Mototaka Suzuki, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Neuroscience
Department of Cognitive and Systems NeuroscienceSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam
Education
Ph.D.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Postdoc
Columbia University, New York, USA
Postdoc
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Suzuki & Larkum, Cell 2020
Select publications
Sohn, J., Suzuki, M., Youssef, M., Hatada, S., Larkum, M.E., Kawaguchi, Y. & Kubota, Y. (2022)
Presynaptic supervision of cortical spine dynamics in motor learning.
Science Advances 8(30):eabm0531 DOI
Presynaptic supervision of cortical spine dynamics in motor learning.
Science Advances 8(30):eabm0531 DOI
Suzuki, M., Aru, J. & Larkum, M.E. (2021)
Double-µPeriscope, a tool for multi-layer optical recordings, optogenetic stimulations or both.
eLife 10:e72894 DOI
Double-µPeriscope, a tool for multi-layer optical recordings, optogenetic stimulations or both.
eLife 10:e72894 DOI
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Preprint in bioRχiv 2021.06.28.450155 DOI
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Aru, J., Suzuki, M. & Larkum, M.E. (2020)
Cellular mechanisms of conscious processing.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences 24(10):814-825 DOI
Cellular mechanisms of conscious processing.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences 24(10):814-825 DOI
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Selected for Best of 2020: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
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Suzuki, M. & Larkum, M.E. (2020)
General anesthesia decouples cortical pyramidal neurons.
Cell 180(4):666-676 DOI
General anesthesia decouples cortical pyramidal neurons.
Cell 180(4):666-676 DOI
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Recommended in Faculty Opinions DOI
Invited commentary article in Japanese (ISBN 978-4-7581-2536-9) |
Suzuki, M. & Larkum, M.E. (2017)
Dendritic calcium spikes are clearly detectable at the cortical surface.
Nature Communications 8(1):276 DOI
Dendritic calcium spikes are clearly detectable at the cortical surface.
Nature Communications 8(1):276 DOI
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Selected for Nature Index that tracks top papers.
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Suzuki, M. & Gottlieb, J. (2013)
Distinct neural mechanisms of distractor suppression in the frontal and parietal lobe.
Nature Neuroscience 16(1):98-104 DOI
Distinct neural mechanisms of distractor suppression in the frontal and parietal lobe.
Nature Neuroscience 16(1):98-104 DOI
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Featured in "News & Views" of Nature Neuroscience DOI
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Awards & honors
| 2023 | Starter Grant, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 2023-2026 | Grant for the Promotion of Joint International Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 2022-2023 | Research Grant, Sumitomo Foundation, Tokyo, Japan. | ||
| 2022-2023 | Research Grant, Brain Science Foundation, Tokyo, Japan. | ||
| 2021-2022 | Research Grant, Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology, Hamamatsu, Japan. | ||
| 2013-2015 | International Incoming Fellowship, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Commission. | ||
| 2009-2011 | Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship, Human Frontier Science Program Organization, Strasbourg, France. | ||
| 2008-2009 | Fellowship for Prospective Researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation, Bern, Switzerland. | ||
| 2005-2006 | Takeshi Iizuka Memorial Scholarship, Takeshi Iizuka Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Tochigi, Japan. | ||
| 2004-2005 | PhD Student Fellowship, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. | ||
| 2002 | Waseda University Student Cultural Award, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. | ||
| 2002 | Excellent Paper Award, The Business and Technology Daily News, Tokyo, Japan. | ||
| 2002 | Takahiro Miyashita Memorial Award, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. | ||
| 2001 | Paper Award, NIKKEI Science: Scientific American Japanese Edition, Tokyo, Japan. |