By Dr Yoshiro Okubo

Journal articles

He Y; Lee J; Kim J; Brodie MA; Mitri G; van Schooten KS; Lovell NH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Virtual obstacle-avoidance training using daily-life obstacles with physical feedback in older people: A cross-over trial', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2025.105866

Sturchio A; Svensson JE; Tiger M; Morén AF; Varrone A; Svenningsson P; Okubo Y; Tateno A, 2025, '[18F]FE-PE2I PET is a diagnostic tool in dementia with Lewy bodies', Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pcn5.70123

Okubo Y; He Y; Brodie MA; Hicks C; van Schooten K; Lovell NH; Anstey KJ; Lord SR; Kim J, 2025, 'Virtual reality obstacle avoidance training can be enhanced by physical feedback via perturbations: A proof-of-concept study', Applied Ergonomics, 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104442

Sakayori T; Wada K; Takebayashi M; Ueda S; Machino A; Yoshimura A; Sawayama E; Maruyama F; Tanabe H; Takahashi H; Azuma H; Koishikawa H; Ozawa H; Okuhira K; Yasuda K; Miyakawa K; Yoshimura R; Ozaki S; Yokoyama S; Eto S; Tomonaga S; Isomura S; Nonomura T; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Multicenter Observational Study of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Japan', Journal of ECT, 41, pp. 31 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000001031

Yasuda Y; Ito S; Matsumoto J; Okada N; Onitsuka T; Ikeda M; Kushima I; Sumiyoshi C; Fukunaga M; Nemoto K; Miura K; Hashimoto N; Ohi K; Takahashi T; Sasabayashi D; Koeda M; Yamamori H; Fujimoto M; Takano H; Hasegawa N; Narita H; Yamamoto M; Tha KK; Kikuchi M; Kamishikiryo T; Itai E; Okubo Y; Tateno A; Nakamura M; Kubota M; Igarashi H; Hirano Y; Okada G; Miyata J; Numata S; Abe O; Yoshimura R; Nakagawa S; Yamasue H; Ozaki N; Kasai K; Hashimoto R, 2025, 'Proposal for a Novel Classification of Patients With Enlarged Ventricles and Cognitive Impairment Based on Data-Driven Analysis of Neuroimaging Results in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders', Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/npr2.70010

Kim B; Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Zhao X; Kim GM; Oh S, 2025, 'The Physical Activity Paradox in Low Muscle Mass in Middle-Aged and Older Adults', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 68, pp. 348 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.10.015

Jung DC; Sturnieks DL; McDonald KA; Song PYH; Davis MK; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Treadmill belt accelerations may not accurately replicate kinematic responses to tripping on an obstacle in older people', Plos One, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312261

Suzuki C; Ikeda Y; Tateno A; Okubo Y; Fukayama H; Suzuki H, 2024, 'Tramadol Effects on Brain Activity During Cognitive and Emotional Empathy for Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study', Journal of Pain, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104672

Ho C; Sharma S; Huang T; Cheung D; Hicks C; Treacy D; Farlie MK; Lam FMH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Clinician acceptability of the ReacStep reactive balance training program for fall prevention', Physiotherapy Research International, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pri.2133

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Song PYH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Neuromuscular adaptations to perturbation-based balance training using treadmill belt accelerations do not transfer to an obstacle trip in older people: A cross-over randomised controlled trial', Human Movement Science, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2024.103273

Karibe H; Koeda M; Kato Y; Hama T; Tanaka S; Tateno A; Suzuki H; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Cerebral activation caused by dental sounds: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study', Odontology, 112, pp. 1001 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10266-023-00898-7

Lee J; Phu S; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Effects of immersive virtual reality training on balance, gait and mobility in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Gait and Posture, 110, pp. 129 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.03.009

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Song PYH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Treadmill induced belt-accelerations may not accurately evoke the muscle responses to obstacle trips in older people', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102857

Xuan Chua M; Okubo Y; Peng S; Nho Do T; Hui Wang C; Wu L, 2024, 'Analysis of Fatigue-Induced Compensatory Movements in Bicep Curls: Gaining Insights for the Deployment of Wearable Sensors', IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 6, pp. 1147 - 1157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2024.3407239

