Name
TAKAO, Saki
Degree
Ph.D. in Engineering
HP (URL)
https://researchmap.jp/sakitakao?lang=en
Status
Assistant Professor
Research Topic
Predictive vision as a basis for stable perceptual representation
There is a delay in perception due to the time it takes for neural transmission and the integration of information from the moment visual stimuli reach the retina. To address this delay and construct a stable perceptual world, the brain must predict the present. This research aims to comprehensively understand the neural coding that enables such “predictions,” focusing on the fundamental visual processing.
Education and Academic Employment
Education
| 2020. 3 | PhD in Engineering, Waseda University |
Academic Employment
| 2023. 4-2025. 3 | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow（Department of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo） |
| 2020. 4-2023. 3 | JSPS Overseas Research Fellow（Department of Psychology, York University） |
Fields of Research Interests
experimental psychology, visual perception, visual illusion, predictive vision, size perception
Academic Publications
- Takao, S., & Watanabe, K. (2025). Ebbinghaus Illusion Changes Numerosity Perception Independent of Density Perception. Vision Research, accepted.
- Takao, S., Sarodo, A., Anstis, S., Watanabe, K., & Cavanagh, P. (2022). A motion-induced position shift that depends on motion both before and after the test probe. Journal of Vision, 22(12), 19-19.
- Takao, S., Watanabe, K., & Cavanagh, P. (2021). Dynamic presentation boosts the Ebbinghaus illusion but reduces the Müller-Lyer and orientation contrast illusions. Journal of Vision, 21(6), 4-4.
- Takao, S., Watanabe, K., & Clifford, C. W. (2020). Angular tuning of tilt illusion depends on stimulus duration. Vision Research, 175, 85-89.
- Takao, S., Clifford, C. W., & Watanabe, K. (2019). Ebbinghaus illusion depends more on the retinal than perceived size of surrounding stimuli. Vision research, 154, 80-84.
- Takao, S., Murata, A., & Watanabe, K. (2018). Gaze-Cueing With Crossed Eyes: Asymmetry Between Nasal and Temporal Shifts. Perception, 47(2), 158-170.
- Takao, S., Yamani, Y., & Ariga, A. (2018). The gaze-cueing effect in the United States and Japan: Influence of cultural differences in cognitive strategies on control of attention. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 2343.
Other Interests
cats, ramen, badminton
Affiliated Academic Organizations
Vision Sciences Society (VSS)
Japanese Psychological Association
Japanese Psychonomic Society
Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology
Vision Society of Japan
Awards
2022 Awarded in the 14th Illusion Contest Japan
2020 Awarded in the 12th Illusion Contest Japan
2020 Grand Prize in the 12th Illusion Contest Japan
2019 Student Travel Award at 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision
2018 Presentation Award at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Psychonomic Society
