Ikeda A.*, Hakuno Y., Asada K., Ikeda T., Yamagata T., Hirai M. (2024) Developmental process of the understanding of linguistic register in children: A comparison of typically developing children, autistic children, and children with Williams syndrome, Autism Res
François Quesque, Ian Apperly, Renée Baillargeon, Simon Baron-Cohen, Cristina Becchio, Harold Bekkering, Daniel Bernstein, Maxime Bertoux, Geoffrey Bird, Henryk Bukowski, Pascal Burgmer, Peter Carruthers, Caroline Catmur, Isabel Dziobek, Nicholas Epley, Thorsten Michael Erle, Chris Frith, Uta Frith, Carl Michael Galang, Vittorio Gallese, Delphine Grynberg, Francesca Happé, Masahiro Hirai, Sara D Hodges, Philipp Kanske, Mariska Kret, Claus Lamm, Jean Louis Nandrino, Sukhvinder Obhi, Sally Olderbak, Josef Perner, Yves Rossetti, Dana Schneider, Matthias Schurz, Tobias Schuwerk, Natalie Sebanz, Simone Shamay-Tsoory, Giorgia Silani, Shannon Spaulding, Andrew R Todd, Evan Westra, Dan Zahavi, Marcel Brass (2024) Defining key concepts for mental state attribution, communications psychology
Hirai, M.*, Ikeda, A., Kato, T., Ikeda, T., Asada, K., Hakuno, Y., Matsushima, K., Awaya, T., Okazaki, S., Kato, T., Heike, T., Hagiwara, M., Yamagata, T., Tomiwa, K., & Kimura, R. (2024) Comparison of the Sensory Profile among Autistic Individuals and Individuals with Williams Syndrome, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
2023
Ikeda, A*., Hakuno, Y., Asada, K., Ikeda, T., Yamagata, T., & Hirai, M. (in press) Development of emotion comprehension in children with autism spectrum disorder and Williams syndrome, Autism Research
Hirai, M.*, Asada, K., Kato, T., Ikeda, T., Hakuno, Y., Ikeda, A., Matsushima, K., Awaya, T., Okazaki, S., Kato, T., Funabiki, Y., Murai, T., Heike, T., Hagiwara, M., Yamagata, T., Tomiwa, K., & Kimura, R. (In press) Comparison of the Social Responsiveness Scale-2 among Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome in Japan, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Ikeda, A., Kanakogi, Y., & Hirai, M.* (2022) Visual perspective-taking ability in 7- and 12-month-old infants, PLoS ONE
Hirai, M.* & Hakuno, Y. (in press) Electrophysiological Evidence of Global Structure-from-Motion Processing of Biological Motion in 6-Month-Old Infants, Neuropsychologia
2021
Hirai, M.*, Sakurada, T., Ikeda, T., Monden, Y., Shimoizumi, H., & Yamagata, T. (in press) Developmental changes of the neural mechanisms underlying level-2 visual perspective-taking: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study, Developmental Psychobiology
Hirai, M.*#, Sakurada, T#., Izawa, J., Ikeda, T., Monden, Y., Shimoizumi, H., & Yamagata, T. (# equally contributed) Greater reliance on proprioceptive information during a reaching task with perspective manipulation among children with autism spectrum disorders, Scientific Reports
Hirai, M.*#, Kanakogi, Y#. & Ikeda, A. (# equally contributed) Observing inefficient action can induce infant preference and learning, Developmental Science
Hanley, M., Riby, DM.*., Derges, M-J., Douligeri, A., Philyaw, Z., Ikeda, T., Monden, Y., Shimoizumi, H., Yamagata, T.,Hirai, M. (2020) Does culture shape face perception in autism? Cross-cultural evidence of the own-race advantage from the UK and Japan, Dev Sci. 2020 23(5):e12942.
Hirai, M.*, Muramatsu, Y., Nakamura, M., (2020) Developmental Changes in Orienting Towards Faces: A Behavioral and Eye-tracking Study, International Journal of Behavioral Development 44 (2), 157-165
Hirai M.*, Muramatsu, Y., Nakamura, M., (2020) Role of the embodied cognition process in perspective-taking ability during childhood, Child development 91 (1), 214-235
2019
Hirai M.*, Kanakogi, Y. (2019) Communicative Hand-Waving Gestures Facilitate Object Learning in Preverbal Infants, Developmental science 22 (4), e12787
Sakurada T, Goto A, Tetsuka M, Nakajima T, Morita M, Yamamoto SI, Hirai M, Kawai K.(2019) Prefrontal activity predicts individual differences in optimal attentional strategy for preventing motor performance decline: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study., Neurophotonics. 2019 Apr;6(2):025012. doi: 10.1117/1.NPh.6.2.025012. Epub 2019 Jun 13.
