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NAKATA Takayuki 教授
NAKATA, Takayuki Professor
NAKATA Takayuki Professor
NAKATA TakayukiBelongs:
Department of Complex and Intelligent Systems; Media design field, Intelligent Information and Science
Field of Study
Neuroscience of musical perception and cognition, interaction, and the brain science of musicPrevious employment/history
Nagasaki Junshin UniversitySubjects in charge (undergraduate)
Cognitive Systems Theory IBachelor of Science
Ph.D. (General Experimental Psychology)
NAKATA, Takayuki Professor
Affiliation：
Department of Complex and Intelligent Systems、 Media Design Field、 Intelligent Information Science Field
Research Fields
Music perception and cognition, neuroscience of interaction, neuroscience of musicAcademic Background
Nagasaki Junshin Catholic UniversitySubjects in Charge (Undergraduate)
Cognitive Systems IDegree
Ph.D. in General Experimental PsychologyRelated Links
Research Projects
Communication through sound involves various "musical" elements, such as music and prosody. We are researching the perception, production, and development of sounds containing these musical elements, as well as the influence of musical sounds on communication with others, using both behavioral and neurophysiological indicators.
The research I am currently conducting is as follows:
- The impact of timing expression during musical collaborations on perceptual processes and social evaluation.
- Musical elements and their effects in communication between infants and caregivers
- Development of musical and spoken language perception and expression in hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants and hearing children.
- The impact of musical experience on auditory perception and other cognitive performance.
- Development of educational materials using music to improve pitch perception in people with hearing impairments, and verification of their effectiveness.
The appeal of research
Lullabies are found in all cultures around the world, and people dedicate considerable resources to music. Research into musical communication and musical perception and cognition is crucial for understanding human development and cognition.
Achievements
We were the first to experimentally demonstrate that infants show a stronger interest in songs than in their mothers' speech, showing that music plays a crucial role in human development.
While cochlear implants are effective for understanding spoken language, they were previously considered ineffective for understanding music and the prosody of spoken language, which require accurate processing of pitch information. However, through collaborative research with medical researchers and experts, we have for the first time reported that children with cochlear implants can identify known songs and produce the rhythm of songs with statistically comparable accuracy to hearing children.
Major publications and papers
- NAKATA, Takayuki. (2024). Understanding of speech prosody and music in hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants and hearing children. Basic psychological research, 43
- Nakata, T., & Trainor, LJ (2015). Perceptual and cognitive enhancement with an adaptive timing partner: Electrophysiological responses to pitch change. Psychomusicology, 25, 404-415.
- Nakata, T. (2013). Cochlear implants and music. In H. Takahashi (Ed.). Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery: An Update. (pp. 155-157). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Kruger Publications.
- Nakata, T., Trehub, SE, & Kanda, Y. (2012). Effect of cochlear implants on children's perception and production of speech prosody. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 1307-1314.
- NAKATA, Takayuki. (2012). Musicality in mother-child communication. In: The Japanese Society for Developmental Psychology (ed.), Negayama, Koichi & Naka, Makiko (editors), "Handbook of Developmental Science," Vol. 4: Foundations of Development: Body, Cognition, Emotion, 276-283.
- Nakata, T., & Trehub, SE (2012). Expressive timing and dynamics in infant-directed and non-infant-directed singing. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind & Brain, 21, 45-53.
- Trehub, SE, Vongpaisal, T., & Nakata, T. (2009). Music in the lives of deaf children with cochlear implants. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1169, 534-542.
- Trehub, SE, G., SE, & Nakata, T. (2008). Cross-cultural perspectives on pitch memory. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 100, 40-52.
- Mitani, C., Nakata, T., Trehub, SE, Kanda, Y., Kumagami, H., Takasaki, K., Miyamoto, I., & Takahashi, H. (2007). Music recognition, music listening, and word recognition by deaf children with cochlear implants. Ear and Hearing, 28, 29S-33S.
- Schellenberg, GE, Nakata, T., Hunter, PG, & Tamoto, S. (2007). Exposure to music and cognitive performance: Tests of children and adults. Psychology of Music, 35, 5-19.
- Nakata, T., Trehub, SE, Mitani, C., & Kanda, Y. (2006). Pitch and timing in the songs of deaf children with cochlear implants. Music Perception, 24, 147-154.
- NAKATA, Takayuki (2005). Unraveling the Rich Development of Children's Minds from a Cognitive Psychology Perspective. Elementary Education Materials, October Issue, 72-75.
- Nakata, T., & Mitani, C. (2005). Influences of temporal fluctuation on infant attention. Music Perception, 22, 204-248.
- Nakata, T., Trehub, SE, Mitani, C., Kanda, Y., Shibasaki, S., & Schellenberg, EG (2005). Music recognition by Japanese children with cochlear implants. Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science, 24, 29-32.
