Kick-off Symposium for MRI Laboratory, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University on Feb. 16, 2013

Kick-off Symposium for MRI Laboratory, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University
Opening a new avenue for brain science – novel knowledge linked to
kokoro and society –
Date: Feb. 16, 2013, 1:00-5:40 pm.
Place: Large Conference Hall, 3rd Floor, Inamori Center, Kyoto University access
13:00 – 13:10　Opening Remarks Sakiko Yoshikawa (Director, Kokoro Research Center)
13:10 – 13:20　Guest’s Greeting　Hiroo Imura (former President of Kyoto University, Foundation for Biomedical Resarch and Innovation）
Special Lectures (Lecture will be given in Japanese)
13:20 – 14:00　Norihiro Sadato（National Institute of Physilogical Sciences, Japan）
“The role of MRI in inter-disciplinary cooperative studies: Cases in social neuroscience”
14:00 – 14:40　Katsuyuki Sakai（The University of Tokyo, Japan）
“Human Prefrontal Cortex and Cognitive Control”
14:40 – 15:20　Manabu Honda（National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan）
“Neuroimaging approach to sensibility aspect of SHITSUKAN perception”
15:20 – 15:40　Coffee Break
Special Lectures (Lecture will be given in English)
15:40 – 16:20　Joan Chiao（Northwestern University, U.S.A.）
” Cultural neuroscience: Mapping cultural and genetic diversity in the developing brain”
16:20 – 17:00　Julie Grèzes（Ecole Normale Supérieure, France）
” The interplay between the limbic and the cortical motor systems”
17:00 – 17:40　Shihui Han（Peking University, China）
” How do we understand and share others’ pain? The effect of social group relationships”

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Prospective participants:
Target: Researchers and Students
Capacity: 100 seats on a first application
Please apply by e-mail with “Kick-off Symposium application” as the subject, and provide the following details:
1. Full name
2. Affiliation and Post
3. E-mail Address
4. Participation or Non-participation of Party after Symposium (participation fee: 3,000 yen)
Contact / application: Liaison office, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University
E-mail: kokoro-event*educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change * to @.)

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