| Professor | Ryuta KAWASHIMA |
| Assistant Professor | Shoki OGATA |
We work on a wide range of brain science studies for the purpose of social technology studies, where we can apply these findings to the field of education and welfare.
The Department of Functional Brain Imaging is made-up of researchers from a variety of backgrounds including medicine, science, life sciences, engineering, pharmacy, linguistics, pedagogy, and the arts. We work on a wide range of brain science studies, from basic brain research for the purpose of social technology studies, where we can apply these findings to the field of education and welfare. Mainly, we focus on functional brain imaging and social technology. In functional brain imaging research, our interest is the “human mind” where we elucidate the neural underpinnings of cognitive functions, such as perception, memory, motor, linguistic and emotional processes, to reveal the mechanism of the mind that survives the complicated.
NIRs Hyper-scanning during Communication
Research Topics
・Functional mapping of higher cognitive functions of humans.
・Neuroimaging study for brain plasticity in performing cognitive intervention in humans.
・Decoding of higher cognitive activities of humans.
・Neuroimaging study for analyzing the correlation between brain and genome in humans.
・Analysis of temporospatial pattern of human brain activity by non-invasive brain measurements.
Selected Publications
1. Buffering effects of amusement and awe on stress responses: Behavioral, physiological, and neural response. Tsujimoto M, Matsuzaki Y, Yamaya N, Saito T, Kawashima Ryuta. Neuroimage, 324, 121624, 2025
2. The polygenic risk score for Parkinson’s Disease is associated with becoming a medical doctor or dentist. Takeuchi H, Kawashima R. Genes, 16(4), 384, 2025
3. Interventions for expectant and new parents designed to prevent child abuse and neglect in at-risk families: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Tamon H, Sudo M, Yoshitsugu Hm Maruyama N, Ogawa K, Takehara K, Tachibana Y, Kawashima R. Child Abuse and Neglect, 160, 107154, 2025
4. Predicting conversational satisfaction of face-to-face conversation through interpersonal similarity in resting-state functional connectivity. Ikeda S, Jeong H, Sasaki Y, Sakaki K, Yamazaki S, Nozawa T, Kawashima R. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 6015, 2024
5. Preventive effect of one-session brief focused attention meditation on state fatigue: Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Yamaya N, Hashimoto T, Ikeda S, Brilliant TD, Tsujimoto M, Nakagawa S, Kawashima R. Neuroimage, 297, 120709. 2024
Research Interests
Cognitive intervention for elders, Cognitive stimulation for children and adolescents, Hyper-scanning, Neuro marketing