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Tohru Yagi

PUBLICATION LIST

Journal Papers (* : First authors are students whom Yagi supervised.)

* 1 . Akiko Machida, Maki Shirato, Sadaki Takata, Tohru Yagi, Evaluation of the effect of

cosmetic therapy on elderly people on electroencephalogram, Japanese Journal of Geriatric

Psychiatry, 23, 8, 978-987, 2012. (in Japanese)

2 . M Sugawara, W Choi, J Nakanishi, K Yamaguchi, H Yokota, T Yagi, Fabrication Process of

Micro-patterns on Cell-Culturing Substrates toward High-Resolution Control and Observation

of Cell Migration, IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems, 131, 4,

833-839, 2011.(in Japanese)

3 . Yagi, T., Mukai, T., Ohnishi, H., Measurement of Brain Functional Activity in the Frontal

Lobe and its Applications, 50, 2, 143-148, 2011. (in Japanese)

4 . Yagi, T., Regain lost eye sight – Visual prosthesis, Journal of Japanese Society of Applied

Physics, 80, 2, 116-119, 2011. (in Japanese)

* 5 . Taishi Ueda, Tashimitsu Musha, Tohru Yagi, Research of the Characteristics of Alzheimer’s

Disease Using EEG, IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems, 130, 10,

1827-1832, 2010. (in Japanese)

6 . Kazuto Takashima, Norihiro Kamamichi, Tohru Yagi, Kinji Asaka, Toshiharu Mukai,

Cytotoxicity test and mass spectrometry of IPMC, Electronics and Communications in Japan,

93, 1, 1-8, 2009.

* 7 . Hajime Ogata, Yoshikazu Ishii, Toshiharu Mukai, Hidenori Ohnishi, Tohru Yagi, Study on

Physiological Indexes during Mental Focus Task: Comparison between Near-infrared

spectroscopy (NIRS), Electroencephalography (EEG) and Peripheral Arterial Tonometry-,

Trans. of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 129-C, 10, 1808-1814, 2009. (in

Japanese)

8 . Yagi, T., Biohybrid Visual Prosthesis for Restoring Blindness, Int. J. of Applied Biomedical

Engineering, 2, 1, 1-5, 2009.

9 . Takashima, K., Kamamichi, N., Yagi, T., Asaka, K., Mukai, T., Cytotoxicity test and mass

spectrometry of IPMC, Trans. of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 128-C, 7,

1029-1034, 2008.(in Japanese)

10 . Takahashi H., Yagi T., Electronic circuit practice for creativity education, Journal of Japan

Society for Design Engineering, 42, 5, 258-262, 2007. (in Japanese)

11 . Nakauchi, K., Fujikado, T., Kanda, H., Morimoto, T., Choi, J., Ikuno, Y., Sakaguchi, H.,

Kamei, M., Ohji, M., Yagi, T., Nishimra, S., Sawai, H., Fukuda, Y., Tano, Y., Transretinal

electrical stimulation by an intrascleral multichannel electrode array in rabbit eyes, Graefe's

Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 243, 169-174, 2005.

12 . Yagi, T., Hybrid retinal implant, Journal of Japanese Society of Applied Physics, 73, 8,

1095-1100, 2004. (in Japanese)

13 . Sakaguchi, H., Fujikado, T., Fang X., Kanda, H., Osanai, M., Nakauchi, K., Ikuno, Y., Kamei,

M., Yagi, T., Nishimura, S., Ohji, M., Yagi, T., Tano, Y., Transretinal electrical stimulation

with a suprachoroidal multichannel electrode in rabbit eyes, Jpn J Ophthalmol, 48, 256-261,

2004.

* 14 . Funase, A., Barros, A. K., Okuma, S., Cichocki, A., Yagi, T., Independent component analysis

on saccade-related EEG: Comparing the ensemble averaging method and independent

component analysis, Transactions of the Japanese Society for Medical and Biological

Engineering, 41, 4, 342-351, 2003.(in Japanese)

* 15 . Funase, A., Kuno, Y., Okuma, S., Yagi, T., Analysis of EEG related saccadic eye movement,

Trans. of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 123-C, 1, 93-99, 2003.(in Japanese)

* 16 . Ito, Y., Ohnishi, Y., Kiuchi, K., Yagi, T., Fabrication of conductive polymer micro-patterns,

Trans. of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 122-C, 9 1441-1446, 2002. (in

Japanese)

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* 17 . Terasawa, Y., Yagi, T., Quantitative evaluation of reading ability with simulated prosthetic

vision, Trans. of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 122-C, 7, 1104-1109, 2002. (in

Japanese)

* 18 . Terasawa, Y., Yagi, T., Fujikado, T., Simulation of visual prosthesis in virtual space,

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 15, 431-436, 2001/2002.

* 19 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Effect of pulse parameters on visual nerve

system, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 14, 337-340,

2001/2002.

* 20 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Ohnishi, Y., Kiuchi, K., Uchikawa, Y., A study on conductive polymer

electrodes for stimulating nervous system, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics

and Mechanics, 14, 347-352, 2001/2002.

* 21 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Barros, A.K., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Analysis on saccade-related EEG

with independent component analysis, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and

Mechanics, 14, 353-358, 2001/2002.

* 22 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Toward visual

prosthesis: Electrical stimulation on the central nervous system, Non-Linear Electromagnetic

Systems, 713-716, 2000.

* 23 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., A study on electro-encephalogram (EEG) in eye

movements, Non-Linear Electromagnetic Systems, 709-712, 2000.

* 24 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Suzuki, S., Uchikawa, Y., System for Position Detection and

Communication with Image Sensor, Non-Linear Electromagnetic Systems, 695-698, 2000.

* 25 . Uchikawa, Y., Yagi, T., Hybrid retinal implant, The Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs, 27,

5, 703-707, 1998. (in Japanese)

26 . Yanagihara, S., Yagi, T., Matsushima, T., Distinct mechanisms for expression of Fos-like

immunoreactivity and synaptic potentiation in telencephalic hyperstriatum of the quail chick,

Brain Research, 779, 240-253, 1998.

* 27 . Kuno, Y., Fujii, I., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Development of eye-gaze input interface using

EOG, Information Processing Society of Japan Journal, 39, 5, 1455-1462, 1998. (in Japanese)

28 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., Active vision system inspired by biological

fixation mechanism, Transactions of the Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, C, 61,

591, 4402-4409, 1995. (in Japanese)

29 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., Active vision inspired by mammalian fixation

mechanism, Intelligent Robots and Systems, 39-47, 1995.

30 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., An algorithm of eye movements in biological vision,

Simulation and Design of Applied Electromagnetic Systems, Elsevier Studies in Applied

Electromagnetics in Materials, 5, 415-418, 1993.

