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Takano Lab
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A psychology lab that uses experiments and data to uncover the dynamics of mind and society.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering the dynamics of mind and society, across levels.
The Takano Lab studies how people overcome change and come to harmonize and coexist in a rapidly changing society.
Covering a wide range of topics, from individual cognition and emotion to trends across society as a whole, the lab aims to clarify the dynamics of mind and society across multiple levels.
Its basic approach is psychological experiments and surveys grounded in theoretical consideration, and its distinctive feature is combining them with natural language processing, machine learning, functional brain imaging, and physiological response measurement.
Recently, the lab has put particular emphasis on psychology and cognitive science research that makes use of large language models.
Key terms
- Awe
- The emotional response that arises when facing something beyond one's understanding, such as vast nature or the universe
- Natural language processing
- Technology for analyzing the language we use in everyday life with computers
- Functional brain imaging
- Measurement methods that capture brain activity as images, such as fMRI
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Japanese Group Dynamics Association conference
A study that used natural language processing to reveal the moral structure of Bushido accepted by PNAS Nexus
A paper examining the relationship between attitudes toward AI and attitudes toward ambiguity published in Acta Psychologica
ResearchResearch themes
The lab explores how people face change in a society that is constantly changing because of unpredictable events. It investigates everything from individual cognition and emotion to trends across society as a whole, combining psychological experiments and surveys with data analysis.
*Illustrative imageClarifying the Dynamics of Mind and Society
As daily life is transformed by natural disasters, scientific and technological progress, the rise of AI, and more, the lab explores how people overcome change and come to harmonize and coexist. It aims to clarify this across multiple levels, from individual cognition and emotion to trends across society as a whole.
*Illustrative imagePsychological Experiments and Data-Driven Methods
Based on psychological experiments and surveys grounded in theoretical consideration, the lab combines natural language processing, machine learning, functional brain imaging (such as fMRI), and physiological response measurement (such as skin conductance response, heart rate, and gaze and pupil responses).
*Illustrative imageResearch on Narratives, Awe, and Religiosity
The lab's topics include the relationship between narratives and cultural products, the structure and function of awe and reverence, and the relationship of religiosity and spirituality to sociality and political ideology. Recently, it has also put emphasis on research that makes use of large language models.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Takano Lab consist of faculty and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- LecturerRyota Takano
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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: “Stanford CCRMA Computer Lab” Visnu Pitiyanuvath / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Clarifying the Dynamics of Mind and Society: “Network Visualization” Martin Grandjean / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Psychological Experiments and Data-Driven Methods: “Institut of Psychology Szeged EEG Laboratory 3” Csaba Segesvári camera-man at Délmagyarország lapcom Kft. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Research on Narratives, Awe, and Religiosity: “Starry night ( )” Chad Ajamian / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kitagami Lab): “Institut of Psychology Szeged EEG Laboratory 2” Csaba Segesvári camera-man at Délmagyarország lapcom Kft. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ohira Lab): “Brain-computer interface experiment” Laurens R. Krol / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Hirai Lab): “A group of children playing baloons, Ismailia, Egypt” Husseingallery / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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