Member
Member
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Research theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| PositionProfessor | NameMotoaki SUGIURA |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science IRIDeS, Dept. Disaster-Related Cognitive Science |
Research themeHuman Brain Science (Self recognition, Social cognition) researchmap / researchgate |
| PositionProfessor | NameHyeonjeong JEONG |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeLanguage communication and second language acquisition researchmap / personal website |
| PositionAssistant Professor | NameAyumi TAKEMOTO | Affiliation IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science | Research themeRole of non-verbal behaviour in human-human or human-computer interaction |
| PositionAssistant Professor | NameKohei SAKAKI |
Affiliation
Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeDeveloping innovative educational methods based on cognitive neuroscience researchmap |
| PositionAssistant Professor | NameChunlin LIU |
Affiliation
Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeEmotionality acquisition in a second language |
| PositionAssistant Professor | NameYi DING |
Affiliation
Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeSelf-evaluation, Moral self, Social cognition |
| PositionProfessor | NameNobuyuki SAKAI |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Arts and Letters IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeBrain Sciences on Taste and Olfaction researchmap / researchgate |
| PositionSenior Assistant Professor | NameAyahito ITO |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Education IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeimpression formation, social inferencing researchmap |
| PositionAssociate Professor | NameTakumi UCHIHARA |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeSecond Language Vocabulary Acquisition researchmap |
| PositionVisiting Researcher | NameSeishu NAKAGAWA |
Affiliation
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research themeNeuroleptics of fatigue and deep emotions. Researchgate |
| PositionVisiting Researcher | NameNaofumi TANAKA |
Affiliation
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research theme |
| PositionVisiting Researcher | NameBeomjin CHEON |
Affiliation
Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science |
Research theme Art Education/Effects of Art Activities researchmap |
| PositionPostdoctoral Fellow | NameShoki OGATA | Affiliation Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center | Research themeBehavioral economics, Irrational price perception |
| PositionPostdoctoral Fellow | NameWenyu Zhang（Wendy） | Affiliation Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center | Research theme |
| PositionPostdoctoral Fellow | NameJun YASUMI | Affiliation Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center | Research theme |
| PositionD4 | NameKazuya TAKAHASHI | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionD4* | NameJeyoon CHOI |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine Division for International Joint Graduate Programs Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation |
Research themeNeural Basis of Social Cognition |
| PositionD3* | NameVictoria Anne FLOOD |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program JSPS DC2 |
Research themeProsody processing in second language, the role of usage of language |
| PositionD3* | NameLingfei GUAN |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine Division for International Joint Graduate Programs JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation |
Research themeNeural Mechanisms of VR Exposure treatment for fear of height |
| PositionD2 | NameXinyi HE |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation |
Research theme |
| PositionD2 | NameYin May Zin Han |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine Advanced Graduate Program for Future Medicine and Health Care, Tohoku University Division for International Joint Graduate Programs AGS RISE Program |
Research themeNeural basis of Social Motivation & Family Comunication Pattern |
| PositionD2 | NameYuyong LIU |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine Division for International Joint Graduate Programs JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation |
Research themeSecond language communication, role of nonverbal information |
| PositionD2 | NameSachihiro SHIRAHAMA | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionD2 | NameXiaoqian CHANG |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation |
Research themeEffects of Optimism Induction on Experimental Pain and Brain Activities |
| PositionD2 | NameDenilson Brilliant TJOKTANDWINATA |
Affiliation
Graduate School of Medicine JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation |
Research themeThe Neural Mechanism of Approach-Avoidance Conflict related to Loneliness toward Facial Emotion |