Peer-reviewed Conf. Proceedings (* : First authors are students whom Yagi supervised.)

* 1 . Yohei Sakai, Wataru Ishii, Tohru Yagi, EEG Analysis of Mental Concentration in Golf

Putting, Proc. of 2012 Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON 2012),

2012. (in CD-ROM)

* 2 . Robinson Kundert, Tohru Yagi, Relating Plastic Changes of Short Latency Human Soleus

Stretch Reflex to Changes in Task Performance Induced by Training, Proc. of 2012 IEEE

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 3636-3639, 2012.

* 3 . Akiko Machida, Maki Shirato, Sadaki Takata, Yoshihiro Atsumi and Tohru Yagi, Evaluation

of the effect of cosmetic therapy by EEG, Proc. of 2011 Biomedical Engineering International

Conference (BMEiCON 2011), 48-53, 2011.

* 4 . Yoshikazu Ishii, Tohru Yagi and Michiko Sugawara, Evaluation Method for Ion Transport via

Nanopores: Toward a Neural Stimulation Electrode Using Membrane Protein, Proc. of 2011

Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON 2011), 82-85, 2011.

* 5 . Yohei Sakai and Tohru Yagi, Alphabet Matrix Layout in P300 Speller May Alter its

Performance, Proc. of 2011 Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON

2011), 89-92, 2011.

* 6 . B. Knecht, W. Choi, G. Székely, T.Yagi, M.Sugawara, Study on cell motility in confocal


microscopy images, Proc. of 2010 Biomedical Engineering International Conference

(BMEiCON 2010), 2010 (in CD-ROM)

* 7 . Ueda, T., Musha, T., Yagi, T., Research for the Characteristics of Alzheimer Disease Using

EEG, Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Medicine and Biology Society, 4998-5001, 2009.

8 . Funase, A., Mourr, M., Yagi, T., Cichocki, A., Takumi, I., Analysis on saccade-related

independent componets by various ICA algorithms, Proceedings of Joint 4th Int. Conf. on

Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 9th Int. Symp. on Advanced Intelligent Systems,

456-459, 2008.

9 . Yagi, T., Saeki, K., Ohta, K., Study on Acupuncture Stimulation for Neural Interface,

Proceedings of Joint 4th Int. Conf. on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 9th Int.

Symp. on Advanced Intelligent Systems, 466-468, 2008.

* 10 . Ishii,Y., Ogata, H., Takano, H., Ohnishi, H., Mukai, T., Yagi, T., Study on Mental Stress Using

Near-Infrared pectroscopy, Electroencephalography, and Peripheral Arterial Tonometry,

Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Medicine and Biology Society, 4992-4995, 2008.

11 . Yagi, T., Ishii, Y., Ogata, H., Mukai, T., Analysis on the frontal cortex in cognitive tasks for

brain-computer interface, Proceedings of 22nd SICE Symposium on Biological and

Physiological Engineering, 175-176, 2008.

* 12 . Ishii, Y., Mukai, T., Yagi, T., A study on the primary motor cortex performing motor imagery

task for the development of a brain-computer interface, Proceedings of 2007 IEEE Int. Conf.

on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Montreal. 2267-2271, 2007.

* 13 . Ogata, H., Mukai, T., Yagi, T., A study on the frontal cortex in cognitive tasks using

near-infrared spectroscopy, Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 4731-4734, 2007.

14 . Funase, A., Hashimoto, T., Yagi, T., Barros, A.K., Cichocki, A., Takumi, I., Research for

estimating direction of saccadic eye movements by single trial processing, Proceedings of the

29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Society, 4723-4726, 2007.

15 . Funase A., Yagi T., Barros A. K., Cichocki A., Takumi I., SIngle trial analysis on

saccade-related EEG signal, The 3rd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural

Engineering, 371-374, 2007.

16 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Barros, A.K., Cichocki, A., Takumi, I., Signal trail EEG processing for

brain computer interface, Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference of the


17 . Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Koga, K., Mukai, T., Drifting and blinking compensation in

electro-oculography (EOG) eye-gaze interface, Proceedings of 2006 IEEE Int. Conf. on

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 3222-3226, 2006.

* 18 . Funase A., Yagi T., Mouri M., Barros A.K., Cichocki A. and Takumi I.: Analysis on EEG

signals in visual and auditorily guided saccade task by FICAR, 6th International Symposium

on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation, 438-445, 2006.

* 19 . A.Funase, H.Nakatani, M.Mouri, T.Yagi, A.Cichocki, and I. Takumi, Signal trail for

brain-computer interface, The World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical

Engineering 2006(WC2006), 951-954, 2006

20 . Yagi, T., Watanabe, M., Ohnishi, Y., Okuma, S., Mukai, T., Biohybrid retinal implant:

Research and development update in 2005, Proceedings of 2005 IEEE the 2nd International

Conference on Neural Engineering, 248-251, 2005.

* 21 . Funase A., Yagi T., Barros A.K., Cichocki A. and Takumi, Comparison of saccade-related

EEG signal with saccade-related independent component, Proceedings of the 27th Annual

International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,

7060-7063, 2005.

* 22 . Funase, A., Barros, A. K., Okuma, S., Yagi, T., Cichocki, A., Research of saccade-related

EEG: comparison of ensemble averaging method and independent component analysis,

Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Independent Component Analysis and Blind

Signal Separation (ICA2003), 867-872, 2003.


23 . Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Kiuchi, K., Ohnishi, Y., Conductive Polymer Microelectrode Array,

Proceedings of The Pacific Rim/ASME International Electronic Packaging (IPACK'01),

15652, 1-5, 2001.

* 24 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Nakatsu, T., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A study on electrical simulation

to visual nervous system in visual prosthesis, Proceedings of 2000 IEEE International

Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation (IECOM-2000), 108-113,

2000.

* 25 . Suzuki, S., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., A Study on processing of position detection and

data communication using illuminant devises and image sensor, Proceedings of 2000 IEEE

International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation

(IECOM-2000), 936-941, 2000.

26 . Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Hybrid retinal implant:

Fusion of engineering and neuroscience, Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems,

Man and Cybernetics, IV, 382-385, 1999.

* 27 . Tanaka, S., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Ito, Y., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Electric charge density

distribution around stimulation electrode in retinal implant, Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Int.

Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IV, 386-389, 1999.

* 28 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Efficient stimulation

inducing neural activity in retinal implant, Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems,


* 29 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Cultures of neurons on

micro-electrode array in hybrid retinal implant, Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IV, 414-417, 1999.

* 30 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Fundamental research for EEG interface: EEG

and auditory/visual stimulus during eye-movements, Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, II, 413-417, 1999.

* 31 . Suzuki, S., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Simultaneous processing of target detection and

data communication, Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics,

III, 119-122, 1999.

