Behavioral Research on Office Workers Based on Biological Information

2018 Research Projects

Research Topic

Behavioral Research on Office Workers Based on Biological Information

Lead Researcher

Ryusuke Nakai, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Center Co-Researchers

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

Yukiko Uchida, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Kuniaki Yanagisawa, Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Masataka Nakayama, Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Maki Terao, Researcher, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University


This project will measure the volume and fiber connectivity of the brain, as well as the functional binding between brain regions, and use these as indices of brain health. The project will investigate the relationship between these biological indices and factors of the work satisfaction, such as workers’ sense of fulfillment, sense of accomplishment, stress and leisure. Thus the effects of the work environment on both subjective and objective health, as well as workers’ sense of well-being, will be disentangled using psychological and neuroscientific methods.

2018/11/06