| PositionD2* | NameChong SHAO | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionD2* | NameXinning HE | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionD2* | NameHyoungSun KIM（Sunny） |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies Advanced Graduate School Research Initiative for International Scholarly Excellence Program |
Research themeNeural Basis of Interoceptive Language Representation in the Body |
| PositionD1 | NameMomoyo TSUCHIYA | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research themeNeural basis of music and emotion |
| PositionD1 | NameSatsuki TORIGE | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionD1* | NameJiaxin YAN (Jane) |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies GP-RSS International Joint Graduate Programs |
Research themeneural and cognitive mechanisms of multimodal communication, focusing on gestures, embodiment and memory |
| PositionM2 | NameKazufumi KARUBE | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionM2 | NameMai TAKAGI | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionM2* | NameXinyu PENG | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionM2* | NameErina MIYATSU | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionM1 | NameSanami NAGATA | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionM1 | NameHaruki KONNO | Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine | Research theme |
| PositionResearch student | NameShuxuan YAN | Affiliation IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science | Research theme |
| PositionResearch student | NameYue LIU | Affiliation IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science | Research theme |
| PositionResearch student | Namedong XING | Affiliation IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science | Research theme |
| PositionTechnical Staff | NameNaomi SHINOHARA | Affiliation IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science | Research theme |
| PositionTechnical Assistant | NameErina GYOBA | Affiliation Brain MRI Center | Research theme |
Alumni
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Research theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| PositionDoctoral course(-2025.9) | NameYu LIU | Affiliation Accenture Japan Ltd | Research themeChoice strategies in moral dilemmas |
| PositionMaster's Course(-2025.9) | NameYuang CHEN | Affiliation * | Research theme |
| PositionAssistant Professor(-2025.3) | NameAzumi TANABE | Affiliation Shujitsu University | Research themevisual working memory and executive functions researchmap |
| PositionDoctoral course(-2025.3) | NameYi DING | Affiliation Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center | Research themeSelf-evaluation, Moral self, Social cognition |
| PositionDoctoral course(-2025.3) | NameShoki OHGATA | Affiliation Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center(2025.6-) | Research themeConsumer neuroscience, Consumer behavior studies |
| PositionD3*(-2025.3) | NameYichuan HUANG | Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies | Research themeNeural Mechanisms of the Foreign Language Effect on Moral Responses |
| PositionD2(-2025.3) | NameQiang HUANG |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation JSPS DC2 |
Research themeSentence processing research in the bilingual brain. |
| PositionD2(-2025.3) | NameSatsuki Kurokawa |
Affiliation
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies JST Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation JSPS DC2 |
Research themeSecond language phonological vocabulary acquisition |
| PositionMaster's Course(-2025.3) | NameKei TAKAHASHI | Affiliation Benesse Corporation | Research themeSocial situation and Cognitive performance |
| PositionM2(-2025.3) | NameYuto AKI | Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies | Research themeEmotion Processing in Second Language Acquisition |
| PositionSenior Assistant Professor(-2024.10) | NameYuko OKAMOTO | Affiliation Waseda University | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2024.9) | NameChunlin LIU | Affiliation Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center | Research themeEmotionality acquisition in a second language |
| PositionAssistant Professor(-2023.12) | NameYasuhiro HATORI | Affiliation National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan | Research themeVisual attention, Behavioral analysis researchmap |
| PositionMaster's Course(-2023.9) | NameMiho NAKANISHI |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science(2023.10-2024.3) FBS Corporation(2024.4-) |
Research themeChanging of the border between self and other |
| PositionM2*(-2023.3) | NameYumeng XU | Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies | Research theme |
| PositionAssistant Professor(-2023.3) | NameKentaro OBA | Affiliation Tohoku University School of medicine | Research themeNostalgia, Autobiographical memory, Reminiscence and health researchmap／researchgate Current affiliation：Tohoku University Smart Aging Research Center(2024.4-) |
| PositionMaster's Course(-2023.3) | NameTakahiro MOTOHASHI | Affiliation HAKUHODO | Research theme |
| PositionM2(-2023.3) | NameAyaka MORIZANE | Affiliation NITORI | Research themeThe effect of self-agency on perception |