* 32 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Cultures of neurons on a

micro-electrode array and controls of their axon growth in Hybrid Retinal Implant,

Proceedings of 1999 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), 1999.

* 33 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Ito, Y., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A Study on

culturing of neurons on micro-electrode array in hybrid retinal implant, Proc.6th Int'1. Conf.

on Neural Information Processing(ICONIP'99), 381-385, 1999.

* 34 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Prediction oh eye movements from EEG,

Proceedings of 6th Int'1. on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP'99), 1127-1131, 1999.

35 . Yagi, T., Ito, N., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A computational study on an electrode array in

a hybrid retinal implant. Proceedings of 1998 IEEE International Joint Conf. on Neural

Networks (IJCNN'98), 780-783, 1998.

* 36 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Development of eye pointer with free head-motion,

Proceedings of 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine

and Biology Society, 1750-1752, 1998.

* 37 . Ito, N., Shirahata, A., Yagi, T., Matsushima, T., Kawase, K., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y.,

Development of artificial retina using cultured neural cells and photoelectric device: A study

on electric current with membrane model, Proceedings of The 4th International Conf. on

Neural Information Processing (ICONIP'97), 124-127, 1997.

* 38 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., A Study toward EEG applications: Event -related potential

from posterior parietal cortex, Proceedings of 19th Annual International Conference of the


* 39 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Biological interaction between a man and a machine,

Proceedings of 10th Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1, 318-323, 1997.

* 40 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Development of fish-eye VR system with human visual

function and biological signal, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Multi-sensor

Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, 389-394, 1996.


* 41 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., A wide-view VR system with multi-level description and

rendering of 3D scenes, Proceedings of Machine Vision Applications'96, 313-316, 1996.

42 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., Auto target detection for robot hand

manipulation using an anthropomorphic active vision system, Proceedings of IEEE

International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems,

623-630, 1994.

43 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., A computational study on fixation and the effect of an

inhomogeneous morphological feature in the retina, Proceedings of IEEE International

Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1, 777-781, 1994.

44 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., The influence of an

inhomogeneous vision to fixation and its implementation to a mobile camera system,

Proceedings of First European Conference on Cognitive Science in Industry, 359-366, 1994.

45 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., An anthropomorphic active vision system for a

location task, Proceedings of IEEE/RGJ/GI International Conference on Intelligent Robots

and Systems, 2, 996-1001, 1994.

46 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., The Influence of the Inhomogeneous Dendritic Field

Size of the Retinal Ganglion Cells on the Fixation, Proceedings of Int'l. Conf. on Artificial

Neural Networks, 1, 26-29, 1994.

47 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., An anthropomorphic active vision system for a

location task, Proceedings of IEEE/RGJ/GI International Conference on Intelligent Robots

and Systems, 2, 180-185, 1994.

48 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., An Active Vision System for a Location Task

Using an Inhomogeneously Blurred Image, Proceedings of IEEE World Congress on

Computational Intelligence, II, 4333-4336, 1994.

49 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., An algorithm of eye movement in selective fixation,

Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, 2, 761-765, 1993.

50 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., Retinal Neural Network model for Selective Fixation in

Machine Vision, Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 2,

1199-1202, 1993.

* 51 . Asano, N., Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., Pattern extraction system using a

nonuniformly resolved image, Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on Neural

Networks, 2, 1195-1198, 1993.

Review Papers

1 . T Yagi, Visual prosthesis for diabetic retinopathy, Nippon Rinsho, 68, 9, 345-348, 2010. (in

Japanese)

2 . T Yagi, Toward restration of lost vision: Visual prosthesis, Electrochemistry, 77, 9, 834-837,

2009. (in Japanese)

3 . T Yagi, Problems and future works for R&D of visual prostheses, O plus E, 31, 3, 283-286,

2009. (in Japanese)

4 . T Yagi, Yoshimi, Y., Neural Interface, Chemical Engineering, 72, 9, 480-482, 2008. (in

Japanese)

5 . T Yagi, MEMS technology for development of visual prosthesis, Expected Materials for the

Future, 8, 2, 64-66, 2008. (in Japanese)

7 . T Yagi, An Artificial Organ for Vision: Visual Prosthesis, Journal of Japan Society for Design

Engineering, 42, 3, 140-146, 2007. (in Japanese)

8 . T Yagi, Biohybrid visual prosthesis: Fusion of biological system and artificial device, Image

Lab, 18, 2, 7-10, 2007. (in Japanese)

9 . T Yagi, Biomimetic robot vision system, Eizojoho Industrial, 22-24, November, 2006. (in

Japanese)

10 . T Yagi, Research and development of biohybrid visual prosthesis, Optical Alliance, 17, 11,

12-15, 2006. (in Japanese)

11 . T Yagi, Vision prosthesis (artificial retina), The Cell, 37, 2, 18-21, 2005. (in Japanese)

12 . T Yagi, Vision substitution by stimulating visual nervous system, Journal of Japanese Society


for Medical and Biological Engineering, 18, 4, 36-42, 2004. (in Japanese)

13 . T Yagi, Update of artificial vision research: Engineering view point, Brain 21, 6, 4, 81-84,

2003. (in Japanese)

14 . T Yagi, Technology fighting blindness: visual prosthesis, Japanese Journal of Ocular

Pharmacology, 17, 5-11, 2003. (in Japanese)

15 . T Yagi, Artificial retina and its information processing, Towards the Brain -style Computer:

Learning about and Creating the Brain, 78-83, 2003 (in Japanese).

16 . T Yagi, Visual prostheses (artificial vision), Forefront of Modern Medicine: Advancement in

Artificial Organs and Biomedical Engineering, 42-51, 2003. (in Japanese)

17 . T Yagi, Functional recovery with retinal implant, Practical Ophthalmology, 91, 74-77, 2003.

(in Japanese)

18 . T Yagi, Development of visual prostheses: Challenge to dream, Image Lab, 13, 7, 32-35,

2002. (in Japanese)

19 . T Yagi, Artificial vision (visual prosthesis), Journal of Japanese Society for Biomaterials, 20,

4, 246-251, 2002. (in Japanese)

20 . T Yagi, Human eye (visual prosthesis), The Journal of the Institute of Image Information and

Television Engineers, 56, 3, 360-363, 2002. (in Japanese)

21 . T Yagi, Creation of eyes for blinds: Boosting R&D of visual prosthesis, Japanese Journal of

Optics, 31, 1, 25-30, 2002. (in Japanese)

22 . Rizzo, Wyatt, Humayun, Liu, Chow, Eckmiller, Zrenner, Yagi, Abrams, Retinal Prosthesis: An

Encouraging First Decade with Major Challenges Ahead, Ophthalmology, 108, 1, 2001.