Sakurada*, T.,Hirai M., Watanabe, E. (2019) Individual optimal attentional strategy during implicit motor learning boosts frontoparietal neural processing efficiency: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study, Brain and behavior 9 (1), e01183
Hirai M.*, Sakurada T, Muramatsu SI. (2019) , Face-to-trait inferences in patients with Parkinson's disease, Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology 41 (2), 170-178
2018
Ikeda T, Hirai M.*, Sakurada, T, Monden Y, Tokuda T, Nagashima M, Shimoizumi H, Dan I, Yamagata T. (2018) Atypical neural modulation in the right prefrontal cortex in autism spectrum disorder revealed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy, Neurophotonics 5 (3), 035008
Ikeda T, Tokuda T, Monden Y, Hirai M., Mizushima S, Nagashima M, Kyutoku Y, Tanighichi T, Shimoizumi H, Dan I, Yamagata T (2018) Hypoactivation of the Right Prefrontal Cortex Underlying Motor Related Inhibitory Deficits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Japanese Psychological Research 60 (4), 251-264
Sakurada T, Knoblich G, Sebanz N, Muramatsu SI, Hirai M.* (2018) Probing links between action perception and action production in Parkinson's disease using Fitts' law, Neuropsychologia 111, 201-208
2017
Sakurada T., Nakajima T., Morita M., Hirai M.*, Watanabe E. (2017) Improved motor performance in patients with acute stroke using the optimal individual attentional strategy, Scientific reports 7 (1), 1-10
Hirai M.*, Muramatsu Y., Mizuno S., Kurahashi N., Kurahashi H., Nakamura M. (2017) Preserved search asymmetry in the detection of fearful faces among neutral faces in individuals with Williams syndrome revealed by measurement of both manual responses and eye tracking, Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders 9 (1), 1-15
2016
Hirai M.*, Muramatsu Y., Mizuno S., Kurahashi N., Kurahashi H., Nakamura M. (2016) Typical visual search performance and atypical gaze behaviors in response to faces in Williams syndrome, Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders 8 (1), 1-14
Hirai M.*, Muramatsu Y., Mizuno S., Kurahashi N., Kurahashi H., Nakamura M. (2016) Intact attentional orienting toward inverted faces revealed by both manual responses and eye-movement measurement in individuals with Williams syndrome, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 60 (10), 969-981
Sakurada T.,Hirai M.*, Watanabe E. (2016) Optimization of a motor learning attention-directing strategy based on an individual's motor imagery ability, Experimental brain research 234 (1), 301-311
Watanabe E., Satoh M., Konno T., Hirai M., Yamaguchi T. (2016) The Trans-Visible Navigator: a see-through neuronavigation system using augmented reality, World neurosurgery 87, 399-405
2014
Hirai M.*, Gunji A., Inoue Y., Kita Y., Hayashi T., Nishimaki K., Nakamura M., Kakigi R., Inagaki M. (2014)
Differential electrophysiological responses to biological motion in children and adults with and without autism spectrum disorders, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8 (12), 1623-1634
Hashimoto N, Toyomaki A, Hirai M., Miyamoto T, Narita H, Okubo R, Kusumi I (2014) Absent activation in MPFC and TPJ but not STS during the perception of biological motion in schizophrenia: A functional MRI study, Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 10, 2221
2013
Hirai,M.*, Muramatsu Y, Mizuno S, Kurahashi N, Kurahashi H, Nakamura M. (2013)
Developmental changes in mental rotation ability and visual perspective-taking in children and adults with Williams Syndrome
Frontiers in human neuroscience 7, 856
Hirai, M.*, Watanabe S, Honda Y, Kakigi R (2013)
Developmental changes in point-light walker processing during childhood: a two-year follow-up ERP study.
