Research theme
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.
- The Self in the Brain
- Where value comes from?
- Language and communication
- Disaster and the power to live
- Human brain science for the future
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