{"id":2802,"date":"2023-04-27T23:12:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/?page_id=2802"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:09:31","slug":"sotaro-kondoh-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/?page_id=2802&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Sotaro Kondoh, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2889\" style=\"width:256px;height:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4451-650x650.png 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I investigate individual differences in the cognitive processes underlying music perception and production. Building on these findings, I aim to elucidate the mechanisms and functions of musical communication and to advance societal applications that enhance well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dec 2024 &#8211; Present: Research Fellow, Center for Music Science, Keio University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apr 2024 &#8211; Present: JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD), Keio University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apr 2023 &#8211; Mar 2024: Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apr 2021 &#8211; Mar 2023: JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2), The University of Tokyo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jun 2020 &#8211; Mar 2021: Research Assistant, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mar. 2023 :\u00a0<strong>PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences<\/strong>, The University of Tokyo, Japan Dissertation: <em>Perception of musical meter: Examining the interaction between top-down and bottom-up processes<\/em> (Advisor: Kazuo Okanoya)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mar. 2019\u00a0<strong>: MS in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences<\/strong>, The University of Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mar. 2017 : <strong>Bachelor of Liberal Arts<\/strong>, The University of Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preprints (Under Review)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Etani, T., Takemi, M., Samma, T., Nitta, J., Homma, S., Ueda, K., Yoshida, K., Hayashida, K., Fujimaki, T., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Kudo, K., &amp; Fujii, S. (2026). Modulating supplementary motor area excitability enhances groove-related pleasure during music listening. <em>bioRxiv.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64898\/2026.05.09.722456\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64898\/2026.05.09.722456<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homma, S., Kaneko, Y., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Etani, T., Shindo, K., Shindo, Y., &amp; Fujii, S. (2026). Differential associations of rhythm and pitch perception with cognitive function in older adults. <em>PsyArXiv<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31234\/osf.io\/3v6yj_v1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31234\/osf.io\/3v6yj_v1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sata, S., Jeong, I., Kaneko, N., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Nakazawa, K., Fujii, S. (2025). Musicianship and active musical engagement predict facilitation of auditory-motor plasticity: evidence from auditory-motor paired associative stimulation. <em>bioRxiv.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.10.21.683684\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.10.21.683684<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Etani, T., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Sakakibara, Y., Yoshida, K., Naruse, Y., Imamura, Y., Ibaraki, T., Fujii S. (2025). A groove brain-music interface for enhancing individual experience of urge to move <em>bioRxiv.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.09.16.676544\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.09.16.676544<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S<\/strong>., Okanoya, K., &amp; Tachibana, R. O. (2025). Neural entrainment predicts the anticipatory P300 component during musical meter perception: An EEG study using dual-meter sound stimuli. <em>bioRxiv<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.07.01.662512\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.07.01.662512<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Etani, T., Nakajima, S., Honda, S., Homma, S., Kaneko, Y.,\u00a0<strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, \u2026 &amp; Fujii, S. (2025). Pleasure in groove is associated with neuromelanin levels in the substantia nigra of younger healthy individuals: A neuromelanin-sensitive MRI study.\u00a0<em>bioRxiv<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.05.10.653047\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.05.10.653047<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homma, S., Etani, T.,\u00a0<strong>Kondoh S.<\/strong>, Morizumi K., Matsumoto S., Shindo K., Shindo Y., Fujii S. (2025). Effects of background music on mood of older users and staff members at a senior daycare facility in Japan. <em>PsyArXiv.<\/em>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31234\/osf.io\/ybjv9_v1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31234\/osf.io\/ybjv9_v1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peer-reviewed papers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Etani, T., Sakakibara, Y., Naruse, Y., Imamura, Y., Ibaraki, T., &amp; Fujii, S. (2026). A chill brain-music interface for enhancing music chills with personalized playlists. <em>iScience<\/em>, 29(1), 114508. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.isci.2025.114508\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.isci.2025.114508<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Okano, M., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Kurebayashi, W., Tachibana, R. O. (2025). Coupled-oscillator-humanizer revealed possible ensemble players\u2019 ability to discriminate cross-correlation structures in auditory sequences of paired drum tapping. <em>PLOS ONE,<\/em> 20(11) e0336778. **<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0336778\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0336778<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watanabe, A., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Samma, T., &amp; Fujii, S. (2025). Enhanced subjective performance achievement in wind instrument playing through positive memory recall: Effects of sympathetic activation and emotional valence. <em>Frontiers in Psychology,<\/em> 16, 1544069. