education. (JPY 2,000,000 for one year, Approx. USD 18,200). Acceptance rate: 21% (5/24). Establishing language rehabilitation techniques by integrating transcranial electrical stimulation and electroencephalography.
3. Apr. 2022–Mar. 2028. PI, Received a Research Grant from Education and Research Center for Mathematical and Data Science, Kyushu University. (JPY 48,000,000 for six years, Approx. USD 437,000).
4. Mar. 2022–June 2022. PI, Received a Joint Sponsorship Program for a Conference Organization, the United Association of Language Studies. (JPY 30,000, Approx. USD 200). Neuroscience of language opening the way to the future of linguistics.