- Nakata, T., & Trehub, SE (2004). Infants' responsiveness to maternal speech and singing. Infant Behavior and Development, 27, 455-464.
- Schenfield, T., Trehub, SE, & Nakata, T. (2003). Maternal singing modulates infant arousal. Psychology of Music, 31, 365-375.
- Trehub, SE, & Nakata, T. (2002). Emotion and music in infancy. Musicae Scientiae, Special Issue 2001-2002, 37-61.
Research Contents
My main focus of research concerns how different features of music and prosodic speech influence the way people perceive sound, communicate, and acquire new skills using both behavioral and neurophysiological (EEG) techniques. Questions we investigate include:
- Effects of timing expression on perceptual processing and social evaluation during musical interaction.
- Musicality in caretaker-infant interaction
- Music and speech perception and production by users of cochlear implants
- Effects of music on auditory perception and social perception
- Music training to enhance sound perception for users of cochlear implants
Attractive Factors of My Research
Understanding how people communicate by ‘musical’ sounds is an effective way to investigate how human cognition and emotion operate.
Achievements
We have shown that infants show preference for music over language. This finding is considered as one important empirical evidence to support the idea that music is an integral part of human development.
With researchers in otolaryngology, speech therapy, and audiology, we have shown that child users of cochlear implants are very musical. Children with cochlear implants typically enjoy singing songs and they can identify familiar songs. We have developed several new testing procedures for music and prosody perception and production for children with cochlear implants. By using these test procedures, we have shown that children with cochlear implants are good at producing rhythmic patterns of familiar songs and imitating speech prosody.
Major Books and Papers
- NAKATA Takayuki. (2024). 人工内耳を装用する難聴児と健聴児による音声韻律と音楽の理解. 基礎心理学研究, 43(1), 32-39.
- Nakata, T., & Trainor, L. J. (2015). Perceptual and cognitive enhancement with an adaptive timing partner: Electrophysiological responses to pitch change. Psychomusicology, 25, 404-415.
- Nakata, T. (2013). Cochlear implants and music. In H. Takahashi (Ed.). Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery: An Update. (pp. 155-157). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Kruger Pubilications.
- Nakata, T., Trehub, S. E., & Kanda, Y. (2012). Effect of cochlear implants on children’s perception and production of speech prosody. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 1307-1314.
- NAKATA Takayuki. (2012). 母子間コミュニケーションにおける音楽性. 日本発達心理学会(編), 根ヶ山光一・仲真紀子(責任編集)「発達科学ハンドブック」第４巻：発達の基盤：身体, 認知, 情動, 276-283.
- Nakata, T., & Trehub, S. E. (2012). Expressive timing and dynamics in infant-directed and non-infant-directed singing. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind & Brain, 21, 45-53.
- Trehub, S. E., Vongpaisal, T., & Nakata, T. (2009). Music in the lives of deaf children with cochlear implants. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1169, 534-542.
- Trehub, S. E., G., S. E., & Nakata, T. (2008). Cross-cultural perspectives on pitch memory. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 100, 40-52.
- Mitani, C., Nakata, T., Trehub, S. E., Kanda, Y., Kumagami, H., Takasaki, K., Miyamoto, I., & Takahashi, H. (2007). Music recognition, music listening, and word recognition by deaf children with cochlear implants. Ear and Hearing, 28, 29S-33S.
- Schellenberg, G. E., Nakata, T., Hunter, P. G., & Tamoto, S. (2007). Exposure to music and cognitive performance: Tests of children and adults. Psychology of Music, 35, 5-19.
- Nakata, T., Trehub, S. E., Mitani, C., & Kanda, Y. (2006). Pitch and timing in the songs of deaf children with cochlear implants. Music Perception, 24, 147-154.
- NAKATA Takayuki (2005). 認知心理学から解き明かす子どもの豊かな心の成長 初等教育資料 10月号 72-75.
- Nakata, T., & Mitani, C. (2005). Influences of temporal fluctuation on infant attention. Music Perception, 22, 204-248.
- Nakata, T., Trehub, S. E., Mitani, C., Kanda, Y., Shibasaki, S., & Schellenberg, E. G. (2005). Music recognition by Japanese children with cochlear implants. Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science, 24, 29-32.
- Nakata, T., & Trehub, S. E. (2004). Infants’ responsiveness to maternal speech and singing. Infant Behavior and Development, 27, 455-464.
- Schenfield, T., Trehub, S. E., & Nakata, T. (2003). Maternal singing modulates infant arousal. Psychology of Music, 31, 365-375.
- Trehub, S. E., & Nakata, T. (2002). Emotion and music in infancy. Musicae Scientiae, Special Issue 2001-2002, 37-61.
Research seeds related to this faculty member
Unraveling the effects of music on cognitive function, social skills, and language development.
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Data science Cognitive Science Cognitive psychology Brain sciencekeyword:
# Music Psychology # Musical collaborationNEWS
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