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Cognitive Science Lab
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A lab that uses psychology to study driver behavior and experiences in VR.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding people through psychology to design safety and peace of mind
The Cognitive Science Lab investigates the relationship between people and technology from the perspective of psychology, using experimental methods.
In traffic science and traffic psychology, the lab studies automobiles from the viewpoint of drivers and occupants, covering topics such as driving assistance and communication between automated vehicles and people.
In virtual reality and human interfaces, the lab investigates how people move around in virtual spaces and how they perceive their own avatars.
The lab's website introduces it under the name “Kazunori Shidoji.”
Key terms
- eHMI
- A display mounted on the outside of an automated vehicle to convey the vehicle's intentions to people around it. Short for external HMI
- Human interface
- The parts and mechanisms through which people and machines interact. Usability and the interaction between people and machines are the subjects of study
- Avatar
- An entity that moves in place of one's own body in a virtual reality space
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Kyushu University Student Award and the Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences Award
A doctoral student and a master's student received the Graduate Student Research Encouragement Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates the relationship between people and technology using diverse psychological perspectives and experimental methods. Its research is built on two pillars: traffic science and traffic psychology, and virtual reality and human interfaces.
*Illustrative imageDriving assistance and communication with automated vehicles
The lab studies driving assistance for drivers with reduced arousal levels, elderly drivers, and others. With partial driving automation, challenges include taking over driving when the system fails and communication between the vehicle and other road users (eHMI).
*Illustrative imageLocomotion in VR spaces and body perception
Virtual reality spaces cannot be made identical to reality in some respects, and these differences are currently worked around through various techniques. The lab studies better ways of moving through virtual spaces and how people perceive their own avatars.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Cognitive Science Lab consist of faculty members, a secretary, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKazunori Shidoji
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Driving car on a road” Tenasan / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Driving assistance and communication with automated vehicles: “2008 Maruti Suzuki Alto Dashboard 02” Vjdeep / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Locomotion in VR spaces and body perception: “Plastic VR-Headset For Smartphones” Gurra483 / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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