Ikuhiro Kida
Main Lab Location：
CiNet (Main bldg.)Other Affiliations：
Visiting Associate Professor, Osaka UniversityMailing Address：
B1A6, 1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871Email：
ikuhiro.kida at nict.go.jpWe are advancing the development of cutting-edge brain function measurement methods using ultra-high-field MRI and MEG, and as well as research on human brain function based on these techniques. Through high-resolution structural MRI, submillimeter-resolution fMRI, novel brain function measurement methods beyond conventional BOLD, and high-temporal-resolution MEG measurements, we aim to establish methodologies that enable more precise characterization of brain activity.
Building on these technologies, our research focuses particularly on elucidating the neural mechanisms underlying how olfactory information is represented in the brain and how it contributes to perception, cognition, and value-based decision-making. By integrating basic neuroscience with the development of measurement technologies, we aim to achieve new understanding of human brain function and its future applications.
Selected Publications：
Okumura T, Saito K, Harada R, Ohki T, Hanihara H & Kida I
Latent preference representation in the human brain for scented products: Effects of novelty and familiarity. NeuroImage, 310: 121131, 2025.
Kida I
Shortening 7T MP2RAGE acquisition with compressed sensing: Evaluating quantitative accuracy and structural consistency. PLoS ONE, 20(6) e0325783, 2025.
Okumura T, Kida I, Yokoi A, Nakai T, Nishimoto S, Touhara K & Okamoto M
Semantic context-dependent neural representations of odors in the human piriform cortex revealed by 7T MRI. Human Brain Mapping, 45(6):e26681, 2024
Donoshita Y, Choi US, Ban H & Kida I
Assessment of olfactory information in the human brain using 7-Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging. NeuroImage, 236: 118212, 2021.
Choi US, Kawaguchi H, Matsuoka Y, Kober T & Kida I
Brain tissue segmentation based on MP2RAGE multi-contrast images in 7 T MRI. PLoS ONE, 14(2): e0210803, 2020.
Short Biography：
2012 Senior Researcher, CiNet, NICT
2009 Researcher, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
2004 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University,
2001 Associate Research Scientist, MRRC, Yale University
Lab Members：
Researcher
･Guoxiang Liu
･Tomoyo Morita
･Toshiki Okumura
Technical Staff
･Hiroko Fujimoto
･Takehiro Misawa