Is brain research really good for anything? Is brain research really good for anything? Cognitive neuroscience elucidates the mysteries of the human mind and behavior as a combination of information processing (cognitive processes) in the brain. To utilize this research field to address social challenges arising from issues of the mind, researchers from various fields and parties in the field gather to create "collective knowledge" that integrates diverse humanities and natural sciences, and to develop human resources in this field. We welcome your participation in various ways, including organizing research meetings, conducting joint research, and enrolling in graduate school. Upcoming events List 202409.17Event The workshop on "Health and Well-Being" We have a workshop on "Health and Well-Being" On the 17th September as an event of Tohoku Forum of Creativity 2024. If you find interests on this workshop, please resister from 202409.18Event Kickoff Symposium of the Advanced Institute of So-Go-Chi (Convergence Knowledge) Informatics We are organizing the KickOff Symposium of the Advanced Institute of So-Go-Chi Informatics. We invite seven top reserchers in the humanities, psychology, sosical sciences, big data, AI software, AI 202409.18Event The Asian International Conference on Psychology We are organizing the Asian International Conference on Psychology (AICP) on the 18th and the 19th Spetember 2024 at the Katahira Campus. On the 18th, three symposiums is scheduled. On the 19th, the s 202410.11Event Exploring New Vocabulary Acquisition Research Using Brain Imaging Technique Exploring New Vocabulary Acquisition Research Using Brain Imaging Technique (Advance Registration Required) (22nd Human Sciences Seminar) Dr. Joe Barcroft (Washington University in St. Louis), an Events List 202408.19Event Systematicity and individuality in the L2 development and use of English grammatical morphemes: Insights from large-scale learner corpora Dr. Akira Murakami (University of Birmingham), a world-renowned expert in second language learner corpus research, gave this lecture and introduced the latest second language acquisition x learner cor 202408.08Event Study group meeting: What kind of social factors influence self-image establishment? This study group was established to identify what social factors are considered problematic in terms of their influence on the perception and evaluation of self-image, and what phenomena are considere 202408.05Event Summer Vacation University Exploration We recently teamed up with the Sendai City Board of Education for their "Summer Vacation University Exploration" program, welcoming 12 middle schoolers from the city. We wanted to show these 202407.31Event Exploring the Potential of Cognitive Neuroscience in Declining Birthrates (Workshop) The declining birthrate is the biggest socioeconomic issue in Japan, but the government's economic measures do not seem to be working. There seems to be a major psychological reason behind this, w 202407.22Event Interdisciplinary research x Neuroscience Research meeting In recent years, there has been a demand for collaboration with clinical practice and society and social implementation in basic research, and a series of processes have been formulated to identify ne 202407.21Event Supports for Persons with Disabilities x Neuroscience Research meeting In cognitive neuroscience research related to disability, there have been numerous studies on brain functions related to "difficulty". This time, we will apply this research and hold a meeti 202407.17Event Workshop of Dynamic Symmetric Functional Connectivity (DySCo) We conducted a workshop on the Dynamic Symmetric Functional Connectivity (DySCo), an analysis method for functional connectivity in fMRI. The workshop encompassed an overview of the method and detail 202407.10Event ”Pain x Positive Psychology x Neuroscience" symposium We will invite professors from the fields of medicine, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and religious studies to join us for a workshop on pain. Date: Wednesday, July 10, 20 202407.03Event Virtual reality x Cognitive Science Research Seminar June 3, at 3:00 p.m., RIEC and IDAC organized a seminar for sharing and discussing the results of the last academic year's work and research topics for this year. IDAC research members presented 202407.03Information Online course "Introduction to Human Brain Science" [Japanese] Human brain science uses functional brain imaging technology to visualize the cognitive processes in the brain that enable the human mind and behavior. The open online course which will introduce a wi 202407.02Event Neural mechanism of ASMR (Research meeting) ASMR is a concept and term that has been discussed by some members of the public mainly on the Internet and is not yet academically defined. Wikipedia in English describes it as a "sensory respon 202406.26Event Cognitive Science x Disaster Risk Reduction Research seminar Prof. David E. Alexander from University College London visited our lab, 26th June and 5th July. Four students from our lab. also present their research topics and interest. We are planning 202406.25Announcement Can the Brain Explain the Relationship Between Infectious Diseases and Collectivism? An fMRI Study of the Neural Basis of the Behavioral Immune System (International Poster Presentation) It is known that humans who have experienced repeated infections have developed a "behavioral immune system", a low-cost psychological defense response that complements the physiological imm 202406.24Announcement The feelings of acceptance and rejection affect the neural processes of self-evaluation (Poster Presentation at International Conference) Self-evaluation is believed to be influenced by feelings of acceptance and rejection. Previous research has shown that individuals may change their self-evaluation positively or negatively in response 202406.06Event SOKAP-connect project symposium ~ sustainable behavior & brain science Web site https://www2.econ.tohoku.ac.jp/~isgk/sympo_ws/symposium20240606.html Application Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q2CVc4i7Nbpasb5Bw4lDVPS7BVrYNn4byIwn_x1mkp4 (Ishigaki) 202405.29Event Safety x Brain Science - For effective learning from safety cases - In order to maintain a high level of safety of complex systems such as aviation, railways, healthcare, and power supply, it is essential to learn from both failure and success cases. However, despite