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1544069\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1544069<\/a> **<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sakakibara, Y., Kusutomi, T., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Etani, T., Shimada, S., Imamura, Y., Naruse, Y., Fujii, S., &amp; Ibaraki, T. (2025). A Nostalgia Brain-Music Interface for enhancing nostalgia, well-being, and memory vividness in younger and older individuals. <em>Scientific Reports,<\/em> 15(1), 32337. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-025-14705-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-025-14705-6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kondo, H., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, &amp; Fujii, S. (2025). Perceived vibrato and the singing power ratio explain overall evaluations in opera singing. <em>Frontiers in Psychology,<\/em> 16, **1568982. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1568982\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1568982<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitta, J., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Okanoya, K., &amp; Tachibana, R. O. (2024). Spectral consistency in sound sequence affects perceptual accuracy in discriminating subdivided rhythmic patterns. PLoS One, 19(5), e0303347. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0303347\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0303347<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S<\/strong>., Fujimura, T., Nakatani, H., Muto, S., Nonaka, Y., &amp; Okanoya, K. (2023). Experiencing respect elongates the orienting response: a pilot study. Discover Psychology, 3(1), 17. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44202-023-00075-5\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44202-023-00075-5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fujiwara, M., <strong>Kondoh, S. (Co-first author)<\/strong>, &amp; Sakaguchi Y. (2022). Sharing Intentions: Insights from Synchrony and Entrainment (review in Japanese). In K. Okanoya, &amp; K. Fujita (Eds.), Co-creating the Future of Evolutionary Linguistics. Hitsuji Shobo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanmoto.com\/bd\/isbn\/9784823411618\">https:\/\/www.hanmoto.com\/bd\/isbn\/9784823411618<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, &amp; Okanoya, K. (2022). Performance in a task improves when subjects experience respect, rather than admiration, for those teaching them. Discover Psychology, 2(1), 38. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44202-022-00051-5\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44202-022-00051-5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S<\/strong>., Okanoya, K., &amp; Tachibana, R. O. (2021). Switching perception of musical meters by listening to different acoustic cues of biphasic sound stimulus. PLoS One, 16(8), e0256712. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0256712\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0256712<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation (selected)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Yoshida, K., Tamura, S., Nakajima, S., Hirano, Y., Fujii, S. Associations between 20-Hz Auditory Steady-State Responses, Musical Sophistication, and Music Reward Sensitivity. <em>Neuroscience 2025: Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting,<\/em> San Diego, USA, 2025\/11\/15-19.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Etani, T., Sakakibara, Y., Naruse, Y., Imamura, Y. Ibaraki, T. Fujii, S. Enhancing music chills through closed-loop neurofeedback generating tailor-made playlist for individuals using an in-ear EEG device. <em>The Neurosciences and Music<\/em> <em>VIII<\/em>, Helsinki, Finland, 2024\/6\/13-16.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yoshida, K., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Tamura, S., Nakajima, S., Hirano, Y., Fujii, S. Relationships between 40-Hz Auditory Steady-State Response and Musical Training. <em>The Neurosciences and Music<\/em> <em>VIII<\/em>, Helsinki, Finland, 2024\/6\/13-16.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.,<\/strong> Okanoya, K., &amp; Tachibana, R. O. Examining the interaction between top-down and bottom-up processes of meter perception: an EEG study with biphasic sound stimuli. ICMPC17-APSCOM7, Tokyo, Japan, 2023\/8\/24-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitta, J., <strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Okanoya, K., &amp; Tachibana, R. O. Integration and Segregation of Auditory Streams During Rhythm Perception. Joint Conference on Language Evolution, Kanazawa, Japan, 2022\/9\/5-8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Okanoya, K., Tachibana, R.O. Quantifying subjective intensity of musical beats. Joint Conference on Language Evolution, Kanazawa, Japan, 2022\/9\/5-8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kondoh, S.<\/strong>, Fujimura, T., Nakatani, H., Nonaka, Y., Muto, S., Okanoya, Emotions associated with &#8220;respect&#8221; induces physiological change. The 31st International Congress of Psychology, Kanagawa, Japan, 2016\/7\/24 &#8211; 29.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>skondoh[at]<a href=\"http:\/\/keio.jp\">keio.jp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/iys0b0sxnprcjp5\/cv.docx?dl=0\">CV <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/sotaro_kondoh\">researchmap<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Sotaro-Kondoh\">ResearchGate<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.jp\/citations?hl=ja&amp;user=meM5uX8AAAAJ\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I investigate individual differences in the cognitive processes underlying music perception and production. 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