About me

I am a senior researcher at the Center for Information and Neural Networks, aka, CiNet of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).

My research interests revolve around the indomitable topic of human emotions. How do they come to be when we recall fond memories of our past? How do they interact with fundamental cognitive capacities such as attention? What benefits arise from regularly engaging with positive emotions such as gratitude, especially when it comes to our well-being? Most importantly, what are the neurobiological mechanisms driving these relationships?

To tackle such questions, we employ neuroimaging, psychophysiology, and online/face-to-face behavioral experiments, using a variety of analytical methods. It is a challenging journey, but above all, we have fun!