Tohru TANIUCHI

Professor
Division of Psychology, School of Humanities, Kanazawa University, Japan

e-mail:tohruta(atmark)staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Phone & facsimile: +81-76-264-5305

Education:
1994-1997 Graduate school of socio-environmental studies, Kanazawa University
Awarded the degree of Ph.D. in psychology for a thesis entitled “An experimental study of serial learning in rats”.

Research and professional experience:
1998-1999  Postdoctoral Researcher at Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University
1999-2000  Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at University of Tsukuba
2000-2001  Research Associate at Division of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kanazawa University
2001-2004  Assistant Professor at Division of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kanazawa University
2005-2008  Associate Professor at Division of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kanazawa University
2008-2015  Associate Professor at division of Psychology, School of Humanities, Kanazawa University
2016- 　　　 Professor at division of Psychology, School of Humanities, Kanazawa University

Editorial board of The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology (2003-2014)
Director of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan
Editorial board of Bulletin of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan

Articles

Taniuchi, T., Miyazaki, R., Siddik, M. A. B. (2017) Concurrent learning of multiple oddity discrimination in rats. Behavioural Processses, 140, 6-15. DOI:10.1016/j.beproc.2017.03.008
Free download until May 27, 2017　https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1UrIl1LenM57eY
Tanaka, C. & Taniuchi, T. (2016). Preliminary evidence of directed forgetting in rats using radial maze task. Bulletin of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan, 5, 21-29. (written in Japanese with English abstract).pdf
Taniuchi, T., Sugihara, J., Wakashima, M., & Kamijo, M. (2016). Abstract numerical discrimination learning in rats. Learning and Behavior, 44, 122-136. http://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13420-016-0209-2 You can enjoy rats' performance on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTFxJtsQ1UY
Kamijo, M. & Taniuchi, T. (2015) Acquisition and limited transfer of numerical discrimination of object stimuli in rats. The Psychological Record, 65, 289-300. DOI: 10.1007/s40732-014-0105-0 (please email me for request of off-print)
Taniuchi, T., & Hirano, Y. (2014) Effects of arm properties on radial maze performance in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Bulletin of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan, 3, 13-20. (written in Japanese with English abstract)http://www.hpsj.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014p.13-20.pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2014) Persistent memory retention of reward events and proactive interference in reward series learning by mice. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 27, 143-159. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3vc7k9x0
Taniuchi, T. (2014) Phrasing effect with inter-trial cues in serial pattern learning in rats. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 32, 207-212.
Taniuchi, T., Washizuka, K., & Ueno, R. (2013). Effects of intra-maze and extra-maze cues on radial maze performance in goldfish (Carassius auratus). The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 63, 79-85. (written in Japanese with English abstract) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/advpub/0/advpub_63.1.2/_pdf
Taniuchi, T., & Kimura, M. (2013). Simultaneous visual discrimination learning in newts (Cynops pyrrhogaster). The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 63, 87-93. (written in Japanese with English abstract) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/advpub/0/advpub_63.1.3/_pdf
Taniuchi, T., & Yahagi, H. (2013). Memory-resource-allocation experiment in rats: Failure to find directed forgetting effect. Bulletin of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan, 2, 1-9. (written in Japanese with English abstract)http://www.hpsj.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013P1-9.pdf
Taniuchi, T., & Ueno, R. (2013). Overshadowing and generalization decrement of inter-item association by an extra-series cue in serial learning by rats. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science. 31, 156-160. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Taniuchi, T., Sakata, F., & Ueno, R. (2013). Directed forgetting in a radial maze performance by rats. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science. 31, 113-122. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Kamijo, M. & Taniuchi, T. (2012) Numerical discrimination learning of object stimuli in rats. Bulletin of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan, 1, 2-9. (written in Japanese with English abstract)http://www.hpsj.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/1fb073fb81291c0869bff37436498191.pdf
Siddik, M. A. B. & Taniuchi, T. (2012) Conditional discrimination learning of two-object-pairs by rats. Bulletin of Hokuriku Psychological Society of Japan, 1, 35-43
http://www.hpsj.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/9db0d23e1b7e9d008ec23be08bc529eb.pdf.
Taniuchi, T., Ishizaka, N., Kimura, M., & Ueno, R. (2012) Serial position learning in a modified Hill maze by a rat (Rattus norvegicus). The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 62, 11-19. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/62/1/62_62.1.3/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. & Yamada, Y. (2012) Win-stay and win-shift performance of goldfish in a large radial maze. Bulletin of Department of Human Science. 2, 1-18. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Iwasaki, S., Ueno. R., & Taniuchi, T. (2010) Transitive responding and the symbolic distance effect in a transitive inference task in rats (Rattus norvegicus). The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 60, 129-138. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/60/2/60_60.2.2/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2010) Radial maze performance in common carp. Bulletin of Department of Human Science. 2, 1-18. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Kimura, M., Ishizaka, N., & Taniuchi, T. (2009) A review of serial learning studies using the simultaneous chaining method. Human and Socio-Environmental Studies, 17, 51-67. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Washizuka, K., & Taniuchi, T. (2007) Proactive interference on the radial arm maze performance of zebrafish. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 57, 73-79. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/57/2/57_57.2.1/_pdf
