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Okihide Hikosaka, M.D., Ph.D.
PublicationsCurriculum Vitae
History:
- 1978 Completed the graduate course at University of Tokyo
- 1978 Lecturer at Toho University School of Medicine
- 1979 Assistant professor at Toho University School of Medicine
- 1979-1982 Visiting Scientist at National Eye Institute
- 1983 Associate professor at Toho University School of Medicine
- 1988 Professor at National Institute of Physiological Sciences in Okazaki
- 1993-2002 Professor at Juntendo University School of Medicine
- 2002- Senior Researcher at Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, NEI, NIH
Awards:
- 1989 Tsukahara Memorial Award
- 1999 Tokizane Toshihiko Memorial Award
Research areas:
- Control of eye movements
- Functions of the basal ganglia
- Neural mechanisms of motivation
- Neural mechanisms of procedural learning
- Mechanisms of spatial attention