23 . T Yagi, Light to the blind - Visual prosthesis -, Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical

Engineers, 104, 997, 18-19, 2001. (in Japanese)

24 . T Yagi, Visual prosthesis: Challenge of development of hybrid retinal implant, 9509, YAKUJI

NIPPO (Pharmaceutical News), Oct.1. Issue, 2001. (in Japanese)

25 . Y Mizushima, K Tsubota, M Takahashi, T Yagi, Regenerative medicine in ophthalmology:

Technology development plan to reduce blindness in half for 10 years, Inflammation and

Regeneration, 21, 3, 171-184, 2001. (in Japanese)

26 . T Yagi, Y Uchikawa, Visual prosthesis, Clinical Neuroscience, 18, 11, 1320-1322, 2000. (in

Japanese)

27 . T Kodama, T Yagi, It is not bad to chasing with eyes, isn't it? : Application of biological

eye-gaze mechanism, Telecom Frontier, 29, 16-22, 2000. (in Japanese)

28 . Y Uchikawa, T Yagi, R&D of visual prosthesis to restore vision in the blinds, Telecom

Frontier, 25, 2-9, 1999. (in Japanese)

29 . Y Uchikawa, T Yagi, M Watanabe, Research updates in visual prosthesis, Brain Science, 21,

1349-1351, 1999. (in Japanese)

30 . T Yagi, Y Uchikawa, Research and development of visual prosthesis for restoring the blind,

Telecom Frontier, 25, 2-9, 1999. (in Japanese)

31 . T Yagi, Y Uchikawa, M Watanabe, Visual prosthesis: Sending signals from electrodes to

neurons in the brain, Newton Mook: Advanced Medicine for Pioneering 21st Century,

160-161, 1999. (in Japanese)

32 . T Yagi, Y Uchikawa, Progress report of visual prosthesis, Neuro-Ophthalmology Japan, 15, 2,

170-174, 1998. (in Japanese)

33 . T Yagi, Y Uchikawa, Retinal implant and its information processing, Computer Today, 3, 84,

16-21, 1998. (in Japanese)

34 . T Yagi, Artificial eye to cure blindness, RIKEN NEWS, 202 April, 1998. (in Japanese)

35 . T Yagi, Y Uchikawa, Visual prosthesis: Hybrid retinal implant, TES MAGAZINE （Published

by TOYOTA Motor Co.）, 49, 2, 70-75, 1997. (in Japanese)

Book Chapters

1 . Newton Special "Eye and Vision", Newton (Graphic Science Magazine), Feb. 2012 Issue,

2012. (in Japanese)

2 . Artificial Vision, Advanced Bio/Medical Devices and Equipments for Health Care

(Mitsubayashi, K., Ed.), CMC Books, 2009. (in Japanese)


3 . Research update of visual prosthesis abroad, Technological Information Report on Photon,

Medicine, Food, and Agliculture, Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development

Association, 2008. (in Japanese)

4 . The Most Font of Brain-Machine Interface, Kogyo-Chosakai, Tokyo, Japan,

ISBN978-4-7693-5134-4 C3004, 2007. (in Japanese)

5 . Research update of visual prosthesis abroad, Trend Report of Photonics Technology XIX,

Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association, 2003. (in Japanese)

6 . Visual prosthesis for blind patients, Micromachine (Esashi, Ed.), Industrial Technology

Service Center, ISBN4-915957-38-1, 2002. (in Japanese)

7 . Active vision inspired by mammalian fixation mechanism, Intelligent Robots and Systems

(Graefe, V., Ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, ISBN044482250, 1995.

Patents

1 . Visual restoration aiding device, US 20050004626, Terasawa, Yasuo, Tashiro, Hiroyuki,

Shodo, Kenzo, Ohta, Jun, Tokuda, Takashi, Kagawa, Keiichiro, Uehara, Akihiro, Yagi, Toru

2 . Visual restoration aiding device, US 20040193232, Yagi, Toru, Tashiro, Hiroyuki, Terasawa,

Yasuo

3 . Artificial eye system, US20040102843, Yagi, Toru

4 . Vision recovering assistant device, JP2003-367675, Tokuda, T., Ohta, J., Kagawa, K., Yagi,

T., Uehara, A.

5 . Vision recovering assistant device, JP2003-189830, Terasawa, Y., Tashiro, Y., Shodo, K.,

Ohta, J., Tokuda, T., Kagawa, K., Uehara, A., Yagi, T.

6 . Vision recovering assistant device, JP2003-93085, Yagi, T.

7 . Vision recovering asistant device, JP2003-93084, Yagi, T., Tashiro, H., Terasawa, Y.

8 . Artificial eye system, PCT/JP02/03027, Yagi, T.

9 . Fabrication method of stimulation electrode for biological system and its stimulation

electrode, JP2002-349582, Tokuda, T., Ohta, J., Kagawa, K., Yagi, T.

10 . Vision recovering assistant device, JP2002-181920, Kagawa, K., Ohta, J., Uehara, A., Yagi,

T., Shodo, K.

11 . Intraocular implant device, JP2002-31422, Ito, Y., Sunada, T., Yagi, T.

12 . Intraocular implant device, JP2002-31421, Yagi, T.

13 . Evaluation method of sensing light with electrical stimulation in experimental animals,

JP2002-9250, Kanda, H., Yagi, T.

14 . Neural stimulation electrode and cell culture device with it, JP2001-142583, Yagi, T., Kiuchi,

K., Ohnishi, Y., Ito, Y.

15 . Artificial eye system, JP2001-101484, Yagi, T.

16 . System for optically performing position detection and data communication, US 6,603,865B1,

Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Suzuki, S., Uchikawa, Y.

17 . Position indication & data communication device, data measurement & data receiving device,

and position measurement & data communication system, JP3374175 (JP2000-018704), Yagi,

T., Kuno, Y., Suzuki, S.

18 . Eye gaze input method and device with cornea-retina potential, JP1997-238074, Yagi, T.,

Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y.

Invited Talks at Symposia

1 . Neural Interface to connect humans and machines at neural level: Fusion between engineering

and regenerative medicine with micro-nano technology, MEMS Section Symposium, Japan

Association for Chemical Innovation, Tokyo, 2012.7.31.

2 . Applications in biomedical engineering and bioinformatics, Mechanical Engineering Research

Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Ibaragi, Japan, 2010.9.10.

3 . Neural Interfaces: From Robot Eye to Human Eye, ISBME08/BMEiCON 2008, Bangkok,

Thailand, 2008.11.10.

4 . Integration of BMI and Regenerative Medicine, JBBS2008, Tokyo, 2008.6.13.


5 . R&D of Neural Interface, JST Inovation Bridge, Tokyo, 2008.3.10.

6 . R&D of Neural Inteface to connect the brain/neurons and human, Japan Intelligent Information

Society, No.4 Secssion Symposium, Nagoya, 2008.3.1.

