Cognitive Science of Decision Making

Research Topic
Cognitive Science for Decision Making

Lead Researcher
Nobuhito Abe, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University 

Center Co-Researchers
Ryusuke Nakai, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Hiroyuki Muto, Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Ryuhei Ueda, Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

The purpose of this study is to clarify the cognitive basis of human decision making using multiple complementary methods such as behavioral experiments, neuroscientific evaluation, and big data analysis. When studying human decision making, there are many cases in which the essential elements of human sociality and morality are impaired due to constraints within the experiment.

In this study, we approach human decision-making mechanisms in more realistic situations by devising a paradigm. Specifically, we focus on processes such as risk taking, and aim to clarify factors that can explain differences in decision making between individuals or fluctuations in decision making within individuals.

2021/06/04