• Sadakata, M. & Sekiayam, K. (2011). Enhanced perception of various linguistic features by musicians: a cross-linguistic study, Acta Psychologica.138, pp.1-10.
  
• Brandmeyer, A., Sadakata, M., Timmers, R., & Desain, P. (2010). Learning expressive percussion performance under different visual feedback conditions. Psychological Research.
• Schaefer, R., Farquhar, J., Blokland, Y., Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2010). Name that tune: Decoding music from the listening brain. Neuroimage.Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.05.084
  
• Sadakata, M., Hoppe, D., Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R. & Desain, P. (2008). Real-Time Visual Feedback for Learning to Perform Short Rhythms with Variations in Timing and Loudness. Journal of New Music Research, 37, 207-220.
• Sadakata, M., Desain, P. and Honing, H. (2006). Bayesian way to relate rhythm perception and production. Music Perception, 23, 267-286.
• Hoppe, D., Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2006). Development of real-time visual feedback assistance in singing training: a review. Journal of computer assisted learning, 22, 308-316.
• Sadakata. M., Ohgushi, K., & Desain, P. (2004). A Cross-cultural Comparison Study of the Production of Simple Rhythmic patterns. Psychology of Music 32, 389-403.

• Sadakata, M. & J. M. McQueen (2011). The role of variability in non-native perceptual learning of a Japanese geminate-singleton fricative contrast. Proceedings of Interspeech, p.873-876, Florence, Aug. 2011.
  
• Sadakata, M., van der Zanden, L., Sekiyama, K. (2010). Influence of musical training on perception of L2 speech. 11th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2010), pp. 118-121. Makuhari, Japan.
  
• Sadakata, M., Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R. & Desain, P. (2010). Practice Space: real-time visual feedback for music education. 11th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition, Seattle, August 2010.
  
• Schaefer, R.S., Sadakata, M. Farquhar, J., & Desain, P. (2010). Name that tune: What is your brain listening to? 11th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition, Seattle, August 2010.
  
• Sadakata, M., Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R., & Desain, P. (2008) The visual feedback system with interactive contrast training for fluent finger piano exercises. Proceedings of the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition 10, August 25-29 2008, Sapporo, Japan.
• Sadakata, M., Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R., Miezlaiskyte, A., & Desain, P. (2008) Longitudinal study of rhythm tapping with visual feedback. Proceedings of the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition 10, August 25-29 2008, Sapporo, Japan.
• Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2007). Relating perception and production of simple rhythmic patterns explanation of the regression effect. Proceedings of 23rd meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner day), 433-438, Tokyo, Japan.
• Sadakata, M., Brandmeyer, A., Hoppe, D., Timmers, R. & Desain, P. (2007). Learning to perform musical rhythms with expressive timing. Proceedings of the 7th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop., Dublin, Ireland.
• Brandmeyer, A. Timmers, R., Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2007). Does real-time visual feedback improve expressive percussion performance? Proceedings of the 7th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop., Dublin, Ireland.
• Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R., Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. Real-time visual feedback in music pedagogy: Do different visual representations have different effects on learning. 8th Conference of SMPC. Montreal, Canada.
• Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2006). Perception and production of short Western musical rhythms. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC9), Bologna, Italy.
• Sadakata, M., Brandmeyer, A., Hoppe, D., Timmers, R., and Desain, P. (2006). Learning expressive performance of short musical rhythms with real-time visual feedback. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Music and Gesture, 24, Manchester, UK.
• Sadakata, M., Hoppe, D., & Desain, P. (2006). Learning to perform musical rhythms with expressive timing. Proceedings of the Teaching, Learning and Performing music conference, 54, Manchester, UK.
• Brandmeyer, A., Hoppe, D., Sadakata, M., Timmers, R. & Desain, P. (2006). PracticeSpace: A platform for real-time visual feedback in music instruction. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC9), Bologna, Italy.
• Hoppe, D., Brandmeyer, A., Sadakata, M., Timmers, R. & Desain, P. (2006). The effect of real-time visual feedback on the training of expressive performance skills. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC9), Bologna, Italy.
• Sadakata, M. & Desain, P. (2005). Perception and production of short western musical rhythms. Proceedings of the 7th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop., Alden-Biesen, Belgium.
• Sadakata. M., Desain, P., & Honing, H. (2004). An Analysis of Rhythmic Ratios in Scores of Various Kinds of Music. Proceedings of the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC). Evanston: NU.
• Sadakata. M., Desain, P., Honing, H., Patel, A. D., & Iversen, J. R. (2004). A cross-cultural study of the rhythm in English and Japanese popular music. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Musical Acousitcs (ISMA), 41-44. Nara.
• Sadakata, M., Desain, P., Honing, H., Patel, A. D., & Iversen, J. R. (2003). An analysis of rhythm in Japanese and English popular music. Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Music Perception and Cognition, 49-52.
• Sadakata, M., Desain, P. & Honing, H (2002). The relation between rhythm perception and production: towards a Bayesian model. Transaction of Technical Committee of Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, Acoustical Society of Japan, 32 (10), H-2002-92.
• Sadakata, M., Ohgushi, K. & Desain, P. (2002). A cross-cultural comparison study of the production of simple rhythmic patterns. Proceedings of International Conference of Auditory Display 2002 RenCon Workshop.
• Sadakata, M. & Ohgushi, K. (2001). Cross-cultural comparison of simple rhythm production. [Tanjun na rizumu patan no ensoukeikou no kokusai hikaku]. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Music Perception and Cognition, 53-60.
• M. Sadakata & Ohgushi, K. (2000). Comparative judgements pitch intervals and an illusion. [Ontei no hikakuhandan to sore ni tomonau sakkaku genshou]. Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Music Perception and Cognition, 35-42.

• Malou van Hintum (2011, July, 2). Muziek ZIEN. Volkskrant.
  
• NWO (2007, Juni). Muziekritme in beeld gebracht. Synthese NWO-jaaroverzicht 2006, pp.36.
  
• van Suchtelen, P. (2007, March 16). Muziek volgens je moedertaal, Spits, pp.15.
  
• van Suchtelen, P. (2006, Devember 21). Muziek volgens je moedertaal, Kennislink.nl.
  
• van Maris, B. (2006, December 9). Lettergreepritme: de moedertaal bepaalt het ritmegevoel, NRC Handelsblad, pp. 51.

• Sadakata, M. (2011, June 1st). "Music and language:  Influence of musical training on perception of second language speech". Amsterdam, de Tituskapel.
  
• Sadakata, M., Brandmeyer, A., Timers, R., & Desain, P. (2008, July). Learning musical expressions using visual feedback. Paper presented at 29th Internatonal Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.
• Sadakata, M. (2008, June). Relating rhythm perception and production: towards a Bayesian model. Paper presented at 7th Dutch Endo-Nuero-Psycho (ENP) meeting, Doorwerth, The Netherlands.
• Sadakata, M. (2007, October). Acculturation effects on rhythm production. Paper presented at a satellite workshop of 23rd meetings of the International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner day), Fukuoka, Japan.

Sadakata, M. (2006). Ritme and Rizumu: studies in music cognition. PhD Thesis. University of Nijmegen.

• Talk & Interview live at Tune In muziekcafé, 12th March, 2011