Psychology and Neural Basis of Social Interaction

Research Topic
Psychology and Neural Basis of Social Interaction

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

Collaborating Researchers
Takanori Kochiyama, Researcher, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International

Sylwia Hyniewska, Researcher, Bioimaging Research Center

Center Researcher
Sakiko Yoshikawa, Program-Specific 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.

2019/05/22