Ueno, R., & Taniuchi, T. (2006) The determinants of consecutive responses in lever-pressing behavior in pigs (Sus scrofa). The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 56, 91-99. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/56/2/56_56.2.1/_pdf
Ueno, R., & Taniuchi, T. (2006) Effects of model observation on operant conditioning of lever-pressing behavior in pigs. Socio-Environmental Studies, 12, 201-209. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Washizuka, K., & Taniuchi, T. (2006) Acquisition of a radial maze task by goldfish. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 57, 27-33. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/56/1/56_1_27/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2006) Formation of adjacent and remote association, and failure of list learning in reward serial learning by mice. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science. 24, 171- 180. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Ueno, R., & Taniuchi, T. (2006) The effects of variability in the amount of reinforcement on within-session decreases in lever-pressing responses of pigs under feeding schemes of livestock industry. Socio-Environmental Studies, 11, 141-148. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Taniuchi, T. (2006) Rats learn homecage-return in an open field. Studies and Essays: Behavioral Sciences and Philosophy, 26, 1-10.　 (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Blizard, D.A., Wada, Y., Onuki, Y., Kato, K., Mori, T., Taniuchi, T., Hosokawa, H., Otobe, T., Takahashi, A., Shisa, H., Hiai, H., Makino, J. (2005) Use of a standard strain for external calibration in behavioral phenotyping. Behavior Genetics, 35, 323-332.http://www.springerlink.com/content/v967643138127g16/#search='Use of a standard strain for external calibration in behavioral phenotyping'
Kimura, M., & Taniuchi, T. (2005) Examination of rats’ serial learning process with wild card test in a modified Hill maze. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 76, 276-281. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy1926/76/3/76_3_276/_pdf
Kondo, S., Taniuchi, T., & Kondo, Y. (2005) Olfactory discrimination of male sexual odor in female rats using habituation-dishabituation paradigm. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 55, 11-16. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/55/1/55_1_11/_pdf
Ueno, R., & Taniuchi, T. (2005) Within-session decreases in lever pressing responses in pigs under feeding scheme of livestock industry. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 55, 65-69. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/55/2/55_2_65/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2004) Overshadowing of inter-item association by extra-series cue in reward serial learning by rats. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 54, 19-28. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/54/1/54_1_19/_pdf
Kimura, M., & Taniuchi, T. (2004) Acquisition of three-item series with modified Hill maze by rats. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 54, 99-103. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/54/2/54_2_99/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2004) An application of animal psychology: Behavioral control of livestock. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 23, 90-94. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Ueno, R., & Taniuchi, T. (2004) Shaping, acquisition, extinction and spontaneous recovery of lever pressing behavior in pigs under feeding scheme of livestock industry. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 54, 87-97. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/54/2/54_2_87/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2004) Effects of shift in reward quality on proactive interference in radial maze performance by rats. Studies and Essays: Behavioral Sciences and Philosophy, 24, 15-26. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Taniuchi, T. (2004) Applying learning theory to modification of human behavior. University Extention Journal of Kanazawa University, 24, 19-29. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Taniuchi, T. (2000) Effects of interrun interval shift in rats' reward serial learning on the straight runway. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 71, 179-186. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy1926/71/3/71_3_179/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (2000) Relative memory load as a determinant of learning process in reward serial learning by rats. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 51, 41-48.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip1990/50/1/50_1_41/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (1998) Concurrent learning of multiple serial patterns and transfer in rats. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 48, 11-22. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip1990/48/1/48_1_11/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (1998) Basic evidence and recent developments of serial pattern learning in rats. Japanese Psychological review, 41 (1998), 392-407. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Taniuchi, T. (1997) Effects of item-arrangement on serial pattern learning and extinction in rats. The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 68, 255-263. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy1926/68/4/68_4_255/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (1997) Effects of interrun interval shift and pattern length on serial pattern learning in rats. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 47, 27-35. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip1990/48/1/48_1_11/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (1996) Proactive inhibition manifested in serial pattern learning on the radial maze. Socio-Environmental Studies, 1, 135-145. (written in Japanese with English abstract)
Taniuchi, T. (1995) Interseries transfer and effect of retention interval in rats' serial pattern learning. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 45, 21-29. (written in Japanese with English abstract)https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip1990/48/1/48_1_11/_pdf
Taniuchi, T. (1992) Effects of interrun interval and shift of reward sequence on serial pattern learning in rats. The Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology, 42, 77-86. (written in Japanese with English abstrahttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip1990/42/2/42_2_77/_pdf