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Physiological Anthropology Lab
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A lab that explores the mechanisms of Kansei and emotion through sleep and empathy.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the mechanisms of Kansei and emotion through sleep and empathy.
The lab led by Assistant Professor Yuki Motomura works with the keywords Kansei, emotion, empathy, and sleep.
It investigates through what mechanisms mental functions arise, and what role those functions have played in human survival.
The lab approaches these questions from Kansei science, physiological anthropology, and neuroscience.
Its goal is to clarify how Kansei and emotion work, and to give those findings back toward the realization of a society of well-being.
Key terms
- Kansei science
- A field that uses scientific methods to study how human sensibility and affective responses work
- Physiological anthropology
- A field that studies the nature of humans through the physiological functions of the human body
- Emotion
- Movements of the human mind, such as joy or anger
ResearchResearch themes
With sleep, emotion, empathy, and consciousness as its main themes, the lab investigates when and through what mechanisms mental processes arise. From the perspectives of Kansei science, physiological anthropology, and neuroscience, it aims to clarify human Kansei and emotional functions.
*Illustrative imageSleep, Emotion, and Consciousness
The lab investigates how sleep relates to emotion and consciousness. It has also published papers on the relationship between sleep deprivation and creativity, and on how dreams relate to emotion, memory, and creativity.
*Illustrative imageResearch on Empathy
With empathy as a keyword, the lab aims to clarify human Kansei and emotional functions. It also examines how brain activity while observing one's own or others' movements relates to individual characteristics of empathy.
MembersFaculty
- Assistant ProfessorYuki Motomura
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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: “Emotion face symbol blocks on blue background ( )” Jernej Furman from Slovenia / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Sleep, Emotion, and Consciousness: “Stylish bedroom interior featuring a unique headboard design with geometric patterns and elegant bedding decor” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Research on Empathy: “A country doctor comforting the mother of a sick child, who Wellcome V0017084” Jean-Alexandre Allais / After Pierre Duval Le Camus / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Physiological Anthropology Lab): “Sleeping cat on her back” Umberto Salvagnin / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Physiological Anthropology Lab (Takayuki Nishimura)): “Tibetan Plateau landscape” Jan Kranendonk (https://www.jankranendonk.nl) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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