| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Dept: | Psychology |
| Office: | SH 219 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3816 |
| Fax: | 216-687-9294 |
| Email: | N.YAMAMOTO@csuohio.edu |
| Web: | http://academic.csuohio.edu/n_yamamoto/lab/ |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. SH 219, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 2007
M.A., Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, 2004 M.Eng., Urban Engineering (Urban Planning), University of Tokyo, 2001 B.Eng., Urban Engineering (Urban Planning), University of Tokyo, 1999 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Dr. Yamamoto first studied urban planning and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He developed scientific interest in human spatial cognition and navigation through his urban planning research, and decided to pursue an academic career in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. He obtained an M.A. in psychology and a Ph.D. in psychological and brain sciences from the Johns Hopkins University. Before joining the CSU faculty in 2009, he spent two years at the George Washington University as a post-doctoral researcher. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Faculty Merit Recognition Award, Cleveland State University, 2012 and 2013
J. Brien Key Graduate Student Assistance Fund, Johns Hopkins University, 2006 Conference Grant, Johns Hopkins Graduate Representative Organization, 2006 Graduate Fellowship, The Nakajima Foundation, 2002–2007 Fulbright Award for Graduate Study, Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, 2002 (alternate candidate; declined for the fellowship from the Nakajima Foundation) | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Dr. Yamamoto has been interested in how we remember where things are in space and how we use that knowledge to navigate through an environment. In other words, his research is focused on cognitive and neural mechanisms of human spatial cognition and navigation. His studies involve healthy adults and seniors as well as neurological and psychiatric patients who have navigation problems. For more details, please see his recent publications below and visit his lab's website.
Yamamoto, N., & DeGirolamo, G. J. (2012). Differential effects of aging on spatial learning through exploratory navigation and map reading. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 4(14), 1–7. Shelton, A. L., & Yamamoto, N. (2009). Visual memory, spatial representation, and navigation. In J. R. Brockmole (Ed.), The visual world in memory (pp. 140–177). Hove, UK: Psychology Press. | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Dr. Yamamoto participates in Experimental Research Program (M.A. in Psychology) and Adult Development & Aging Program (Ph.D. in Psychology). He generally teaches courses on cognitive psychology and neuroscience, such as Memory & Cognition (PSY 372) and Brain & Cognition (PSY 487). | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| Psychonomic Society (associate) | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Space perception across the lifespan
CSU Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement Award (summer 2013; $9,760) Role: Principal Investigator Spatial navigation by patients with Parkinson's disease CSU Faculty Research and Development Award (2012–2013, $19,964) Role: Principal Investigator Roles of afferent and efferent signals in space perception CSU Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement Award (summer 2012; $7,177) Role: Principal Investigator Schizotypal traits and self-motion sensing: Exploring the role of bodily senses in space perception CSU Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement Award (summer 2011; $4,448) Role: Principal Investigator Systems analysis of distance perception through self-motion senses CSU Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement Award (summer 2010; $6,946.80) Role: Principal Investigator | ||