Dean and Professor of School of Psychology

Hirohito M. Kondo, Ph.D.

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Biography

Hirohito Kondo conducted extensive research on the nature of working memory and attentional control during his PhD studies. He earned his PhD in Experimental Psychology from Kyoto University in 2002, followed by a year as a post-doctoral fellow. His deep interest in conscious awareness has driven him to explore mechanisms underlying the formation of meaningful perceptual objects in the human brain. In 2003, he joined NTT Communication Science Laboratories as a Research Scientist. From 2014 to 2016, he also served as a Visiting Scholar at the United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University. In 2017, he joined Chukyo University in Nagoya, where he currently holds the position of Dean and Professor at the School of Psychology.

Research Interests

A central goal of his research is to clarify neural mechanisms that allow individuals to perceive meaningful objects from ambiguous sensory inputs. He is also deeply interested in the temporal dynamics of attentional fluctuation, as reductions in attentional levels can lead to mental distraction, cognitive errors, and even serious accidents. In addition, he investigates how sensory information processing influences both emotional responses and physiological reactions. His research particularly focuses on individual differences in perceptual organization, sustained attention, and emotional processing. To achieve these aims, he employs a combination of methodologies, including psychophysics, neuroimaging techniques (fMRI/MRS), and genotyping analysis.

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