Psychology and Neural Basis of Social Interaction

2018 Research Projects

Research Topic

Psychology and Neural Basis of Social Interaction

Lead Researcher

Wataru Sato, Program Specific Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Center Researcher

Sakiko Yoshikawa, Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

This project aims to investigate the psychological and neural mechanisms of the work of kokoro in empathy that stem from inter- and intra-group physical interaction such as imitating facial expressions and meeting other people’s gazes. It also aims to examine the effect that measuring these phenomena have on real-life situations.

2018/11/06