| PositionAssistant Professor(-2022.12) | NameRyo ISHIBASHI | Affiliation CiNet: Center for Information and Neural Networks | Research themetool recognition and use, neural bases of semantic processes researchgate |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2022.9) | NameDiego Elisandro DARDON |
Affiliation
Tohoku University Graduate School of International Cultural Studies |
Research themeCurrent affiliation：Miyagi University of Education(2025.4-) |
| PositionAssistant Professor(-2022.3) | NameAzumi TANABE | Affiliation International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University | Research themevisual working memory and executive functions researchmap |
| PositionD4 (-2022.3) | NameYuki YAMAMOTO | Affiliation Rakuten Group, Inc. | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2022.3) | NameYumi HAMAMOTO |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science(2022.4-2022.6) Northumbria University(2022.7-) |
Research theme Eating Disorders, body image, body perception researchgate Current affiliation：Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University(2024.4-) |
| Position Doctoral course (-2022.3) | NameSuk Kyung CHANG | Affiliation * | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2021.9) | NameMing-Che HSIEH | Affiliation National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Research themeNeurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, natural language processing HP／ |
| PositionPostdoctoral Fellow(-2021.3) | NameKoichi TOIDA | Affiliation The University of Tokyo | Research themeTime perception, Architectural acoustics researchmap／researchgate |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2020.9) | NameShunsui MATSUURA |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science(2020.10-2021.3) Kyoto University(2021.4-) |
Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2021.3) | NameKiyo OKAMOTO | Affiliation Shiga University | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2021.3) | NameHaining CUI |
Affiliation
Tohoku University Graduate School of International Cultural Studies／ Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University(2021.4-2022.5) School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill University(2022.6-) |
Research themepragmatics and language acquisition |
| Position Doctoral course (-2021.3) | NameMasako TANAKA | Affiliation Tokyo Denki University, School of System Design and Technology | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2020.3) | NameShohei YAMAZAKI | Affiliation Core Concept Technologies Inc. | Research theme |
| PositionAssistant Professor (-2019.5) | NameShinsuke SUZUKI |
Affiliation
The University of Melbourne Riken Center for Brain Science |
Research themeCurrent affiliation：Hitotsubashi University(2023.4-) |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2019.3) | NameHiroshi ISHINABE | Affiliation Higashiosaka Junior College | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2019.3) | NameKoichi ABE | Affiliation Tohoku University Hospital | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2019.3) | NameKosuke MOTOKI | Affiliation Miyagi University | Research themeFood, Consumer behaviour, crossmodal correspondences, Emotion, Eye-tracking, fMRI HP／researchmap／researchgate Visiting Researcher(2019.4-2022.3) Current affiliation：The University of Tokyo(2022.4-) |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2018.3) | NameTetsuya KAGEYAMA |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science(2018.4-2019.3) Kyoto University of the Arts(2019.4-) |
Research themeCurrent affiliation：Tohoku University(2022.4-) |
| PositionPostdoctoral Fellow (-2018.3) | NameBeomjin CHEON | Affiliation Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College | Research themeCurrent affiliation：Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College |
| PositionMaster's Course(-2017.9) | NameKanan HIRANO |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science(2017.10-2019.3) IRIDeS, Dept. Disaster-Related Cognitive Science(2019.4-2022.3) |
Research theme |
| PositionAssistant Professor(-2017.3) | NameHyeonjeong JEONG | Affiliation Tohoku University Graduate School of International Cultural Studies | Research theme |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2017.3) | NameTatsuo KIKUCHI | Affiliation Sendai City Hospital | Research theme |
| PositionVisiting researcher (-2017.2) | NameWensheng WU | Affiliation Changzhou Institute of Technology | Research theme |
| PositionAssistant Professor (-2017.1) | Nameakitake KANNO | Affiliation Tohoku University School of medicine | Research themeCurrent affiliation：Tohoku University |
| PositionAssistant Professor (-2016.9) | NameAkira SUMIYOSHI | Affiliation National Institute on Drug Abuse | Research themeCurrent affiliation：National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology(2024.4-) |
| PositionDoctoral course (-2016.9) | NameKelssy KAWATA |
Affiliation
IDAC, Dept. Human Brain Science(2016.10-2017.12) The University of Tokyo(2018.1-) |
Research themeCurrent affiliation：HiroshimaUniversity City University(2025.4-) |