June 7 & 8, 2011
A joint Tamagawa University-Caltech Lecture Course

Genetic, cellular, and cognitive approaches
to understanding social behavior

This conference is supported by Tamagawa University Global COE program (Tamagawa University and Caltech) and Kyoto University Primate Research Institute. It is intended for students and faculty with an interest in social neuroscience.
Understanding human social behavior requires a highly interdisciplinary approach including studies on genes, neural systems, and social communication. A key aim is to bring together international researchers who work in these fields for fruitful discussion.
This two-day conference immediately precedes the 15th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness.

Dates June 7 and 8, 2011
Venue Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto, Japan.
Registration
Website		 Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
 
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Tuesday, June 7

9:30 am Coffee and registration
10:00-10:30 welcome, introduction, and　overview of the conference
Ralph Adolphs（Caltech, USA）＆　Kenji Matsumoto（Tamagawa University, Japan）
10:30-11:30 "The amygdala, autism, and social cognition."
Ralph Adolphs（Caltech, USA）
11:30-12:30 "Social cognition in autism."
Kevin Pelphrey (Yale University, USA)
12:30-2:00 Discussion and Lunch
2:00-3:00 "Neural mechanisms of nonverbal communication."
Katsuki Nakamura (Kyoto University, Japan)
3:00-4:00 "Social reward based decision-making in humans."
Keise Izuma (Caltech, USA)
4:00-4:30 Discussion and coffee break
4:30-5:30 "The Mind of the Chimpanzee."
Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Kyoto University, Japan)
5:30-6:30 General Discussion & Poster Session
7:00- Banquet Dinner

Wednesday, June 8

9:30-10:30 "Evolution of social cognition."
Masako Myowa（Kyoto University, Japan）
10:30-11:30 "Genetic social neuroimaging and autism."
Hidenori Yamasue（University of Tokyo, Japan）
11:30-12:30 "Neural circuitry of strategic thinking in games."
Colin Camerer（Caltech, USA）
12:30-2:00 Discussion and Lunch
2:00-3:00 "Face and emotion processing in apes."
Lisa Parr（Emory University, USA）
3:00-4:00 "Integrating genes, brains, and social behavior."
Turhan Canli（SUNY Stony Brook, USA）
4:00-4:30 Discussion and coffee break
4:30-5:30 "Electrophysiological studies of strategic interactions in monkeys."
Naotaka Fujii（RIKEN BSI, Japan）
5:30-5:45 Concluding remarks
Ralph Adolphs（Caltech, USA）＆ Kenji Matsumoto（Tamagawa University, Japan）

Discussant

Minoru Kimura (Tamagawa University, Japan)
Masamichi Sakagami (Tamagawa University, Japan)
Kazuyuki Samejima (Tamagawa University, Japan)
Tetsuya Matsuda (Tamagawa University, Japan)
Shinsuke Shimojo (Caltech, USA)
Masahiko Haruno (NICT, Japan)
Hidehiko Takahashi (Kyoto University, Japan)

Organizers

Kenji Matsumoto (Tamagawa University, Japan) & Ralph Adolphs（Caltech, USA)

Sponsors

Tamagawa University Global Center of Excellence Program
Primate Research Institute Kyoto University

Accsess

Kenji Matsumoto
matsumot [at] lab.tamagawa.ac.jp

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