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Language and communication
Humans create a society through communication, and language is its powerful tool to convey feelings and move people. Elucidation of the neural bases of these functions and their acquisition is expected to contribute to understanding humanity and to educational applications.
202005.02 Are the effects of sincere praise and flattery the same? Posted in RESEARCH
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Does the effect of words differ depending on their profoundness? We found that sincere praises activate the reward system of the brain more than the shallower compliments (flatteries). A poster of this research result was presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2020 Virtual. (Fujiwara)