Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute Matsumoto Lab

Tamagawa University

Brain Science Institute

Matsumoto Lab

日本語

*How do our brains generate free will?

*Why are our preferences different among one another?

*How do our brains are motivated or demotivated?

*We are investigating brains to answer these questions.

Looking for candidates for students in Graduate School of Brain Sciences, Tamagawa University.

Candidates for JSPS post-docs are also welcome.

Let’s reveal the neural underpinnings of human nature together!!

To solve the mysteries of the brain...

New papers have been published!!

Kou Murayama, Madoka Matsumoto, Keise Izuma, & Kenji Matsumoto, “Neural basis of the undermining effect of monetary reward on intrinsic motivation,” PNAS 107: 20911-20916, 2010.

Keise Izuma, Madoka Matsumoto, Kou Murayma, Kazuyuki Samejima, Norihiro Sadato, & Kenji Matsumoto, “Neural correlates of cognitive dissonance and choice-induced preference change,” PNAS 107: 22014-22019, 2010.

Joint Tamagawa-Caltech Lecture Course 2011

Genetic, cellular, and cognitive approaches to understanding social behavior

◎Held as Social Neuroscience satellite of ASSC15 at Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall. Most thanks to all the attendees.

New members joined!

Yukihito Yomogida, Ryuta Aoki, and Ayaka Sugiura.

Keise Izuma and Kenji Matsumoto appeared in a TV program

Mystery of Decision-Making –Brains decide our minds involuntary

“Galileo X” on July 10th and 17th 2011

New paper has been published!

Keise Izuma, Kenji Matsumoto, Colin F. Camerer, & Ralph Adolphs, “Insensitivity to social reputation in autism,” PNAS 108: 17302-17307, 2011

New members joined!

Adam Phillips (Researcher) and Yuka Ueno (Assistant)

Murayama et al. 2010 has been introduced in a BBC site！

“Does money really motivate people?”

Murayama et al. 2010 will be introduced in a textbook for cognitive neuroscience.

Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience (2nd ed.)

Sample chapter 14 (Decision Making)

Keise Izuma, Kou Murayama, and Kenji Matsumoto

co-supervised with Prof. Ohtake the Special Exhibition,

“It’s All about Money!–Confront Yourself

through 10 Experiences”

by Miraikan (Mar 9-Jun 24, 2013).

A satellite event

“Now Experiment! (1)–The Reason Why You Choose It”

was also held (May 18 (Sat)).

(Cooperated by Yomogida, Aoki, Abe, and Sugiura)

Ayaka Sugiura was awarded the best presentation award for young investigators from the Summer Workshop of Comprehensive Brain Science Network 2013.

New paper has been published!

Kou Murayama, Madoka Matsumoto, Keise Izuma, Ayaka Sugiura, Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci, & Kenji Matsumoto, “How self-determined choice facilitates performance: A key role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex,” Cerebral Cortex 25: 1241-1251, 2015.

A new member joined!

Kazuki Iijima

New paper has been published!

Ryuta Aoki, Madoka Matsumoto, Yukihito Yomogida, Keise Izuma, Kou Murayama, Ayaka Sugiura, Colin F. Camerer, Ralph Adolphs, & Kenji Matsumoto, “Social equality in the number of choice options is represented in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex,” The Journal of Neuroscience 34: 6413-6421, 2014.

Kenji Matsumoto organized a workshop “Evolution of Social Cognitive Ability Based on Neural Coding of Fictive and Other’s Outcomes” in HNW2014, satellite workshops of 2014 ICN (International Congress of Neuroethology), which was held at Hokkaido University in June, 2014. I appreciate everyone’s support.

New review paper has been published!

Ryuta Aoki, Yukihito Yomogida, & Kenji Matsumoto, “The neural bases for valuing social equality,” Neuroscience Research 90: 33-40, 2015.

New paper has been published!

Ayaka Sugiura, Ryuta Aoki, Kou Murayama, Yukihito Yomogida, Tomoki Haji, Atsuko Saito, Toshikazu Hasegawa, & Kenji Matsumoto, “Regional gray matter volume in the posterior precuneus is associated with general self-efficacy,” NeuroReport 27: 1350-1353, 2016.

New members joined!

Shogo Kajimura, Eriko Yamamoto