FACULTY OF 
SPORT SCIENCES

TAKARADA, Yudai

Master’s Program / HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE / Motor Nerve Physiology
Doctoral Program / KINESIOLOGY SPECIALIZATION / Sport Physiology & Neuroscience

SUBJECTS

Biological sciences/Neuroscience/ Motor control, Motor cortex
Biological sciences/Cognitive neuroscience/ Motivation, Decision
Biological sciences/Physiology/ Exercise, Adaptation

PROFILE

Research guidance contents:
1. Neuroscience for muscular force generation
2. Physiology for resistance exercise combined with vascular occlusion
3. Sport science for development of methods for training based on the findings obtained by those two themes

Techniques:
electrical measurements (EMG, skin potential level, etc.), pupillometry, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), (f)MRI

Keywords:
motor system, unconscious goal pursuit, maximal voluntary force, resistance training, vascular occlusion, muscular hypertrophy

BIOGRAPHY

Career background:
2015- Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University
2005-2015 Associate Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University
2003-2005 Lecturer, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University
2000-2003 Research assistant, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1997- 2000 Yokohama Sports Medical Center Researcher for health science

Educational background:
-1997 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Education
-1989 Waseda University Faculty of Education Department of Education

Degree:
Master's degree in Pedagogy, The University of Tokyo
Doctor's degree in Mutidisciplinary Scineces, The University of Tokyo