Masayuki Hirata
Brain-machine interfaces
Main Lab Location:
Osaka Univ. (Suita Campus)
Other Affiliations:
Professor
Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics
Osaka University
Department of Neurosurgery
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Phone:
06-6210-8429
Fax:
06-6210-8430
Mailing Address:
2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
Email:
mhirata at cne.mei.osaka-u.ac.jp
Homepage:
My research focuses on the brain machine interfaces (BMIs). With this technique, the “thought” of a man can be translated into action. The brain signals obtained with intracranial electrodes are decoded in real-time in order to control robots or computers only by thinking, without using his/her own motor system. Our goal is the clinical application of BMI which support the communication and movements of people with severe motor disabilities such as with tetraplegia or locked-in syndrome.
Selected Publications:
Ikeda T, Hirata M, Kasaki M, et al (2017) Subthalamic nucleus detects unnatural android movement. Sci Rep 7:17851
Hashimoto H, Hasegawa Y, Araki T, et al (2017) Non-invasive detection of language-related prefrontal high gamma band activity with beamforming MEG. Sci Rep 7:14262
Yoshida F, Hirata M, Onodera A, et al (2017) Noninvasive spatiotemporal imaging of neural transmission in the subcortical visual pathway. Sci Rep 7(1):4424
Sugata H, Hirata M, Tamura Y, et al (2017) Frequency-dependent oscillatory neural profiles during imitation. Sci Rep 7:45806
Araki T, Hirata M, Yanagisawa T, et al (2016) Language-related cerebral oscillatory changes are influenced equally by genetic and environmental factors. Neuroimage 142:241–247
Sugata H, Hirata M, Yanagisawa T, et al (2016) Common neural correlates of real and imagined movements contributing to the performance of brain–machine interfaces. Sci Rep 6: 24663
Shayne M, Hirata M, Sugata H, et al (2015) Patient specific cortical electrodes for sulcal and gyral implantation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 62(4):1034-41
Yanagisawa T, Hirata M, Saitoh Y, et al (2012) Electrocorticographic control of a prosthetic arm in paralyzed patients. Ann Neurol 71:353-361.
Hirata M, Matsushita K, Suzuki T, et al (2011) A fully-implantable wireless system for human brain-machine interfaces using brain surface electrodes: W-HERBS. IEICE Trans Commun E94-B:2448-2453.
Short Biography:
<Academic appointments>
・Sept. 2003-Sept.2009
Assistant professor, Division of Functional Diagnostic Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
・Oct, 2009-Mar, 2016
Associate professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Medical School
・April, 2016 -
Endowed Division Professor, Endowed Division of Clinical Neuroengineering, Global Center for Medical Engineering and Information, Osaka University
<Academic contribution>
・Vice-president, President-elect
International Society for the Advancement of Clinical Magnetoencephalography (ISACM)
・Member of the Executive Committee
Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
・Member of the Executive Committee
Japan Biomagnetism and Bioelectromagnetics Society
・Councilor of Neurosurgical BMI Forum
<Certification>
2000 Certification of a Neurosurgeon from The Japan Neurosurgical Society
2004 Certification of a Neuroendovascular Surgeon from The Japanese Society for Neuroendovascular Treatment
2006 Certification of a Clinical Neurophysiologist from Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
2015 Certification of a Clinical Epileptologist from Japan Epilepsy Society
<Awards>
2012 Mimics Innovation Awards 2012
2013 Osaka University 2nd Presidential Awards for Achievement
2014 Osaka University 3rd Presidential Awards for Achievement
Announcements / News:
We published the following books.
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9784431557289
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9784431557289
Lab Members:
Researcher
・Toshiki Yoshimine
・Noriaki Hattori
・Seiji Kameda
・Hiroki Hamanaka
・Takufumi Yanagisawa
・Palmer Jason Allan
・Abdelkader N Belkacem
・Masahito Inoue
・Masamichi Hayashi
・Hiroaki Hashimoto
・Yosuke Fujimoto
・Xin He
・Namheon Kim
・Masahito Mihara
・Fumiaki Yoshida
・Takashi Moriwaki
・Yuka Omura
・Kanae Kusakabe
・Takuma Asano
Assistant
・Izumi Kawaguchi
・Yoshiko Takeuchi
・Kumiko Fukunaga
・Megumi Nagao