Ayuka Hirayama (left), Dr. Takashi Abe and Takahiro Noguchi (right)

2024.12.09

Two Students from IIIS Abe Laboratory Win Best Poster Awards at the 2024 Frontier Meeting of the Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology (Autumn Session)

Mr. Takahiro Noguchi, a fifth-year PhD student in the Humanics Degree Program, the Graduate School of Integrative and Global Studies (Abe Laboratory), and Ms. Ayuka Hirayama, a first-year PhD student in the Neuroscience Degree Program, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (Abe Laboratory), received the Best Poster Presentation Awards at the 2024 Frontier Meeting of the Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology (autumn session) held in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.

Takahiro’s presentation was titled “Development of a PVT (Psychomotor Vigilance Test) Estimation Model Using Eyelid Opening Degree Captured by Smartphone Cameras,” and Ayuka presented on “The Effects of 0.25 Hz Binaural Beats (BB) on Sleep and an Analysis of Factors Influencing BB Perception.”

Takahiro was awarded for his development of an accurate machine learning model that can estimate individuals’ response speeds while conducting PVT, not only from advanced eye-tracking cameras but also from facial videos captured with standard smartphone cameras. Ayuka was honored for her research demonstrating that an auditory stimulus of 0.25 Hz binaural beats significantly reduces the percentage of N1, a light sleep stage, in individuals experiencing difficulty falling asleep at night and for a study showing that napping had no effects on participants unable to perceive the 0.25 Hz binaural beats.

Takahiro and Ayuka both expressed their pleasure at receiving the award. Takahiro said, “I am deeply honored to have received the Best Poster Presentation Award. The encouraging feedback I received about the future development of my research has motivated me to strive to make a broader contribution to society,” and Ayuka stated, “I am truly grateful that many participants took the time to view my poster, expressed interest by asking questions, and evaluated its content. This award encourages me to further dedicate myself to my research.”

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