Publication

Journal Articles

Articles (peer-reviewed)

  • Kobayashi, D., & Miyata, H. (in press). Ayurveda and its biomedical and psychological research: Current status and future perspectives. WASEDA RILAS JOURNAL, 11 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H., Takada, Y., & Sase, Y. (2023). Changes in psychological states induced by a face-to-face laughter yoga session and their relations to personality traits. Japanese Journal of Laughter and Humor Research, 30, 19–34 (in Japanese).
  • Saldarini, F., Yamasaki, K., & Miyata, H. (2023). Associations between chronic stress, attention, working memory, and mindful acceptance in the context of Monitor and Acceptance Theory: A direct replication and exploratory cross-sectional study. PsyArXiv Preprints. Retrieved from https://psyarxiv.com/zwyvq (August 4, 2023)
  • Miyata, H., Yamasaki, K., Noh, C-E., & Ishikawa, H. (2023). Relationship between COVID-19 pandemic-related life behavior, dispositional mindfulness, and psychological health: Evidence from a sample of Japanese working adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(10): 5873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105873
  • Ishikawa, H., Kamoda, S., Chen, J., Yamagami, A., & Miyata, H. (2022). Psychological health in undergraduates under the 5 COVID-19 pandemic and a protecting role of mindfulness: Focusing on lifestyles and their changes. Journal of Health Psychology Research, 35(1), 53-61 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H., & Akatsuka, S. (2022). Effects of breathing techniques of meditation before meals on eating behavior and mindfulness. Japanese Journal of Mindfulness, 7(1), 17-22 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H., Tano, M., Kim, B., Dong, Z., & Roah, M. (2021). Dispositional mindfulness and interoceptive awareness in a continuous practitioner of martial arts: A preliminary study. Japanese Journal of Mindfulness, 6(1), 23-32 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H., Kobayashi, D., Sonoda, A., Motoike, H., & Akatsuka, S. (2020). Mindfulness and psychological health in practitioners of Japanese martial arts: A cross-sectional study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12, 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-020-00225-5
  • Miyata, H. (2020). Impacts of reading habits on mindfulness and psychological status: A further analysis. WASEDA RILAS JOURNAL, 8, 207-218.
  • Ishikawa, H., Uchikawa, A., Kazama, N., Suzuki, M., & Miyata, H. (2020). Impact of 5-minute meditation sessions at the beginning of a university class on the psychological states of undergraduates. Japanese Journal of Mindfulness, 5(1), 15-26 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Sonoda, A., & Miyata, H. (2020). Ongaku chikaku to undo shutaikan no seiseikatei to no kanren ni kansuru ichi kosatu (A discussion on the associations between music perception and emergence of the sense of agency)(Report No. JCSS-TR-83). Kawasaki, Japan: Japanese Cognitive Science Society (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H., & Sasaki, T. (2019). The Park-Sasaki method of speed-reading and mindfulness: A cross-sectional study. WASEDA RILAS JOURNAL, 7, 235-248.
  • Miyata, H. (2018). A preliminary analysis on the autonomic nervous system activities during meditation by a yoga expert (Report No. JCSS-TR-77). Kawasaki, Japan: Japanese Cognitive Science Society.
  • Miyata, H., Watanabe, S., Ueda, K. Sasaki, T., & Minagawa, Y. (2016). Enhanced visual form and visuo-spatial processes in Japanese speed-reading experts: A preliminary analysis (Report No. JCSS-TR-74). Nagoya, Japan: Japanese Cognitive Science Society.
  • Miyata, H., Okanoya, K., & Kawai, N. (2015). Mindfulness and psychological status of Japanese yoga practitioners: A cross-sectional study. Mindfulness, 6(3), 560-571. doi: 10.1007/s12671-014-0288-0
  • Miyata, H. (2015). Problem solving during infancy and early childhood, Development of. In: James D. Wright (Editor-in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition, Vol 19. Oxford: Elsevier. Pp. 68-72.