7 . R&D of Visual Prosthesis: Significances and Problems of Collaboration between Medical and

Engineering Sector, The 3rd Photonics Application Industry Foundation Forum, Tokyo,

2007.12.14.

8 . Robot vision and human vision: Integration of brain science and eingineering, The 2nd

Integrated Photonic Device Technology Seminar, 2007.12.6.

9 . Updates and Problems of Neural Interfaces, Information Communication Network Industry

Association, Tokyo, 2007.11.15.

10 . Visual Prossthesis: Biomedical Enginering and Bio-communication, Bio-communication

Technology Workshop, Yokohama, 2007.7.12.

11 . Visual prosthesis: Microelectromechanical system for blindness, The Annual Meeting of

Korean Optometory Society, Grand Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul, South Korea, 2007.3.4.

12 . Ligt for blindness: Development of artificial vision system next generation, National Museum

of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Tokyo, Japan, 2007.1.21.

13 . Visual Prostheses: Past, Present and Future from Engineering Point of View, Brain-Machine

Interface Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, 2006.11.08.

14 . Biohybrid visual prosthesis update in 2006, The Eye and The Chip 2006, The Westin, Detroit

Metropolitan Airport, MI, USA, 2006.6.15-6.17.

15 . Human interface using biological signals, The Renaissance Symposium:Retina and Vitreous

2005, Ahmedabad, India, 2005.9.23-9.25.

16 . Visual prosthesis, The Renaissance Symposium:Retina and Vitreous 2005, Ahmedabad, India,

2005.9.23-9.25.

17 . Biohybrid retinal implant research update 2005, Interdisciplinary Club for Biomaterials and

Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology (ICBRO), Rockville, MD, USA, 2005.4.15.

18 . Artificial sensors, 20th Education Seminar of Japanese Society for Artificial Organs, Tokyo,

Japan, 2004.7.18. (In Japanese)

19 . Artificial retina from engineering point of view, The 27th annual meetin of Japanese Ophralmic

Surgery Society, Tokyo, 2004.2.1. (in Japanese)

20 . Artificial organ of vision visual prosthesis, Information Engineering Society, Nagoya,

2004.1.23. (in Japanese)

21 . Artificial sensory organ, The 6th new technology and future project symposium of Japanese

Society of Artificial Organ, Tokyo, 2003.12.19. (in Japanese)

22 . Artificial organ of vision visual prosthesis: fusion of image sensor and neural interface, Japan

Techno Center, Tokyo, 2003.9.17. (in Japanese)

23 . Restoration of vision with visual prosthesis, The 24th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of

Circulation Control in Medicine, Public Open Seminar, Senri Life Science Center, Osaka,


24 . Auto target detection system mimicking biological visual function, Image Processing and Auto

Detection Forum, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 2003.1.21. (in Japanese)

25 . Artificial vision system visual prosthesis with visual nerve stimulation, The 6th VR Laboratory

Symposium, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 2003.1.15. (in Japanese)

26 . Update of visual prosthesis research, The 21st Year-end Symposium of Araki-Senri Memory

Clinical Brain Surgery, Hotel Granvia Osaka, Osaka, 2002.12.17. (in Japanese)

27 . Technology to overcome the blindness: visual prosthesis, The 22nd Annual Meeting of Japan

Society for Ocular Pharmacology, Showa University, Tokyo, 2002.9.8. (in Japanese)

28 . Artificial vision: toward overcoming the blindness, Summer Seminar of Optical Society of

Japan, Seisen-ryo, Yamanashi, 2002.9.7. (in Japanese)

29 . Trend of visual prosthesis, Next-generation Image Input Vision Meeting, Tokyo, 2002.8.7. (in

Japanese)

30 . Restoration of vision with visual prosthesis, Science Council of Japan Public Open

Symposium, Makuhari Prince Hotel, Chiba, 2002.8.4. (in Japanese)

31 . Toward practical use of visual prosthesis, Bio-nano Technology Fusion Salon (Research and

Development Association for Future Electron Devices), Keidanren Center, Tokyo, 2002.7.17.


(in Japanese)

32 . The challenge of visual prosthesis development to overcome the blindness, Optometric

Seminar, Will Aichi, Nagoya, 2002.6.19. (in Japanese)

33 . The Challenge of Nidek Vision Institute, The Eye and The Chip 2002, Lowrence Technological

University, MI, USA, 2002.6.8.

34 . The challenge toward visual prosthesis, Meeting of Biology and Engineering in Brain Science

Research, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 2001.12.18. (in Japanese)

35 . Development of artificial vision system, The 10th Tokai Newborn Baby Meeting, Castle Plaza

Hotel, Nagoya, 2001.12.15. (in Japanese)

36 . The challenge toward visual prosthesis, The 27th Substitution for Sense Organs Symposium,

The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 2001.12.3. (in Japanese)

37 . R&D on Visual Prosthesis, The 13th World Congress of International Society for Artificial

Organs, Osaka International Convention Center (Osaka), 2001.11.5.

38 . Development of Visual Prosthesis, The 7th International Micromachine Symposium, The

Science Museum (Tokyo), 2001.10.31.

39 . R&D of hybrid retinal implant, Regional Science Promotion Program Meeting, Nagoya,


40 . Development of artificial vision system, Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society, Kyoto

International Conference Hall, Kyoto, 2001.9.26. (in Japanese)

41 . Visual prosthesis for blinds, Japan Science and Technology Agency Bio-micro System

Workshop, Onahama Springs Hotel, Iwaki, 2001.8.26. (in Japanese)

42 . Challenge toward Visual Prosthesis, The 1st Asian Conference on Vision, Kanagawa,

2001.7.31.

43 . R&D of artificial vision system: visual prosthesis, Brain Surgery Seminar, Nagoya University

Medical School, Nagoya, 2001.6.14. (in Japanese)

44 . R&D of visual prosthesis, Nidek Co., Gamagori, 2001.3.9. (in Japanese)

45 . Hybrid retinal implant: Visual prosthesis to restore vision in blind patients, Nano Bioelectronics

& Systems Research Center Winter Workshop, Nano Bioelectronics & Systems Research

Center, Seoul, Korea, 2001.2.5.

46 . Update of R&D on visual prosthesis, The 36th Annual Meeting of Japan Ophthalmology and

Optics Society, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, 2000.11.18. (in Japanese)

47 . R&D of visual prosthesis: artificial organ for vision, The 39th Annual Meeting of Japan Society

for Medical and Biological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Tokyo, 2000.5.17. (in

Japanese)

48 . Engineering meets neuroscience: A study on hybrid retinal implant, Eye and Design, Detroit,

MI, USA, 2000.6.16.

