Faculty of Letters, Aichi Univ.

Dep. of Psychology

Laboratory for

Bioacoustic

Communication


Research Interests

C.V.

Yoshimasa Seki, Ph.D

Education

BA at Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Letters, Chiba University
Ph.D at Grad School of Sci. and Tech., Chiba University


Research & Teaching

Research Associate, Dep. of Psychology, Univ. of Maryland
Research Scientist, RIKEN-BSI
Research Scientist, JST-ERATO
Assistant Professor, Grad School of Arts and Sci., Univ. of Tokyo
Professor, Aichi University

Selected Publications

Books

Peer-reviewed Papers

  1. Seki Y.(2023). Examining the capability for rhythmic synchronization and music production in vocal learning parrot species,Fronitiers in Psychology .4:1271552.
  2. Kishimoto R & Seki Y.(2022). Response timing of budgerigars in a turn-taking task under operant conditioning. Behavioural Processes, 104638.
  3. Seki Y. (2021). Cockatiels sing human music in synchrony with a playback of the melody. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0256613. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256613
  4. Osmanski, M.S.,Seki Y. & Dooling, R.J. (2021). Constraints on vocal production learning in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). Learning and Behavior, 10.3758/s13420-021-00465-6
  5. Tomyta K. & Seki Y. (2020). Effects of motor style on timing control and EEG waveforms in self-paced and synchronization tapping tasks. Neuroscience Letters, 739:135410
  6. Seki Y.(2019). Comparative approaches for cognitive studies exploring the origin of synchronization of movements to musical rhythms(in Japanese).Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology.69(2):101-111
  7. Seki Y.& Tomyta K.(2019). Effects of metronomic sounds on a self-paced tapping task in budgerigars and humans.Current Zoology, 65:121-128.
  8. Seki Y.,Osmanski, MS. & Dooling, RJ.(2018). Failure of Operant Control of Vocal Learning in Budgerigars. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 5(1):154-168.
  9. Seki Y.(2017). What budgerigars tell us about vocal communication.Journal of the Phonetic Society. 21(1):31-37.
  10. Kagawa H, Seki Y, Okanoya K. (2017). Affective valence of neurons in the vicinity of the rat amygdala: Single unit activity in response to a conditioned behavior and vocal sound playback. Behav Brain Res. 324:109-114.
  11. Ikkatai Y, Seki Y. (2016). Effect of conspecific and heterospecific video playback on food consumption in budgerigars and Bengalese finches. Psychologia. 59:81-90.
  12. Saito Y, Yuki S, Seki Y, Kagawa H, Okanoya K. (2016). Cognitive bias in rats evoked by ultrasonic vocalizations suggests emotional contagion. Behav Processes. 132:5-11.
  13. Ikkatai Y, Okanoya K, Seki Y. (2016). Observing real-time social interaction via telecommunication methods in budgerigars. Behav Processes. 128:29-36
  14. Ono S, Okanoya K, Seki Y. (2016). Hierarchical emergence of sequence sensitivity in the songbird auditory forebrain. J. Comp. Phys. A 202:163-183
  15. Seki Y, Dooling RJ. (2016). Effect of auditory stimuli on conditioned vocal behavior of budgerigars Behav Processes 122:87-89
  16. Ono S, Kagawa H, Takahasi M, Seki Y, Okanoya K. (2015). Limitations of a habituation task to demonstrate discrimination of natural signals in songbirds. Behav Processes 115:100-108
  17. Koumura T, Seki Y, Okanoya K. (2014). Local structure sensitivity in auditory information processing in avian song nuclei. Neuroreport.25(8):562-8.
  18. Seki Y, Hessler NA, Xie K, Okanoya K.(2014). Food rewards modulate the activity of song neurons in Bengalese finches. Eur J Neurosci. 39(6):975-83.
  19. Seki Y, Suzuki K, Osawa AM, Okanoya K.(2013). Songbirds and humans apply different strategies in a sound sequence discrimination task. Front Psychol. 4:447.
  20. Matsumoto YK, Okanoya K, Seki Y.(2012). Effects of amygdala lesions on male mouse ultrasonic vocalizations and copulatory behaviour. Neuroreport. 23(11):676-80
  21. Hasegawa A, Okanoya K, Hasegawa T, Seki Y.(2011). Rhythmic synchronization tapping to an audio-visual metronome in budgerigars. Sci Rep. 1:120.
  22. Seki Y, Okanoya K.(2009). The effect of sound location in a song discrimination task in Bengalese finches (Lonchura striata var. domestica). J Ethol.27(3):407-411
  23. Seki Y, Suzuki K, Takahasi M, Okanoya K.(2008). Song motor control organizes acoustic patterns on two levels in Bengalese finches (Lonchura striata var. domestica). J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol.194(6):533-43.
  24. Seki Y, Okanoya K.(2008). Functional evidence for internal feedback in the songbird brain nucleus HVC. Neuroreport. 19(6):679-82.
  25. Seki Y, Okanoya K.(2008). Sex differences in audiovisual discrimination learning by Bengalese finches (Lonchura striata var. domestica). J Comp Psychol. 122(1):26-34.
  26. Seki Y, Okanoya K.(2006). Effects of visual stimulation on the auditory responses of the HVC song control nucleus in anesthetized Bengalese Finches. Ornithol. Sci.5:39-46

Grants-in-Aid

  1. JSPS Kakenhi Project #25285198
    2013 - 2018 PI: Seki.Y
  2. JSPS Kakenhi Project #24653210
    2012 - 2015 PI: Seki.Y
  3. JSPS Kakenhi Project #22830131
    2010 - 2011 PI: Seki.Y

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