Published several academic papers on topics like bodily sense of self, interoception, and sense of presence, including 'More than meets the heart: systolic amplification of different emotional faces is task dependent', 'Knowing your own heart: distinguishing interoceptive accuracy from interoceptive awareness', and 'An Interoceptive Predictive Coding Model of Conscious Presence'.
Research Experience
Conducted research in embodied cognition, bodily sense of self (including studies using virtual reality), cardiac rubber hand illusion, intentional binding without intentional action, and interoception, such as the task-dependent systolic amplification of different emotional faces.
Background
Associate Professor at the Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience (CHAIN), Hokkaido University, Japan. His research fields include Embodied Cognition, Bodily Sense of Self, Sense of Presence, Artificial Life, and Virtual Reality.
Miscellany
Wrote short articles in Japanese, such as 'Virtual Reality and Transformative Consciousness Experience', 'Cognitive Science of Bodily Self-Consciousness', and 'Virtual Reality and “Possible Minds”'.