49 . Electrical stimulation and neural activity in visual prosthesis, The 13th Fall Meeting of Japan

Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Osaka, 1999.10.28. (in Japanese)

50 . Hybrid retinal prosthesis - artificial retina, XIVth National Symposium - Ophthalmology 2020's

(20/20) Scientific Predictions, Guess Work and Wild Imagination, Armedabad, India,

1999.9.22.

51 . Human Interface Studies with Computer: Fixation Interface for Disabled People, XIVth

National Symposium - Ophthalmology 2020's (20/20) Scientific Predictions, Guess Work and

Wild Imagination, Armedabad, India, 1999.9.22.

52 . R&D of hybrid retinal implant, Sensor Materials and Process Technology Meeting of The

Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research

(RIKEN), Wako, 1999.1.26. (in Japanese)

53 . Toward Hybrid Retinal Implant: Evaluation of Electrode Array Using Hodgkin-Huxley Model,

XXVIIIth International Congress of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1998.6.21.

54 . The 321st Kitazato Medical University Medical School Academic Symposium, Sagamihara,

1998. (in Japanese)

55 . Development of hybrid retinal implant using cultured neurons and photo-electric device, The

12th Fall Meeting of Japan Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Niigata, 1997.11.6.

(in Japanese)

56 . The influence of an inhomogeneous vision to fixation and its implementation to a mobile


camera system, The 1st European Conference on Cognitive Science in Industry, Luxembourg,

Luxembourg, 1994.9.28.

Invited Lectures at Schools

1 . Visual prosthesis, Lectures of Brain & Neural Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan,

2011.10.21.

2 Technology to connect humans to machines: Introduction to Neural Engineering, University of

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2010.12.15.

3 . Visual prosthesis, Lectures of Brain & Neural Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan,

2010.10.22.

4 . Brain-machine interfaces, Advanced Science Lecture, Graduate School of Engineering,

Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan, 2010.9.8.

5 . Biomedical engineering, Bioengineering Special Lecture II, Kagoshima University,

Kagoshima, Japan, 2010.9.6-7.

6 . Neural engineering 101: Introduction to neural interfaces, University of Virginia,

Charlottesville, U.S.A., 2009.2.27.

7 . Neural interfaces, Lecture of Technology Leaders Program, University of Virginia,

Charlottesville, U.S.A., 2009.2.26.

8 . Neural interces: connecting human and machine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan,

2009.1.21.

9 . Neural engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamagucchi, Japan, 2008.7.228-29.

10 . R&D on visual prosthesis: Let people see things, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.2.5.

11 . Neural interfaces, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.1.9.

12 . Frontline of neural interfaces, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.8.3.

13 . Development of visual prosthesis system, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.1.10.

14 . Neural interfaces, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan, 2006.12.20-21.

15 . R&D on visual prosthesis, Kanagawa Science Academy, Kanagawa, Japan, 2006.12.5.

16 . Neural Interfaces in Vision, University of British Colombia, BC, Canada, 2005.4.1.

17 . Neural Interfaces: From Robot Eye to Human Eye, Colorado State University, CO, USA,

2005.3.29.

18 . From Robot Eye to Human Eye: Fusion of Engineering and Vision Science, University of

Virginia, VA, USA, 2005.2.25.

19 . Human Interfaces: From Robot Eye to Human Eye, McGill University, Montreal, Canara,

2005.1.31.

20 . University of Illinois, Urbana-Chanpaign

21 . Human Interfaces: From Robot Eye to Human Eye, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH,

USA, 2004.9.28.

22 . Human interfaces: From robot eye to human eye, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA,

USA, 2004.10.1.

23 . Northwestern University

24 . Fusion of neuroscience and engineering: visual prosthesis, eye-gaze interface, and bio-mimetic

robot vision, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Toronto,

Toronto, Canada, 2004.1.27.

25 . Technology to connect human and machine: visual prosthesis and eye-gaze interface, 2002

Tokai-Hokuriku Region National School Technical Staff Training Course, Nagoya University,

Nagoya, 2002.9.4. (in Japanese)

26 . Technology for overcoming handicap, Department of Bioengineering Special Lecture,

Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 2002.1.29. (in Japanese)

27 . The challenge toward visual prosthesis, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Special Lecture,

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 2001.12.4. (in Japanese)

28 . Effects of Electrode Configuration and Pulse Parameters in Visual Prosthesis, Lecture in Dept.

of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, IL, U.S.A., 2000.5.10.

29 . Medical and welfare engineering for next generation between human and machine: biological

signal human interface and visual prosthesis, Suzuka National College of Technology Special


Lecture, Suzuka National College of Technology, Suzuka, 2000.1.24. (in Japanese)

Presentations at International Conferences (* : Oral presentation.)

* 1 Yohei Sakai, Wataru Ishii, Tohru Yagi, EEG Analysis of Mental Concentration in Golf Putting,

Proc. of 2012 Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON 2012), Ubon

Ratchathani, Thailand, 2012.12.5.

2 . Robinson Kundert, Tohru Yagi, Relating Plastic Changes of Short Latency Human Soleus

Stretch Reflex to Changes in Task Performance Induced by Training, Proc. of 2012 IEEE

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Diego, USA, 2012.8.30.

* 3 . Akiko Machida, Maki Shirato, Sadaki Takata, Yoshihiro Atsumi and Tohru Yagi, Evaluation of

the effect of cosmetic therapy by EEG, Proc. of 2011 Biomedical Engineering International

Conference (BMEiCON 2011), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2012.1.30.

* 4 . Yoshikazu Ishii, Tohru Yagi and Michiko Sugawara, Evaluation Method for Ion Transport via

Nanopores: Toward a Neural Stimulation Electrode Using Membrane Protein, Proc. of 2011

Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON 2011), Chiang Mai, Thailand,

2012.1.30

* 5 . Yohei Sakai and Tohru Yagi, Alphabet Matrix Layout in P300 Speller May Alter its

Performance, Proc. of 2011 Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON

2011), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2012.1.30.

* 6 . B. Knecht, W. Choi, G. Székely, T.Yagi, M.Sugawara, Study on cell motility in confocal

microscopy images, 2010 Biomedical Engineering International Conference, Kyoto, Japan,

2010.8.25.

7 . Ueda, T., Musha, T., Yagi, T., Research for the Characteristics of Alzheimer Disease Using

EEG, The 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and

Biology Society, Mineapolis, 2009.8.

* 8 . Neural Interfaces: From Robot Eye to Human Eye, ISBME08/BMEiCON 2008, Bangkok,

Thailand, 2008.11.10. (Invited)

* 9 . Funase, A., Mourr, M.., Yagi, T., Cichocki, A., Takumi, I., Analysis on saccade-related

independent componets by various ICA algorithms, Proceedings of Joint 4th Int. Conf. on Soft

Computing and Intelligent Systems and 9th Int. Symp. on Advanced Intelligent Systems,

456-459, 2008.

