Kazuhiro Goto

Profile Information

Affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Human Society Department of Human Psychology, Sagami Women's University

Degree: PhD(Jun, 2004, University of Exeter)

J-GLOBAL ID: 201101004987529719
researchmap Member ID: B000002560

External link: https://sites.google.com/view/gotoccl/

My interest is in animal cognition in general. In particular, I have been involved in comparative studies of visual cognition in birds, primates, and rodents. Currently, my lab is restricted to rodents, so my main focus is on visual discrimination and memory studies in rodents using touchscreen operant-conditioning chambers.

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2022 - Present

Professor, Faculty of Human Society Department of Human Psychology, Sagami Women's University
Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2022

Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Society Department of Human Psychology, Sagami Women's University
Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2017

Lecturer, Faculty of Human Society Department of Human Psychology, Sagami Women's University
Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2012

Postdoc Fellow, Career-Path Promotion Unit for Young Life Scientists, Kyoto University
May, 2009 - Mar, 2010

Postdoc Fellow, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University
Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2009

Postdoc Fellow, Keio University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Keio University
Jul, 2004 - Mar, 2006

Postdoc Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Committee Memberships

Jan, 2021 - Present

Editor-in-Chief of Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, Japanese Society for Animal Psychology
Nov, 2020 - Present

Board Member, Japanese Society for Animal Psychology
Mar, 2018 - Present

Associate Editor, Animal Cognition
Feb, 2018 - Present

Reviewing Editors, Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science
Jun, 2017 - Jun, 2021

Editorial board member in Psychology World, Japanese Psychological Association
Jan, 2018 - Dec, 2020

Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology Advisory Board, Japanese Society for Animal Psychology
Feb, 2013 - Dec, 2017

Managing Editor, Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology

Major Teaching Experience

Apr, 2020 - Present

Neuro- and Physiological Psychology (Sagami Women's University)
Apr, 2020 - Present

Psychology of Learning and Language (Sagami Women's University)
Apr, 2018 - Present

Introduction to Psychology (Sagami Women's University)
Apr, 2017 - Present

Ethology (Senshu University)
Apr, 2012 - Present

Animal Cognition (Sagami Women's University)

Awards

Aug, 2018

Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology Award, Japanese Society for Animal Psychology

Hisashi Nakao, Kazuhiro Goto
Mar, 2011

Young Investigator Award (Coauthor), Japanese Psychonomic Society

Otaki, S, Goto, K, Watanabe, S
Mar, 2010

Poster Presentation Award, HOPE-GM International Symposium "HOPE-GM LECTURES ON PRIMATE MIND and SOCIETY"

Goto, K, Watanabe, S
Sep, 2009

Young Investigator Award (Coauthor), Japanese Society for Animal Psychology

Otaki, S, Goto, K, Watanabe, S
Apr, 2003

Experimental Fellowship, Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA)

Goto, K

Major Papers

Perceptual grouping and detection of trial-unique emergent structures by pigeons

Daniel I. Brooks, Robert G. Cook, Kazuhiro Goto

Animal Cognition, 25(4) 717-729, Aug, 2022
Mice (Mus musculus) do not perceive emergent Gestalt

Kazuhiro Goto, Hikari Watanabe

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 47(3) 274-280, Jul, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
Training protocol for touchscreen-based visual discrimination in mice

KAZUHIRO GOTO, YUYA HATAJI

Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 70(1) 1-13, Jul, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
The whole is equal to the sum of its parts: Pigeons (Columba livia) and crows (Corvus macrorhynchos) do not perceive emergent configurations

Kazuhiro Goto, Shigeru Watanabe

Learning & Behavior, 48(1) 53-65, Mar, 2020 Lead authorCorresponding author
The asymmetry defect of hippocampal circuitry impairs working memory in β2-microglobulin deficient mice

Kazuhiro Goto, Isao Ito

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 139 50-55, Mar 1, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Visual search and attention in blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata): Associative cuing and sequential priming

Kazuhiro Goto, Alan B. Bond, Marianna Burks, Alan C. Kamil

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 40(2) 185-194, 2014 Peer-reviewed
Perception of emergent configurations in humans (Homo sapiens) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Kazuhiro Goto, Tomoko Imura, Masaki Tomonaga

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 38(2) 125-138, Apr, 2012 Peer-reviewed
Large-billed crows (Corvus macrorhynchos) have retrospective but not prospective metamemory

Kazuhiro Goto, Shigeru Watanabe

Animal Cognition, 15(1) 27-35, Jan, 2012 Peer-reviewed
Left-Right Asymmetry Defect in the Hippocampal Circuitry Impairs Spatial Learning and Working Memory in iv Mice

Kazuhiro Goto, Ryo Kurashima, Hayato Gokan, Naomi Inoue, Isao Ito, Shigeru Watanabe

PLOS ONE, 5(11) e15468, Nov, 2010 Peer-reviewed

Misc.