  • Miyata, H., Watanabe, S., & Minagawa, Y. (2014). Performance of young children on ‘‘traveling salesperson’’ navigation tasks presented on a touch screen. PLoS ONE, 9(12): e115292. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115292
  • Suzuki, H., Fukuda, H., Miyata, H., & Tsuchiya, K. (2014). Exploring the unconscious nature of insight using continuous flash suppression and a dual task. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 36, 2955-2960.
  • Kawai, N., Miyata, H., Nishimura, R., & Okanoya, K. (2013). Shadows alter facial expressions of Noh masks. PLoS ONE, 8(8): e71389. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071389
  • Miyata, H., Nishimura, R., Okanoya, K., & Kawai, N. (2012). The mysterious Noh mask: Contribution of multiple facial parts to the recognition of emotional expressions. PLoS ONE, 7(11): e50280. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050280
  • Miyata, H., & Fujita, K. (2012b). Further tests of pigeons’ (Columba livia) planning behavior using a computerized plus-shaped maze task. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 115(1), 27-42. doi:10.2466/23.04.22.PMS.115.4.27-42
  • Miyata, H., Minagawa-Kawai, Y., Watanabe, S., Sasaki, T., & Ueda, K. (2012). Reading speed, comprehension and eye movements while reading Japanese novels: Evidence from untrained readers and cases of speed-reading trainees. PLoS ONE, 7(5): e36091. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036091
  • Miyata, H., & Fujita, K. (2012a). Acquisition of a same-different discrimination task by pigeons (Columba livia). Psychological Reports, 110(1), 251-262. doi:10.2466/22.23.PR0.110.1.251-262
  • Miyata, H., & Fujita, K. (2011b). Flexible route selection by pigeons (Columba livia) on a computerized multi-goal navigation task with and without an “obstacle”. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 125(4), 431-435. 
  • Miyata, H., & Fujita, K. (2011a). Planning abilities in non-human animals: New findings in primate and birds. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 61(1), 69-82 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H., Watanabe, S., & Minagawa-Kawai, Y. (2011). Two successive neurocognitive processes captured by near-infrared spectroscopy: Prefrontal activation during a computerized plus-shaped maze task. Brain Research, 1374, 90-99.
  • Miyata, H., Gajdon, G. K., Huber, L., & Fujita, K. (2011). How do keas (Nestor notabilis) solve artificial-fruit problems with multiple locks? Animal Cognition, 14(1), 45-58. 
  • Miyata, H., Watanabe, S., & Minagawa-Kawai, Y. (2010). Prefrontal activation during and before solution of an eight-arm shuriken-shaped maze task presented on a touch screen: A near-infrared spectroscopy study. Inquiries into Humans and Societies: Studies in Sociology, Psychology and Education, 70, 125-140.
  • Miyata, H., & Fujita, K. (2010). Route selection by pigeons (Columba livia) in “traveling salesperson” navigation tasks presented on an LCD screen. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 124(4), 433-446.
  • Miyata, H., Itakura, S., & Fujita, K. (2009). Planning in human children (Homo sapiens) assessed by maze problems on the touch screen. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 123(1), 69-78.
  • Miyata, H., & Fujita, K. (2008). Pigeons (Columba livia) plan future moves on computerized maze tasks. Animal Cognition, 11(3), 505-516.
  • Miyata, H., Ushitani, T., Adachi, I., & Fujita, K. (2006). Performance of pigeons (Columba livia) on maze problems presented on the LCD screen: In search for preplanning ability in an avian species. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120(4), 358-366. 
  • Nakamura, N., Fujita, K., Ushitani, T., & Miyata, H. (2006). Perception of the standard and the reversed Müller-Lyer figures in pigeons (Columba livia) and humans (Homo sapiens). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120(3), 252-261.