* 10 . Tohru Yagi, Kota Saeki, Ken Ohta, Study on Acupuncture Stimulation for Neural Interface,

Proceedings of Joint 4th Int. Conf. on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 9th Int.

Symp. on Advanced Intelligent Systems, 466-468, 2008.

11 . Yoshikazu Ishii, Hajime Ogata, Hidenori Takano, Hidenori Ohnishi, Toshiharu Mukai, Tohru

Yagi, Study on Mental Stress Using Near-Infrared pectroscopy, Electroencephalography, and

Peripheral Arterial Tonometry, Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008.

* 12 . Yagi, T., Research and Development of Visual Prosthesis, China-Japan Friendship

Symposium on Optical Imaging and Neuro Engineering, Beijing, China, 2008.2.2.

* 13 . Yagi, T., Ishii, Y., Ogata, H., Mukai, T., Analysis on the frontal cortex in cognitive tasks for

brain-computer interface, 22nd SICE Symposium on Biological and Physiological Engineering,

Harbin, China, 2008.1.13-14.

* 14 . Ishii, Y., Mukai, T., Yagi, T., A study on the primary motor cortex performing motor imagery

task for the development of a brain-computer interface, 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man

and Cybernetics, Montreal, Canada, 2007.10.8.

15 . H. Ogata, T. Mukai, T. Yagi, A study on the frontal cortex in cognitive tasks using near-infrared

spectroscopy, the 2007 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 29th Annual Conference,

Lyon, France, August 25, 2007.

16 . Funase, A. Hashimoto, T., Yagi, T., Barros, A. K., Cichocki, A., Takumi, I., Research for

estimating direction of saccadic eye movements by single trial processing, The 29th Annual

International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Lyon, France, 2007.8.25.

17 . Funase A., Yagi T., Barros A. K., Cichocki A., Takumi I., SIngle trial analysis on

saccade-related EEG signal, The 3rd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural


Engineering, 371-374, 2007.

* 18 . Yagi T., Watanabe M., Mukai T., Visual Prosthesis to Assist Natural Healing, The 20th

International CODATA Conference, Beijing, China, 2006.10.23.

* 19 . Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Koga, K., Mukai, T., Drifting and blinking compensation in

electro-oculography (EOG) eye-gaze interface, 2006 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man and

Cybernetics, Taipei, 2006.10.10.

* 20 . Funase A., Yagi T., Barros A.K., Cichocki A. and Takumi, Comparison of saccade-related EEG

signal with saccade-related independent component, 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and

Biology 27th Annual Conference, 7060-7063, Shanghai, China, 2005.9.1-4.

* 21 . Yagi T., Watanabe M., Mukai T., Bio-hybrid retinal implant: Micro/Nano-fabrication of

conductive polymer for molecular electrodes, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

(IOVS), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2005.5.1-5.

* 22 . Yagi, T., Biohybrid retinal implant research update 2005, Interdisciplinary Club for

Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology (ICBRO), Rockville, MD, USA,

2005.4.15.

23 . Yagi, T., Watanabe, M., Ohnishi, Y., Okuma, S., Mukai, T., Biohybrid retinal implant: Research

and development update in 2005, 2005 IEEE the 2nd International Conference on Neural

Engineering, Arlington, VA, USA, 2005.3.16-19.

24 . Funase, A., Barros, A.K., Yagi, T., Cichocki, A., Takumi, I., EEG in visually guided saccade

task and oculomotor delayed-response task by independent component analysis, Society for

Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. 2004.11.

25 . Funase, A., Barros, A. K., Okuma, S., Yagi, T., Cichocki, A., Research of saccade-related

independent components, Society for Neuroscience 33rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA,

2003.11.

26 . Funase, A., Barros, A. K., Okuma, S., Yagi, T., Cichocki, A., Research of saccade-related EEG:

comparison of ensemble averaging method and independent component analysis, 4th

International Symposium on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation

(ICA2003), 867-872, 2003.

27 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Barros, A.K., Okuma, S., Cichocki, A., Research for saccade-related EEG

with Independent component analysis, Society for neuroscience 32nd annual meeting, Orland,

FL, USA., 2002.11.2-7.

28 . Terasawa, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Quantitative evaluation of reading ability using visual

prosthesis-simulator, IOVS, 42(4), S813, 2001.

* 29 . Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Kiuchi, K., Ohnishi, Y., Conductive Polymer Microelectrode Array, The Pacific

Rim/ASME International Electronic Packaging (IPACK'01), Kauai, Hawaii, July 8-13, 2001.

* 30 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Ohnishi, Y., Kiuchi, K., Uchikawa, Y., A Study on Conductive Polymer

Electrodes for Stimulating Nervous System, The 10th International Symposium on Applied

Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 409-410, 2001.

* 31 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Barros, A.K., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Analysis on saccade-related EEG

with independent component analysis, The 10th International Symposium on Applied

Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 411-412, 2001.

* 32 . Terasawa, Y., Yagi, T., Fujikado, T., Simulation of visual prosthesis in virtual space, The 10th

International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 707-708, 2001.

* 33 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Effect of pulse parameters on visual nerve

system, The 10th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics,

405-406, 2001.

* 34 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Nakatsu, T., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A study on electrical simulation

to visual nervous system in visual prosthesis, 2000 IEEE International Conference on Industrial

Electronics, Control and Instrumentation (IECOM-2000), 108-113, 2000.

* 35 . Suzuki, S., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., A Study on processing of position detection and

data communication using illuminant devises and image sensor, 2000 IEEE International

Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation (IECOM-2000), 936-941,

2000.

36 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Ohnishi, Y., Kiuchi, K., Uchikawa, Y., A study on conductive polymer for

electrical simulation device of cultured neuron, Society for Neuroscience 30th Annual Meeting


Abstracts, 26(2), 796.5, 2123, 2000.

* 37 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Electrical stimulation for visual prosthesis,

Society for Neuroscience 30th Annual Meeting Abstracts, 26(1), 498.13, 1333, 2000.

38 . Tanaka, S., Yagi, T., Suzuki, T., Uchikawa, Y., Thin film stimulation electrode array, Society for

Neuroscience 30th Annual Meeting Abstracts, 26(2), 796.6, 2123, 2000.

* 39 . Funase, A., Barros, A.K., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., A study on saccade-related EEG

with independent component analysis, Society for Neuroscience 30th Annual Meeting

Abstracts, 26(1), 497.1, 1329, 2000.

40 . Funase, A., Barros, A.K., Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, T., Analysis of eye-movement-related

EEG with ICA, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000.

* 41 . Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Effects of electrode configuration and pulse

parameters in visual prosthesis, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), 41, 4,

S102, 2000.

