At present, 6 faculty members hold Laboratories for undergraduate students.
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Izawa-Biopsychology Laboratory
Our laboratory studies “mind” as a spin-off of evolution. Our main subject is studies of corvids, with investigations being based on the following three areas which are basis of behavior and cognition: (1) physical/physiological mechanisms (framework) of the brain, (2) uniqueness and limitations of special forms (shapes), and (3) the biological roles of behavior and cognition (living). By understanding the relationships among these three areas, we hope to elucidate the biology underlying the “mind.”
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Umeda-Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Towards an integrated understanding of “Mind-Brain-Body” interactions, our lab focuses on various cognitive functions by using multiple research methods.
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Kawabata-Aesthetic Psychology Laboratory
In our Laboratory, we holistically study the aesthetic experience and cognition of humans and animals, based on Perceptual Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. In particular, we are involved in elucidating mind and brain functions as the basis of the subjectivity of experience, beauty and arts, recognition of interpersonal attraction, and love. We hope to develop a holistic field of Aesthetic Science in cooperation with other fields of study, including Humanities and Social Sciences (aesthetics, art history, economics, and political science), Medical Science (endocrinology and beauty science), Natural Science, and Human Engineering.
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Terasawa-Affective Neuroscience Laboratory
We are studying the mind-body interaction for feeling emotions. In addition to the methods of experimental psychology and physiological psychology, we also use the methods of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology to consider the questions of how emotions are experienced.
We are challenging this theme through the individual differences in feeling emotions such as interoception, anxiety, and alexithymia.
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Minagawa Laboratory
Our laboratory studies the senses, including vision, smell, and tactile perception, with special emphasis on auditory studies such as speech, language, and music using NIRS and eye cameras. At the Baby Laboratory, we also study the linguistic capacity and social cognition of infants and children. Students at our Laboratories may perform brain function experiments and psychological experiments on infants for their graduate research.
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Yamamoto-Developmental Psychology Laboratory
We conduct developmental clinical research based on Applied Behavior Analysis of infants with developmental risk, as well as infants and children with developmental delay (autistic spectrum disorder, learning difficulties, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, etc.). Our studies are developing into investigations of social function (parent-child relationships and relationships with friends), as well as the processes of mastery by therapists, curriculum design, learning support (reading, writing, comprehension, and expression skills), and the processes of spreading support methods. We also conduct analyses of the basic developmental process (including comparison with typical development) involved in recognition of facial expression, visual line, and motion analysis. We hope to cooperate with other related fields of investigation, including pediatrics and engineering.
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