Developmental cognitive neuroscience 5, 51-62
Nakamura M, Watanabe S, Inagaki M, Hirai M, Miki K, Honda Y, Kakigi R (2013)
Electrophysiological study of face inversion effects in Williams syndrome.
Brain and Development 35 (4), 323-330
2012以前
Hirai, M., Chang, D. H. F., Saunders, D. R., Troje, N. F.* (2011)
Body configuration modulates the usage of local cues to direction in biological motion perception.
Psychol Sci. 22(12):1543-9. doi: 10.1177/0956797611417257
Hirai M, Saunders DR, Troje NF.* (2011)
Allocation of attention to biological motion: local motion dominates global shape.
J Vis. 7;11(3).
Miki K, Watanabe S, Teruya M, Takeshima Y, Urakawa T, Hirai M, Honda Y, Kakigi R.(2011)
The development of the perception of facial emotional change examined using ERPs.
Clin Neurophysiol. 122(3):530-8.
Watanabe M, Hirai M, Marino RA, Cameron IG. (2010)
Occipital-parietal network prepares reflexive saccades.
J Neurosci. 30(42):13917-8.
Fukushima H, Hirata S, Ueno A, Matsuda G, Fuwa K, Sugama K, Kusunoki K, Hirai M, Hiraki K, Tomonaga M, Hasegawa T. (2010) Neural correlates of face and object perception in an awake chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) examined by scalp-surface event-related potentials.
PLoS One. 5(10):e13366.
Hirai M*, Nakamura M, Kaneoke Y, Kakigi R. (2009)
Intact point-light walker processing in Williams syndrome: a magnetoencephalography study.
Neuroreport. 20(3):267-72.
Hirai M*, Watanabe S, Honda Y, Kakigi R. (2009)
Developmental changes in point-light walker processing during childhood and adolescence: an event-related potential study.
Neuroscience. 161(1):311-25
Hirai M*, Kakigi R. (2009)
Differential orientation effect in the neural response to interacting biological motion of two agents.
BMC Neurosci. 27;10:39.
Kaneoke Y, Urakawa T, Hirai M, Kakigi R, Murakami I. (2009)
Neural basis of stable perception of an ambiguous apparent motion stimulus.
Neuroscience. 2009 159(1):150-60.
Hirai M*, Kakigi R. (2008)
Differential cortical processing of local and global motion information in biological motion: an event-related potential study.
J Vis. 8(16):2.1-17.
Hirai M*, Kaneoke Y, Nakata H, Ryusuke Kakigi. (2008)
Neural responses related to point-light walker perception: a magnetoencephalographic study.
Clin Neurophysiol. 119(12):2775-84.
Hirai M*, Watanabe S, Honda Y, Miki K, Kakigi R. (2008)
Emotional object and scene stimuli modulate subsequent face processing: an event-related potential study.
Brain Res Bull. 2008 77(5):264-73.
Nakata H, Tamura Y, Sakamoto K, Akatsuka K, Hirai M, Inui K, Hoshiyama M, Saitoh Y, Yamamoto T, Katayama Y, Kakigi R. (2008)
Evoked magnetic fields following noxious laser stimulation of the thigh in humans.Neuroimage. 42(2):858-68.
Hirai M*, Hiraki K.* (2007)
Differential neural responses to humans vs. robots: an event-related potential study.Brain Res. 1165:105-15.
Hirai M*, Hiraki K.* (2006)
Visual search for biological motion: an event-related potential study.
Neurosci Lett. 2006 403(3):299-304.
Hirai M*, Hiraki K. (2005)
The relative importance of spatial versus temporal structure in the perception of biological motion: an event-related potential study.
Cognition. 2006 99(1):B15-29.
Hirai M*, Senju A, Fukushima H, Hiraki K. (2005) Active processing of biological motion perception: an ERP study.
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 23(2-3):387-96.
Hirai M*, Hiraki K.
An event-related potentials study of biological motion perception in human infants. (2005)
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res.22(2):301-4.
Fukushima H, Hirai M, Arita A, Kamewari K, Hiraki K. (2004)
Neural dynamics in human imitation revealed by ERP surface topography.
Neuroreport. 2004 15(13):2129-32.
Hirai M*, Fukushima H, Hiraki K. (2003) An event-related potentials study of biological motion perception in humans.
Neurosci Lett. 2003 344(1):41-4.