Work-life balance and Childcare leave

Kazuhiro Goto

Psychology World, 82 44-45, Jul, 2018
Object-based attention in evolution

Tomokazu Ushitani, Kazuki Fujii, Maki Katsube, Yukiko Hoshino, Kazuhiro Goto, Tomoko Imura, Masaki Tomonaga

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 51 252-252, Jul, 2016
A-8 チンパンジーの視覚・注意の発達変化に関する比較認知研究

牛谷智一, 後藤和宏

霊長類研究所年報, 44 81-82, Dec 4, 2014
Directions of species comparison in comparative cognition studies

Kazuhiro Goto

The 21st Proceedings of Japanese Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, 2014
A-6 チンパンジーの視覚・注意の発達変化に関する比較認知研究

牛谷智一, 後藤和宏

霊長類研究所年報, 43 91-91, Nov 13, 2013
C-5 チンパンジーの視覚・注意に関する比較認知研究

牛谷智一, 後藤和宏

霊長類研究所年報, 42 119-119, Oct 4, 2012
チンパンジーの顔認知における創発性の検討

後藤和宏, 友永雅己

日本動物心理学会第 72 回大会(2012/05/12-13, 関西学院大学)., 2012 Peer-reviewed
Differential effects of spatial separation on visual feature binding by humans and pigeons

Kazuhiro Goto

Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 30(1) 145-146, Sep, 2011
Span of attentional spotlight in pigeon visual search

2011(13) 1-5, Jun 16, 2011
Span of attentional spotlight in pigeon visual search

Goto, K, Otaki, S, Watanabe, S

IEICE Technical Report, 111(96) 73-77, Jun, 2011
Diversity in mind

Goto, K

Kokoro no Mirai, 6 24-27, Apr, 2011 Invited
Conspecific recognition in video images in Java sparrows (Padda oryzivora)

Goto, K, Ohara, M, Watanabe, S

Philosophy, 121 133-145, Mar, 2009 Invited
Visual search for emergent features in chimpanzees.

Goto K, Tomonaga M, Imura T

5th International Inuyama Comparative Social Cognition Symposium (2009/12, 犬山,京都大学霊長類研究所)., 2009 Peer-reviewed
P1-02 ハトにおける生物学的動作の認知の検討(日本動物心理学会第68回大会発表要旨)

山本絵里子, 後藤和宏, 渡辺茂

動物心理学研究, 58(2) 187-187, Dec 25, 2008
Prelims and Editorial: What makes us to reexamine the role of species comparison

USHITANI TOMOKAZU, GOTO KAZUHIRO

The Annual of Animal Psychology, 58(1) 43-44, Jun 25, 2008
Effects of visual context on odd-item search differ between birds and primates

Goto K, Tomonaga M, Imura T, Watanabe S

15th Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition (2008/03, Florida, USA.) (2008), 2008 Peer-reviewed
霊長類と鳥類における視覚的文脈効果の検討

後藤和宏, 友永雅己, 伊村知子, 渡辺茂

日本心理学会第72回大会 (2008/09, 札幌)．, 2008 Peer-reviewed
ハト、ハシブトガラス、チンパンジー、ヒトにおけるパターン優位性効果の検討

後藤和宏, 友永雅己, 伊村知子, 渡辺茂

日本動物心理学会第68回大会 (2008/09, 水戸), 2008 Peer-reviewed
異項目探索課題における視覚的文脈付加の効果と創発的特徴の知覚に関する比較検討

後藤和宏, 友永雅己, 伊村知子, 渡辺茂

日本動物心理学会第67回大会 (2007/10, 東京), 2007 Peer-reviewed
視覚的文脈付加による特徴の創発性の種間比較

後藤和宏, 友永雅己

日本心理学会第71回大会 (2007/09, 東京), 2007 Peer-reviewed

Books and Other Publications

Different animals, different solutions: comparative views on animal parenting

Kazuhiro Goto (Role: Contributor, Chapter 5 Mechanisms of reproduction and parental behaviors in rats)

University of Tokyo Press, Oct, 2019
Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Kazuhiro Goto (Role: Contributor, Chapter 12 Learning theories)

University of Tokyo Press, Jan, 2018
ラットの行動解析ハンドブック高瀬堅吉・柳井修一・山口哲生（監訳）

後藤和宏 (Role: Sole translator, 18章摂食行動、19章飲水行動)

西村書店, Oct, 2015
動物たちは何を考えている? -動物心理学の挑戦- (知りたい! サイエンス) 藤田和生（編著）・日本動物心理学会（監修）

後藤和宏 (Role: Contributor, かたちはヒトと同じように見分けがつくの？)

技術評論社, May, 2015

Professional Memberships

Apr, 2015 - Present

Japanese Association for Behavior Analysis
Apr, 2010 - Present

Japanese Psychonomic Society
Apr, 2009 - Present

Japan Neuroscience Society
Apr, 2007 - Present

Japanese Psychological Association
Apr, 2000 - Present

Japanese Society for Animal Psychology

Research Projects

Evolutionary origin of numerical cognition

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023

Kazuhiro Goto
Comparative cognition of metacognitive control

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2022

Kazuhiro Goto
Comparative cognition of metacognition using information-seeking paradigms

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020

Kazuhiro Goto
Discrimination of relative numerosity and assessment of the SNARC effect

Travel grant for international conferences, Japan Science Society, Apr, 2019

Kazuhiro Goto
Comparative developmental studies on emergent Gestalts

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2015

Kazuhiro Goto
Understanding difference in vision between birds and primates

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Oct, 2010 - Mar, 2013
Phylogenetic analysis of perceptual organization

Sasagawa Science Grant, Japan Science Society, Apr, 2012 - Feb, 2013

Kazuhiro Goto
Exploring the cause of emergent features

Startup grant for Young Scientists, Kyoto Unviersity, Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2011

Kazuhiro Goto

Education

Oct, 2001 - Jun, 2004

Postgraduate School of Psychology, University of Exeter