October 4th, Saturday, BRC Symposium: “Frontiers in Social Science and Neuroscience: Bridging Brain, Behavior, and Society”

Co-hosted by: Brain Research Center, Hitotsubashi University
Waseda Institute of Political Economy (Experimental Political Science Research Unit), Waseda University

We are pleased to host a lecture featuring Professor Brian Knutson and Professor Jeanne Tsai from Stanford University.
Links to the Stanford University website are provided for more information about the professors.

Symposium Overview

In recent years, neuroscience has expanded to inform questions in social sciences, from how individuals make economic choices to how cultural values shape political and economic decisions. This symposium brings together leading researchers at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and political science to explore how neuroscience can inform our understanding of emotion and decision-making in social, cultural, and political contexts. This session highlights both the promise and challenges of applying neuroscience to broader social science fields with the aim to advance our understanding of human emotion and decision-making in real world social contexts.