Articles & Bulletins (non-peer-reviewed)

  • Miyata, H. (in press). Impacts of “TMD mantra” on mindfulness and bruxism: A single-case design study. Bulletin of the Graduate Division of Letters, Arts and Sciences of Waseda University, 69 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H. (2022). Odan suru shintai to kokoro no jissen: Tetsugaku, shinrigaku, iryo wo tsunaide (Crossing research and practice on body and mind: Connecting philosophy, psychology, and medical care). In: The 8th Memorial Meeting of the Japan Association of Somatics & Somatic Psychology, hosted jointly by the RILAS Research Division "Interdisciplinary Research on Mind-Body Relationship and Plasticity." WASEDA RILAS JOURNAL, 10, 416–418 (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H. (2022).  Nihon Somatic Shingigaku Kyokai Dai 8 Kai Kinen Taikai 2021: Kaisai no gaiyo (The 8th Memorial Meeting of the Japan Association of Somatics & Somatic Psychology: An ovewview of the event).  In: The 8th Memorial Meeting of the Japan Association of Somatics & Somatic Psychology, hosted jointly by the RILAS Research Division "Interdisciplinary Research on Mind-Body Relationship and Plasticity." WASEDA RILAS JOURNAL, 10, 409–411 (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H. (2022). Koete tsunagaru "mi to kokoro": Nihon somatic shinrigaku kyokai dai 8-kai kinen taikai wo furikaette ("Soma and psyche" that go beyond and connect: Looking back on the 8th Memorial Meeting of the Japan Association of Somatics & Somatic Psychology). VOSS: Voice of Somatics & Somatic Psychology, 8, 4-6 (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H. (2021). Toyo-teki shinshinkan to shinrigaku wo megutte (Eastern views of mind-body and psychology). VOSS: Voice of Somatics & Somatic Psyhology, 7, 28-29 (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H. (2020). Pain and psychological health: Examination of moderating effects by using the Six Factors Mindfulness Scale. AGU Journal of Psychology, 20, 19-28 (in Japanese with English summary).
  • Miyata, H. (2019). Short-term contemplative practices with vocalization alter psychological states in an unexperienced student sample. Bulletin of the Graduate Division of Letters, Arts and Sciences of Waseda University, 64, 65-79.
  • Miyata, H. (2018). How reading habits and smartphone usage relate to mindfulness and psychological status in a student sample: A pilot study. AGU Journal of Psychology, 18, 9-18.
  • Miyata, H., Otagiri, H., & Suzuki, H. (2017). Do subliminal hints facilitate sequential planning when solving a spatial insight problem? AGU Journal of Psychology, 17, 47-56.
  • Miyata, H. (2016). Effects of reading time and speed on mindfulness and psychological status: Evidence from a Japanese sample. AGU Journal of Psychology, 16, 45-54.
  • Miyata, H. (2015). Psychological studies of speed-reading as a contemplative training method. AGU Journal of Psychology, 15, 77-90.
  • Miyata, H. (2014). Comparative navigation studies: Testing pigeons (Columba livia) and humans (Homo sapiens) on computerized problems. AGU Journal of Psychology, 14, 17-28.
  • Miyata, H., & Kawai, N. (2013). Shiko-taiken no kodogaku-teki kaiseki (Behavioral analyses on peak experience). Seibutsu no kagaku iden (Biological Sciences: Genetics), 67, 679-684 (in Japanese).


Thesis & Dissertation

  • Miyata, H. (2009). Shiko-noryoku no shinka-teki kigen: Hato, hito-yoji, kea (miyama-omu) wo taisho to sita haiku-kenkyu (Evolutionary origins of thinking abilities: Comparative studies involving pigeons, human children, and keas). Doctoral Dissertation, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (chief examiner: Professor Kazuo Fujita). Pp. 1-200. March, 2009 (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H. (2006). Shin-teki hyosho-sosa noryoku ni kansuru hikaku-ninchi kagaku teki kenkyu (Comparative cognitive studies on the ability to operate on mental representations). Master’s Thesis, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (chief examiner: Professor Kazuo Fujita). Pp. 1-91. March, 2006 (in Japanese).
  • Miyata, H. (2004). Meiro-kadai wo mochiita mental rehearsal no hikaku-ninchi kagaku teki kenkyu (Comparative cognitive studies on mental rehearsal by using a maze task). Graduation Thesis, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University (chief examiner: Professor Kazuo Fujita). Pp. 1-67. March, 2004 (in Japanese).


