Publications

Journals (Peer-reviewed)

• Runo Kitahara, Masaki Sakagami, Ryo Furukawa, and Takashi Tateno, "Tapered-window ultrasound stimulation directly evokes characteristic laminar responses in the mouse auditory cortex while minimizing peripheral auditory responses", Hearing Research, accepted on July 6, 2026.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2026.109740
• Ryo Furukawa, Kosei Shiba, and Takashi Tateno, "Effective Temporal Envelopes for Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in the Absence of Auditory Peripheral Responses", IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 73, no. 4, April 2026.
  https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2025.3606558
• Ryo Furukawa, Kouta Kume, and Takashi Tateno, "Analyzing the Transient Response Dynamics of Long-term Depression in the Mouse Auditory Cortex in vitro through Multielectrode-array-based Spatiotemporal Recordings", Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 18, 2024.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1448365
• Hiromu Sato, Futoshi Sugimoto, Ryo Furukawa, and Takashi Tateno, "Modulatory effects on laminar neural activity induced by near-infrared light stimulation with a continuous waveform to the mouse inferior colliculus in vivo", eNeuro, vol. 11, 2024.
  https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0521-23.2024
• Ryo Furukawa, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Shuichi Murakami, and Takashi Tateno, "A piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducer combined with recording electrodes for acute brain preparations in vitro", Journal of Neuroscience Methods, vol. 403, 2024.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2023.110048
• Takahiro Yoshikawa, Hisaya Higuchi, Ryo Furukawa, and Takashi Tateno, "Temporal and spatial profiles of evoked activity induced by magnetic stimulation using millimeter-sized coils in the mouse auditory cortex in vivo", Brain Research, vol. 1796, 2022.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148092
• Ryo Furukawa, Hiroki Kaneta, and Takashi Tateno, “A Multielectrode Array-based Recording System for Analyzing Ultrasound-Driven Neural Responses in Brain Slices in vitro”, Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 16, 2022.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.824142
• Hisaya Higuchi, Ryo Furukawa, and Takashi Tateno, “Characterizing Millimeter-Sized Coils for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Small Animals: Comparison of Magnetic Cores”, IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1035-1037, 2021.
  https://doi.org/10.1002/tee.23387
• Ryo Furukawa, Yuya Chiba, Yoshiko Maruyama, Kenji Moriya, and Masahiro Nakagawa, "Brain Activity during Imagining Music: Does Accuracy of Imagining Correlate to Degree of Relaxation?", Biomedical Soft Computing and Human Sciences, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-7, 2020.
  https://doi.org/10.24466/ijbschs.25.1_1

Proceedings (Peer-reviewed)

• Ryo Furukawa, Shuichi Murakami, and Takashi Tateno, "Developing a Head-Attached Interface Device for Closed-Loop Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in the Mouse Brain", In Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1, pp. 17-25, Porto, Portugal, February 2025. (Oral Presentation)
  https://doi.org/10.5220/0013082900003911
• Ryo Furukawa, Shuichi Murakami, and Takashi Tateno, "An Event-driven Closed-loop Ultrasound Stimulator Composed of a Micro-transducer and Multi-site Electrodes In Vitro", In Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1, pp. 95-102, Rome, Italy, February 2024. (Oral Presentation)
  https://doi.org/10.5220/0012307900003657
• Ryo Furukawa, and Takashi Tateno, “Development of a Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer using Microfabrication Technology for in Vitro Neuromodulation”, In Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022)－Volume 1: BIODEVICES, pp. 196-203, Online, February 2022. (Poster Presentation)
  https://doi.org/10.5220/0010938500003123
• Ryo Furukawa, Yusuke Mitani, Yuya Chiba, Yoshiko Maruyama, Kenji Moriya, and Masahiro Nakagawa, “Influence from Imagining-Accuracy on Relaxation Effects during Imagining Music”, Proceeding of the 7th IIAE International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Image Processing 2019, pp. 135-139, Taipei, September 2019. (Oral Presentation)
  https://doi.org/10.12792/icisip2019.025

Thesis

• Ph.D. (January 2025) Development of Neuromodulation Systems Using Ultrasound Stimulation and Their Applications in Modulating Brain Activity In Vivo
• Master (July 2022)
  Spatial Feature Analysis of Brain Activity Evoked by Localized Ultrasound Stimulation ― Development of Stimulation and Measurement Systems from Tissue-Scale to Cell Scale Size ―
• Bachelor (February 2021)
  Development of micromachines applying low-intensity ultrasonic stimulation to neural network in vitro ― Toward elucidation of the induced response mechanism depending on the state of brain activity ―

Peer review

• Journal of Visualized Experiments
• Brain Research