Restructuring human sciences
based on
decoding of
emotional information

【Release】"Reconstruction of the Humanities Based on Neuroscientific Understandings of Affect" by NIPS Research Group

Symposiums and Events

On November 5th to 6th, 2021, the NIPS Research Group held a symposium on the “Reconstruction of the Humanities Based on Neuroscientific Understandings of Affect” both at the NIPS venue and via Zoom.

Due to recent advancements of fMRI and statistical models, it is now possible to estimate the potential affective states of an individual by observing their brain activity. In this workshop, participants discussed at length how academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences can further progress by actively utilizing such technologies in the future.

We would like to thank everyone who participated. A video recording of the event is available below for anyone who was unable to attend.

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ① Research Group of National Institute for Physiological Sciences[Reconstruction of the Humanities Through Interpreting Affective Information]

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ② “Machines that mimic a person’s aesthetic preferences” Group[A01] Junichi Chikazoe

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ③ “Understanding affective processing by manipulating brain functions” Takafumi Minamimoto

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ④”Developing human-like language processing models through cognitive and brain information processing” Group[A02] Yohei Ozeki

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ⑤ “Efforts to decode brain information through deep learning” Group[A02] Ichiro Kobayashi

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ⑥ “Investigating cognitive mechanisms related to metaphors” Group[A02] Akira Utsumi

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ⑦ “Probabilistic latent semantic scaling” Group[A02] Daichi Mochihashi

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.5 event ⑧ Panel session

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.6 event ① “Considering aesthetic concepts through brain function research” Group[A04] Tomohiro Ishizu

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.6 event ② “Understanding the artistic sensibility and creativity of music from statistical learning of the brain” Group[A04] Tatsuya Daikoku

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.6 event ③”Brain mechanisms that reflect the utility of future expectations: Can neuroscience contribute to behavioral economics?” Group[A01] Koji Jimura

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.6 event ④ “Demonstrating dynamic decision-making in behavioral economics” Group[A03] Yutaka Kayaba

MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) Interpreting Affective Information 2021.11.6 event ⑤ “Results of some empirical studies in economics that have unknown mechanisms” Group[A03] Yasutora Watanabe

 

Date and Time

  • Friday, November 5, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 12:00 p.m.
  • Place: Main conference room on the 1st floor of the Institute of Physiological Sciences or Zoom (hybrid event)

Program

Friday, November 5, 2021

12:30 Registration
13:00-13:10 Opening Remarks Junichi Chikazoe (Brain Business R&D Office, ALAYA Co.)
13:10-13:45 “A Machine that Mimics Personal Aesthetic Preferences” Junichi Chikazoe (Brain Business R&D Office, ALAYA Co., Ltd.)
13:45-14:20 “Understanding Emotional Processing by Manipulating Brain Functions”, Takashi Minamimoto (Quantum Science and Technology Agency)
14:20-14:55 “Development of human-like language processing model by cognitive and brain information processing” Yohei Ozeki (The University of Tokyo)
14:55-15:15 Break (20 minutes)
15:15-15:50 “Approach to decoding information in the brain using deep learning” Ichiro Kobayashi (Ochanomizu University)
15:50-16:25 “Elucidation of cognitive mechanisms related to metaphor”, Akira Utsumi (The University of Electro-Communications)
16:25-17:00 “Stochastic latent semantic scaling,” Daichi Mochihashi (The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)
17:00-17:10 Break (10 minutes)
18:30-19:00 “How will emotional visualization technology change the humanities, or what kind of technology will bring a breakthrough in the humanities?
Moderator: Daichi Mochihashi, Junichi Chikazoe

 

Saturday, November 6, 2021

9:00 Registration
9:00-9:35 “Considering Aesthetic Concepts from the Study of Brain Functions” Tomohiro Ishizu (Kansai University)
9:35-10:10 “Understanding artistic sensitivity and creativity in music based on statistical brain learning” Tatsuya Ohguro (International Research Institute for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo)
10:10-10:15 Break (5 minutes)
10:15-10:50 “Brain mechanisms reflecting the utility of future expectations: Can neuroscience contribute to behavioral economics? Koji Jimura (Keio University)
10:50-11:25 “Empirical evidence of dynamic decision making in behavioral economics” Yutaka Kayaba (University of Tokyo)
11:25-12:00 “Results of some econometric empirical studies whose mechanisms are unclear,” Yasutora Watanabe (University of Tokyo)
12:00-12:05 Closing Remarks Daichi Mochihashi (The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)