Takeo Watanabe

Takeo Watanabe is the Fred M. Seed Professor of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences at Brown University, with primary affiliations in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences and the Carney Institute for Brain Science. His academic journey began with a BA (1984) and PhD (1989) from the University of Tokyo.

Professor Watanabe's research spans perceptual learning, visual cognition, and neuroimaging techniques, with particular emphasis on fMRI neurofeedback applications. His work explores how the brain adapts through visual training, examining neural mechanisms of learning, memory consolidation, and interference effects. A significant portion of his research investigates how perceptual learning occurs without conscious awareness and how reward systems influence visual processing.

His publication record shows consistent high-impact contributions, with recent work appearing in Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Neuroscience, and Current Biology. Watanabe's research demonstrates how perceptual learning can induce structural and functional changes in both early and higher visual areas, with implications for understanding neural plasticity across the lifespan.

• CLPS 0550 - Science of Consciousness
• CLPS 1570 - Perceptual Learning
• CLPS 1580E - Perception, Attention, and Consciousness