Curriculum Vitae: Shintaro Funahashi
Birth Date:
April 21, 1950.
Former Work Address:
Kokoro Research Center,
Kyoto University
46 Yoshida-Shimoadachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Former Current Occupation
Professor at Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University;
Professor at Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Education:
1970-1974: Biology, Tokyo University of Education, Japan.
1974-1976: Biology, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Education, Japan. Advisor: Tatsuaki Shibuya.
1977-1981: Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan. Advisor: Kisou Kubota.
1974: B.S. in Biology from Tokyo University of Education
1976: M.S. in Biology from Tokyo University of Education
1979: M.S. in Biology from Kyoto University
1982: Ph.D. in Biology from Kyoto University
Professional Positions:
1981-1983: Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Nara Medical University, Japan.
1983-1985: Postdoctroal Fellow, Section of Neuroanatomy, Yale University School of Medicine, USA.
1985-1990: Associate Research Scientist, Section of Neuroanatomy, Yale University School of Medicine, USA.
1990-1997: Associate Professor, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.
1997-2003: Professor, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.
2003-2016: Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.
2007-2016: Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan.
2016: Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
2016-Present: Adjunct Professor, Open University Japan.
Editorial Board: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Research Projects
A. Neural mechanisms of working memory
B. Functiuons of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
C. Analysis of dynamic neural circuitry related to thinking and reasoning
D. Relations between long-term memory and working memory
E. Neurophysiological studies of meta-memory
F. Neural mechanisms of decision-making and its relation to the prefrontal functions
Contact information
Shintaro Funahashi, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: funahashi.shintaro.35e -at- st.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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