Ishii H; Okubo Y; Doi T; Tsutsumimoto K; Nakakubo S; Kurita S; Uemura K; Misu S; Sawa R; Hashiguchi Y; Shimada H; Arai H, 2023, 'Effect of driving training on car crashes and driving skills in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 23, pp. 771 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14702

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Menant JC; Chaplin C; Canning C; Brodie MA; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y; Silva Pelicioni P, 2023, 'Combined Reactive and Volitional Step Training Improves Balance Recovery and Stepping Reaction Time in People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37, pp. 694 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15459683231206743

Pelicioni PHS; Chan LLY; Shi S; Wong K; Kark L; Okubo Y; Brodie MA; Silva Pelicioni P, 2023, 'Impact of mobile phone use on accidental falls risk in young adult pedestrians', Heliyon, 9, pp. e18366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18366

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2023, 'Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-Related Fractures in Community-Living Older People with Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 6040, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116040

Ikeda Y; Funayama T; Okubo Y; Suzuki H, 2023, 'The role of left insula mediating impaired error processing in response inhibition in adult heavy drinkers', Cerebral Cortex, 33, pp. 5991 - 5999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhac477

Okubo Y; Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Hoang P; Chaplin C; Hicks C; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2023, 'Training reactive balance using trips and slips in people with multiple sclerosis: A blinded randomised controlled trial', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.104607

Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Nofuji Y; Maruo K; Fujiwara Y; Oka H; Shinkai S; Lord SR; Sasai H, 2023, 'Occupational Fall Risk Assessment Tool for older workers', Occupational Medicine, 73, pp. 161 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad035

Tateno A; Nogami T; Sakayori T; Yamamoto K; Okubo Y, 2023, 'Depression as a Prodromal Symptom of Neurodegenerative Diseases', Journal of Nippon Medical School, 90, pp. 157 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2023_90-216

McCrum C; Okubo Y, 2023, 'Editorial: Perturbation-based balance training', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1306133

Otaka Y; Arakawa R; Narishige R; Okubo Y; Tateno A, 2022, 'Suicide decline and improved psychiatric treatment status: longitudinal survey of suicides and serious suicide attempters in Tokyo', BMC Psychiatry, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03866-7

McCrum C; Bhatt TS; Gerards MHG; Karamanidis K; Rogers MW; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1015394

Okubo Y; Duran L; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Richardson JK; Pijnappels M; Lord SR, 2022, 'Rapid Inhibition Accuracy and Leg Strength Are Required for Community-Dwelling Older People to Recover Balance From Induced Trips and Slips: An Experimental Prospective Study', Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 45, pp. 160 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000312

Phu S; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Impact of pathological conditions on postural reflex latency and adaptability following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Gait and Posture, 95, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.04.014

Nogami T; Arakawa R; Sakayori T; Ikeda Y; Okubo Y; Tateno A, 2022, 'Effect of DL-Methylephedrine on Dopamine Transporter Using Positron Emission Tomography With [18F]FE-PE2I', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.799319

Tomita Y; Takagaki T; Kitamura A; Wada E; Nishibe H; Tateno A; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Prediction of Corresponding Dose of Transdermal Blonanserin to Oral Dose Based on Dopamine D2Receptor Occupancy: Unique Characteristics of Blonanserin Transdermal Patch', Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 42, pp. 260 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCP.0000000000001545

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Impact of ageing, fall history and exercise on postural reflexes following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analyses', Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2022.111634

Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Nofuji Y; Sasai H; Seino S; Maruo K; Fujiwara Y; Oka H; Shinkai S; Lord SR; Kim H, 2022, 'Modifiable intrinsic factors related to occupational falls in older workers', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 22, pp. 338 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14370

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Menant JC, 2022, 'Cortical activation during gait adaptability in people with Parkinson's disease', Gait and Posture, 91, pp. 247 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.038

Otaka Y; Arakawa R; Narishige R; Okubo Y; Tateno A, 2022, 'Factors Regarding Suicide Decline in Japan: A Longitudinal Study on Psychiatric Diagnosis of Serious Suicide Attempters', Journal of Nippon Medical School, 89, pp. 392 - 398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2022_89-405

Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Lord SR; Hoang PD; Nieto A; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Reactive balance responses to a trip and slip during gait in people with multiple sclerosis', Clinical Biomechanics, 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105511

Tiger M; Gärde M; Tateno A; Matheson GJ; Sakayori T; Nogami T; Moriya H; Varnäs K; Arakawa R; Okubo Y, 2021, 'A positron emission tomography study of the serotonin1B receptor effect of electroconvulsive therapy for severe major depressive episodes', Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, pp. 645 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.060

Song PYH; Sturnieks DL; Davis MK; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Perturbation-Based Balance Training Using Repeated Trips on a Walkway vs. Belt Accelerations on a Treadmill: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial in Community-Dwelling Older Adults', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, pp. 702320, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.702320

Nakashima S; Koeda M; Ikeda Y; Hama T; Funayama T; Akiyama T; Arakawa R; Tateno A; Suzuki H; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on implicit motor learning and language-related brain function: An fMRI study', Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 75, pp. 200 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13208

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2021, 'Predictors of development and persistence of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older people: A two-year longitudinal study', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 21, pp. 519 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14172

Sohara K; Sekine T; Tateno A; Mizumura S; Suda M; Sakayori T; Okubo Y; Kumita SI, 2021, 'Multi-Atlas MRI-Based Striatum Segmentation for 123I-FP-CIT SPECT (DAT-SPECT) Compared With the Bolt Method and SPECT-Atlas-Based Segmentation Method Toward the Accurate Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease/Syndrome', Frontiers in Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.662233

Sakayori T; Tateno A; Arakawa R; Kim WC; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Evaluation of dopamine D3 receptor occupancy by blonanserin using [11C]-(+)-PHNO in schizophrenia patients', Psychopharmacology, 238, pp. 1343 - 1350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-020-05698-3

Hama T; Koeda M; Ikeda Y; Tateno A; Kawara T; Suzuki H; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Bupropion increases cerebral activation in auditory affective processing: A randomized controlled fMRI study', Neuroscience Letters, 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135716

Okubo Y; Schoene D; Caetano MJ; Pliner EM; Osuka Y; Toson B; Lord SR, 2021, 'Stepping impairment and falls in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of volitional and reactive step tests', Ageing Research Reviews, 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101238

Nishibe H; Tateno A; Sakayori T; Yamamoto M; Kim W; Kakuyama H; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Striatal Dopamine D2Receptor Occupancy Induced by Daily Application of Blonanserin Transdermal Patches: Phase II Study in Japanese Patients with Schizophrenia', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 24, pp. 108 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyaa071

Minami M; Niikura R; Kashimura M; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Factors influencing the mental health of international students, as observed in a longitudinal study on former japanese government scholarship students', Journal of Nippon Medical School, 88, pp. 475 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2021_88-606

Hama T; Koeda M; Ikeda Y; Tateno A; Kawara T; Suzuki H; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Modafinil decreased thalamic activation in auditory emotional processing: A randomized controlled functional magnetic resonance imaging study', Journal of Nippon Medical School, 88, pp. 485 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2021_88-607

Chan LLY; Okubo Y; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2020, 'Mobility performance predicts incident depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Experimental Gerontology, 142, pp. 111116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111116

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC; Silva Pelicioni P, 2020, 'People With Parkinson’s Disease Exhibit Reduced Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity When Undertaking Complex Stepping Tasks Requiring Inhibitory Control', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, pp. 1088 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968320969943

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Menant J; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2020, 'Impact of pain on reactive balance and falls in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study', Age and Ageing, 49, pp. 982 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa070

Moriya H; Tiger M; Tateno A; Sakayori T; Masuoka T; Kim WC; Arakawa R; Okubo Y, 2020, 'Low dopamine transporter binding in the nucleus accumbens in geriatric patients with severe depression', Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 74, pp. 424 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13020

Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Okubo Y; Hoang PD; Lord SR, 2020, 'Reactive Balance Adaptability and Retention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, pp. 675 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968320929681

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