Masaki Nishida

Masaki Nishida is a Professor at the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, and Vice President of the Health Support Center at the same institution. He also serves as Chief of the Sleep Research Institute. His research bridges Sleep Science, Sports Medicine, and Clinical Psychiatry, with a focus on the interplay between sleep, cognitive function, and athletic performance.

• Education: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Faculty of Medicine (1996)

His work has significantly advanced understanding of napping interventions for athletes, sleep quality in competitive divers, and neurophysiological mechanisms linking sleep spindles to memory consolidation. Current

• research projects include a 2024-2027 study on functional bedding effects

funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Scientific awards include the 15th Japanese Society of Sleep Research Encouragement Award (2010) and the 88th Japanese Society for Occupational Health Award (2015). His publications span topics like REM sleep's role in emotional memory, sleep inertia, and motor adaptation, with recent emphasis on international sports psychiatry standards. He actively contributes to professional societies including the Japanese Association of Sports Psychiatry (Chairman) and Society for Neuroscience.