Ayaka Matsuo received her medical doctor degree from the University of the Ryukyus Faculty of Medicine in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Mayland Global Campus in 2019. In addition, she is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She started her career as a neurosurgeon in 2019 and worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Neurosurgery, Nagasaki University Hospital (2023-now).