Reports etc. (non-peer-reviewed)

  • 宮田 裕光 (2021). 2018~2020年度科学研究費補助金 基盤研究 (C) 研究成果報告書. 研究課題名「メンタルトレーニングによる身体内外環境への気づきの統合」. Pp. 1-13.
  • 一般財団法人日本生涯学習総合研究所 (2018). 「高等教育機関における人材育成」に関する実態調査 《2017年 (平成29年) 9月~11月実施》 報告書. Pp. 1-74. (助言協力)
  • 一般財団法人日本生涯学習総合研究所 (2018). 「非認知能力」の概念に関する考察. Pp.1-11. (助言協力)
  • 宮田 裕光 (2017). 2014~2016年度科学研究費補助金 若手研究 (B) 研究成果報告書. 研究課題名「マインドフルネスと情報処理過程の変容に関する研究」. Pp. 1-4.
  • 宮田 裕光 (2017). 創造性を高める訓練──瞑想による情報処理過程の変容── NPO法人ニューロクリアティブ研究会 2015年度創造性研究奨励賞 研究報告書. Pp. 1-3.
  • 鈴木 宏昭・杉谷 祐美子・寺尾 敦・繁桝 江里・宮田 裕光・鈴木 聡 (2016). 「創発学習環境デザイン」 教育・研究プロジェクト活動成果報告. In. 青山学院大学 社会連携機構 ヒューマン・イノベーション研究センター (HiRC) 2015年度の成果. Pp. 5-15.
  • 鈴木 宏昭・福田 玄明・鈴木 聡・宮田 裕光 (2015). 2012~2014年度科学研究費補助金 基盤研究 (C) 研究成果報告書. 研究課題名 「問題解決において用いられる無意識的情報の表象形式と機能についての研究」. Pp. 1-4.
  • 宮田 裕光 (2015). 至高体験. In. 戦略的創造研究推進事業ERATO型研究 研究終了報告書. プロジェクト名 「岡ノ谷情動情報プロジェクト」. Pp. 110-112.
  • 宮田 裕光 (2015). 能面が伝える情動. In. 戦略的創造研究推進事業ERATO型研究 研究終了報告書. プロジェクト名 「岡ノ谷情動情報プロジェクト」. Pp. 100-102.
  • 鈴木 宏昭・小田 光宏・杉谷 祐美子・寺尾 敦・繁桝 江里・宮田 裕光・鈴木 聡・福田 玄明 (2015). 「創発学習環境デザイン」 教育・研究プロジェクト活動成果報告. In. 青山学院大学 社会連携機構 ヒューマン・イノベーション研究センター (HiRC) 2014年度の成果. Pp. 4-14.
  • 鈴木 宏昭・小田 光宏・杉谷 祐美子・寺尾 敦・宮田 裕光・鈴木 聡 (2014). 「創発学習環境デザイン」 教育・研究プロジェクト活動成果報告. In. 青山学院大学 社会連携機構 ヒューマン・イノベーション研究センター (HiRC) 2013年度の成果. Pp. 4-17.
  • 宮田 裕光 (2012). 訓練による情動制御. In. 戦略的創造研究推進事業ERATO型研究 研究実施進捗報告. プロジェクト名 「岡ノ谷情動情報プロジェクト」. Pp. 103-105.
  • 宮田 裕光 (2012). 伝統芸能における情動伝達. In. 戦略的創造研究推進事業ERATO型研究 研究実施進捗報告. プロジェクト名 「岡ノ谷情動情報プロジェクト」. Pp. 102-103.