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Biography

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Yuto Kurihara

栗原 勇人

Specialties: Social neuroscience, cognitive science, experimental psychology

Degree
Ph.D. in Human Sciences, Waseda University

Current affiliations

  • Université de MontréalCHU Sainte-Justine Azrieli Research CenterPostdoctoral Fellow
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)Overseas Research Fellowships
  • Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Waseda UniversityAdjunct Researcher
  • Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Ballet Studies, Waseda UniversityAdjunct Researcher (concurrent appointment)
Researcher no.
00979388
Professional memberships
  • European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • The Japanese Society for Motor Control
  • Japanese Cognitive Science Society
  • Japan Human Brain Mapping Society
  • Japanese Neural Network Society
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • The Japan Neuroscience Society
  • The Japanese Psychological Association

Appointments & experience

  1. Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University

    Assistant Professor

  2. Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University

    Research Associate

  3. Tokyo Metropolitan University

    Part-time Lecturer

  4. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

    Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)

  5. Tokyo Seitoku University

    Part-time Lecturer

  6. School of Human Sciences, e-school, Waseda University

    Educational Coach

Education

  1. Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University

    Doctoral program

    Ph.D. in Human Sciences

  2. Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University

    Master’s program

    Master’s degree in Human Sciences

  3. Department of Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University

    Bachelor’s degree in Human Sciences

Competitive research funding

  1. FY2026–FY2028

    Co-investigator

    Analysis of representational structures in children with ASD using representational similarity analysis

    JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) ／ Scientific Research (C)

    Principal investigator: 岡本悠子

    Total funding: JPY 4,420,000 (allocated share: JPY 900,000)

  2. FY2025

    Co-investigator

    Effects of autistic traits and levels of processing on true and false memories

    Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Waseda University ／ Early-Career Group Research Support (C Project)

    Principal investigator: 川崎弥生

    Total funding: JPY 1,000,000 (allocated share: JPY 200,000)

  3. FY2024–FY2026

    Principal investigator

    An approach to the theory of the double empathy problem focusing on inter-brain EEG synchrony

    JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) ／ Early-Career Scientists

    Total funding: JPY 4,680,000

  4. FY2024

    Principal investigator

    Effects of environmental differences on interpersonal bodily and neural synchrony

    Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Waseda University ／ Early-Career Group Research Support (C Project)

    Total funding: JPY 1,000,000

  5. FY2024

    Co-investigator

    Support practices that promote children’s social independence in out-of-school education settings

    Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Waseda University ／ Early-Career Group Research Support (C Project)

    Principal investigator: 韓雪

    Total funding: JPY 1,000,000 (allocated share: JPY 300,000)

  6. FY2022–FY2023

    Principal investigator

    Elucidating the neural basis of smooth interpersonal interaction and proposing technologies to support it

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) ／ Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (DC2)

    Total funding: JPY 1,200,000

  7. Oct 2021–Mar 2022

    Principal investigator

    Implementing neuroscience-based communication support technology focusing on levels of inter-brain EEG synchrony

    Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) ／ Waseda Open Innovation Ecosystem Program for Pioneering Research (W-SPRING)

    Total funding: JPY 500,000

Awards

  1. Incentive Paper Award (co-authored paper)

    Japanese Cognitive Science Society

    Interpretability of inter-brain synchronization/desynchronization based on the irruption theory

    Authors: Yuto Kurihara, Rieko Osu, Tom Froese

  2. Excellent Presentation Award (co-authored presentation)

    The Japanese Psychological Association

    The mediating role of resting-state brain activity in the relationship between mindfulness traits and psychological well-being: WASEDA’S Health Study

    Authors: 大隈 玲志, 合屋 拓巳, 髙橋 徹, 臼井 香, 澤登 日菜, 中村 宣博, 中川 剣人, 筒井 俊春, 栗原 勇人, 小野田 慶一, 岡 浩一朗, 熊野 宏昭, 谷澤 薫平, 大須 理英子

  3. Excellent Presentation Award (undergraduate and master’s division) (co-authored presentation)

    Society for Tokyo Young Psychologists

    Estimating Aha moments using machine learning with changes in cerebral blood flow as features: an fNIRS study

    Authors: 大隈玲志, 栗原勇人, 大須理英子

  4. Trainee Professional Development Award

    Society for Neuroscience