Dr. Hideki Mochizuki

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miller School of Medicine,

University of Miami, FL, USA

Assistant Professor

Email: motiz@nips.ac.jp

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan

Publications (Selected)

1. Mochizuki H, Inui K, Tanabe HC, Akiyama LF, Otsuru N, Yamashiro K, Sasaki A, Nakata H, Sadato N, Kakigi R. Time course of activity in itch-related brain regions: A combined MEG-fMRI study. J Neurophysiol. 2009; 102: 2657-2666.
2. Mochizuki H, Inui K, Yamashiro K, Ootsuru N and Kakigi R. Itching-related somatosensory evoked potential. Pain. 2008; 138: 598-603.
3. Mochizuki H, Kimura Y, Ishii K, Oda K, Sasaki T, Tashiro M, Ishiwata K and Yanai K. “Simplified PET measurement for evaluating histamine H1receptor in human brains using [11C]doxepin”.Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2004; 31, 1005-1011.
4. Mochizuki H, Kimura Y, Ishii K, Oda K, Sasaki T, Tashiro M, Ishiwata K and Yanai K. “Quantitative measurement of histamine H1receptors in human brains by PET and [11C]doxepin”.Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2004; 31: 165-171.
5. Mochizuki H, Tashiro M, Kano M, Sakurada Y, Itoh M and Yanai K. “Investigation of the central itch modulation system using positron emission tomography”.Pain2003; 105: 339-346.
6. Mochizuki H, Tashiro M, Tagawa M, Kano M, Itoh M, Okamura N, Watanabe T and Yanai K. “The effects of a sedative antihistamine, d-chlorpheniramine, on visuomotor spatial discrimination and regional brain activity as measured by positron emission tomography (PET)”.Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental. 2002;17: 413-418.