* 42 . Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Hybrid retinal implant:

Fusion of engineering and neuroscience, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on systems, Man and

Cybernetics, IV, 382-385, 1999.

* 43 . Tanaka, S., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Ito, Y., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Electric charge density

distribution around stimulation electrode in retinal implant, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on systems,


* 44 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Efficient stimulation

inducing neural activity in retinal implant, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on systems, Man and


* 45 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Cultures of neurons on

micro-electrode array in hybrid retinal implant, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on systems, Man and


* 46 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Fundamental research for EEG interface: EEG

and auditory/visual stimulus during eye-movements, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on systems, Man

and Cybernetics, II, 413-417, 1999.

* 47 . Suzuki, S., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Simultaneous processing of target detection and

data communication, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on systems, Man and Cybernetics, III, 119-122,

1999.

* 48 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Ito, Y., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A Study on

culturing of neurons on micro-electrode array in hybrid retinal implant, Proc.6th Int'1. Conf. on

Neural Information Processing(ICONIP'99), 381-385, 1999.

* 49 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., Prediction oh eye movements from EEG, 6th Int'1.

on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP'99), 1127-1131, 1999.

* 50 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Cultures of neurons on a

micro-electrode array and controls of their axon growth in Hybrid Retinal Implant, 1999

International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1999.

51 . Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A prototype of a

micro-electrode array for hybrid retinal implant, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

(IOVS), 40, 4, S732, 1999.

52 . Ito, Y., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Tanaka, S., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A culture of neurons on a

micro-electrode array in hybrid retinal implant, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

(IOVS), 40, 4, S734, 1999.

53 . Tanaka, S., Yagi, T., Kanda, H., Ito, Y., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., The analysis of

stimulation electrode array in hybrid retinal implant, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual

Science (IOVS), 40, 4, S734, 1999.

54 . Kanda, H., Yagi, T., Ito, Y., Tanaka, S., Uchikawa, Y., Toward visual prosthesis: Electrical

Stimulation on the central nervous system, 1999 Int. Sympo. on Non-Linear Electromagnetic

Systems (ISEM '99), 167, 1999.

55 . Funase, A., Yagi, T., Kuno, Y., Uchikawa, Y., A study on electro-encephalogram (EEG) in eye

movements, International Symposium on Non-Linear Electromagnetic Systems (ISEM '99),

166, 1999.

56 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Suzuki, S., Uchikawa, Y., System for Position Detection and


Communication with Image Sensor, International Symposium on Non-Linear Electromagnetic

Systems (ISEM '99), 216, 1999.

* 57 . Yagi, T., Ito, N., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., A computational study on an electrode array in a

hybrid retinal implant. 1998 IEEE International Joint Conf. on Neural Networks (IJCNN'98),

780-783, 1998.

58 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Development of eye pointer with free head-motion, 20th

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,

1750-1752, 1998.

* 59 . Yagi, T., Ito, N., Watanabe, M., Kawase, K., Uchikawa, Y., A study toward hybrid retinal

implant, Abs. of XXVIIIth International Congress of Ophthalmology, 79, 1998.

60 . Yagi, T., Ito, N., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y., Toward Hybrid Retinal Implant: Evaluation of

Electrode Array Using Hodgkin-Huxley Model, Abst. of 2nd Annual Vision Research

Conference, 36, 1998.

61 . Yagi, T., Ito, N., Watanabe, M., Matsushima, T., Kawase, K., Uchikawa, Y., Computational

Analysis on extracellular Stimulation in Hybrid Retinal Implant, Investigative Ophthalmology

& Visual Science (IOVS), 39, 4, S999, 1998.

* 62 . Ito, N., Shirahata, A., Yagi, T., Matsushima, T., Kawase, K., Watanabe, M., Uchikawa, Y.,

Development of Artificial Retina using Cultured Neural Cells and Photoelectric Device: A

Study on Electric Current with Membrane Model, The 4th International Conf. on Neural

Information Processing (ICONIP'97), 124-127, 1997.

* 63 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., A Study toward EEG Applications: Event -related Potential

from Posterior Parietal Cortex, 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering

in Medicine and Biology Society, 1551-1553, 1997.

* 64 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Biological Interaction between a Man and a Machine, 10th

Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1, 318-323, 1997.

65 . Yagi, T., Ito, N., Matsushima, T., Ishikawa, Y., Kawase, K., Shirahata, A., Uchikawa, Y.,

Artificial Retina using Cultured Neural Cells and Photoelectric Device, 7th International

Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI'97), 109, 1997.

66 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., The Development of the Robot Controlling System Using

EOG, 7th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI'97), 44, 1997.

* 67 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Development of EOG Pointing Device for Physically

Handicapped People, 9th European Conference on Eye Movements, 125, 1997.

* 68 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., Development of Fish-eye VR system with Human visual

function and Biological signal, IEEE International Conference on Multi-sensor Fusion and

Integration for Intelligent Systems, 389-394, 1996.

69 . Kuno, Y., Yagi, T., Uchikawa, Y., A wide-view VR system with multi-level description and

rendering of 3D scenes, Machine Vision Applications'96, 313-316, 1996.

* 70 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., Auto target detection for robot hand

manipulation using an anthropomorphic active vision system, IEEE International Conference

on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, 623-630, 1994.

* 71 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., A computational study on fixation and the effect of an

inhomogeneous morphological feature in the retina, IEEE International Conference on

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1, 777-781, 1994.

* 72 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., The influence of an inhomogeneous

vision to fixation and its implementation to a mobile camera system, First European

Conference on Cognitive Science in Industry, 359-366, 1994.

* 73 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Makita, S., Uchikawa, Y., An anthropomorphic active vision system for a

location task, IEEE/RGJ/GI International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2,

996-1001, 1994.

＊ 74 . Yagi, T., Asano, N., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., An Active Vision System for a Location Task

Using an Inhomogeneously Blurred Image, IEEE World Congress on Computational

Intelligence, II, 4333-4336, 1994.

* 75 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., The Influence of the Inhomogeneous Dendritic Field Size

of the Retinal Ganglion Cells on the Fixation, Int'l. Conf. on Artificial Neural Networks, 1,

26-29, 1994.


* 76 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., An algorithm of eye movements in biological vision

Simulation and Design of Applied Electromagnetic Systems, Elsevier Studies in Applied

Electromagnetics in Materials, 5, 415-418, 1993.

* 77 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., Retinal Neural Network model for Selective Fixation in

Machine Vision, Int'l Joint Conf. on Neural Networks '93, 2, 1199-1202, 1993.

* 78 . Yagi, T., Gouhara, K., Uchikawa, Y., An algorithm of eye movement in selective fixation, IEEE

International Conference on Neural Networks, 2, 761-765, 1993.

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